What can emergency clinicians learn from an audit of perioperative anaphylaxis? Chris Gray reviews NAP6, focusing on recognition, cardiovascular collapse and reactions associated with antibiotics, muscle relaxants and chlorhexidine. This 2018 discussion considers how findings from anaesthetic practice relate to the emergency department.
St.Emlyn’s takes a NAP. The NAP4 anaesthesia audit. Read More
This introduction to St Emlyn’s 2018 wellbeing e-book brings together reflections on working in emergency and acute care. Edited by Simon Carley and Laura Howard, the collection draws on the team’s experiences of pressure, fatigue and balancing professional and personal lives, with self-care at its centre.
The Resuscitationist’s Guide to Health and Wellbeing. A St Emlyn’s e-book. Read More
Does icatibant help ACE inhibitor-associated angioedema? This 2017 review contrasts an encouraging small trial with a larger placebo-controlled study that found no faster recovery, while explaining why its results cannot settle treatment for immediately life-threatening cases.
Icatibant for ACE inhibitor induced angioedema Read More
