I’ve recently been spending a bit more time in the pre-hospital environment and it’s been interesting to compare practice there as compared to the emergency department. One theme has been …
JC: Fentanyl as an adjunct in RSI. Does it affect haemodynamic stability? St Emlyn’s Read More »
Resuscitative thoracotomy remains a controversial procedure in prehospital and emergency care. This month we have more evidence of its effectiveness in prehospital care. Despite significant advances in trauma care, we …
JC: Pre-hospital thoracotomy – what can we learn? St Emlyn’s Read More »
‘Red Standby 4 mins’ tannoys the nurse in charge. ‘It’s a 70yr old male BP 68/49, pulse 120, GCS 14/15, O2 sats 98% on 15L NRB, temperature 37.5°C’ you are …
We’ve reported on the RECOVERY trial several times already on the blog. It stands out as the most important trial of therapeutics in hospitalised patients with COVID19. In the last …
REGN monoclonal antibodies work in selected hospitalised COVID-19 patients. St Emlyn’s Read More »
We’ve reported on the RECOVERY trial several times already on the blog. It stands out as the most important trial of therapeutics in hospitalised patients with COVID19. This week the …
JC: Aspirin is not effective for hospitalised COVID19 patients. St Emlyn’s Read More »
The prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) has been a real concern in the management of hospitalised patients with COVID-19. We have previously discussed the role of prophylactic anticoagulation (thromboprophylaxis) for …
JC: Thromboprophylaxis on the ICU for COVID-19 patients. St Emlyn’s Read More »
Our regular podcast round up from February 2021. Iain and Simon highlight the key learning points from this month on the St Emlyn’s blog and podcast. Please remember to subscribe …
The latest results on the use of convalescent plasma in Covid-19 are now out from the RECOVERY trial as a pre-print. As you know we have already covered the trial …
JC: Convalescent plasma (still) does not work in COVID-19. St Emlyn’s Read More »
