hypocalcaemia Archives • St.Emlyn's

Podcast – May 2021 Monthly Round Up

Iain and Simon revisit the St Emlyn’s blog in their May 2021 podcast round-up. The linked reading covers anaphylaxis, staff wellbeing, adult congenital heart disease, calcium in trauma, spontaneous coronary artery dissection and reporting hospital data after the Manchester Arena bombing.

Hypocalcaemia, Trauma and Major Transfusion. St Emlyn’s

By Iain Beardsell / May 22, 2021

Why does calcium matter in traumatic haemorrhage and major transfusion? Iain Beardsell reviews two papers on hypocalcaemia, discusses the proposed ‘lethal diamond’ and considers earlier calcium replacement, while acknowledging the limited direct evidence behind this 2021 argument for practice change.

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