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Decompensated Liver Disease and what we can do about it in the ED. St Emlyns
Over recent years there has been a rapid increase in the number of patients with chronic liver disease. In fact whilst deaths from cardiovascular disease and cancer are falling, we’ve seen a five-fold increase in …
July 2019 Podcast Round Up: St Emlyn’s
Our regular podcast review of the best of the blog from July 2019
The Future of Diagnostics #stemlynsLIVE
Making diagnoses is arguably the most important aspect of our work in Emergency Medicine. Until we know something about the nature of a patient’s condition, we can’t make informed decisions about whether they need to …
Resuscitology is coming to Manchester: 14th December 2019.
We are delighted to announce that the Resuscitology course is coming to Manchester on the 14th December 2019. You can book the course using the links at the bottom of this page. THE COURSE Join …
JC: The metabolic and biochemical characteristics of packed red cell transfusions.
In the UK it’s now standard practice in hypovolaemic/bleeding trauma to use packed red cells as the first line resuscitation fluid. That’s what we keep in the fridge in the emergency department resus room of …
JC: Macintosh vs. McGrath laryngoscopy in pre-hospital care.
There has been an ongoing debate about the use of video laryngoscopy (VL) in emergency and critical care1–4. Proponents speak of the better visibility and ability to teach using video systems whereas those preferring a …
JC: Sustainability and Climate Change in Anaesthesia. St Emlyn’s
Healthcare has a huge environmental impact and contributes to climate change1. This appears to be irrefutable (Ed – there will be skeptics), with effects from transportation, greenhouse gases (notably Nitrous Oxide and other anaesthetic gases) …
JC: Lower GI bleeding guidance. St Emlyn’s
The management of the patient with apparent lower GI (gastro-intestinal) bleeding is, in my experience at least, somewhat variable. Unlike upper GI bleeding where the standards and expectations are reasonably well known1,2, the lower GI …
JC: The Resuscitative Care Unit. St Emlyn’s
Ordinarily when we bring a Journal Club post, it’s because we want to present some form of data that can make a difference to your clinical practice. This week it’s slightly different as we’ve picked …
Psychological performance in the resus room. Ashley Liebig at #stemlynsLIVE
This talk focuses on how we can optimise our psychological performance in critical care situations, the type of situations that Simon describes as Time Critical, Information light. The Audio is available below, or watch the …