Podcast – June/July 2022 Monthly Round Up
Iain and Simon review highlights from the St Emlyn’s blog in this combined June and July 2022 podcast round-up.
Podcast – June/July 2022 Monthly Round Up Read More
journal club
Baricitinib for hospitalised COVID19 patients. St Emlyn’s
A 2022 review of the RECOVERY trial’s baricitinib comparison in hospitalised patients with COVID-19. It explains the adaptive trial design, examines 28-day mortality and considers the uncertainty about longer-term outcomes alongside other immunosuppressive treatments.
Baricitinib for hospitalised COVID19 patients. St Emlyn’s Read More
Suspected DVT: the 4D study
Could adjusting D-dimer thresholds to clinical probability reduce ultrasound use for suspected DVT? This 2022 appraisal of the Canadian 4D study examines diagnostic safety, excluded patient groups and the challenges of transferring its algorithm into UK pathways.
Suspected DVT: the 4D study Read More
JC: Pre-hospital thoracotomy – what can we learn? St Emlyn’s
A 2022 review of Essex and Herts Air Ambulance’s six-year experience with resuscitative thoracotomy. It considers outcomes after blunt and penetrating trauma, patient selection, timing and the training, governance and transport arrangements needed to support the procedure.
JC: Pre-hospital thoracotomy – what can we learn? St Emlyn’s Read More
JC: Etomidate vs. Ketamine for emergency intubation. St Emlyn’s
A 2022 appraisal of a randomised trial comparing etomidate and ketamine for emergency intubation. It considers seven-day and 28-day survival, cardiovascular outcomes and the limits of applying results from a single US centre to other patients and airway systems.
JC: Etomidate vs. Ketamine for emergency intubation. St Emlyn’s Read More
Podcast – December 2021 Monthly Round Up
Iain and Simon revisit highlights from the St Emlyn’s blog in December 2021. The episode combines the monthly round-up with reflections on the year and a look ahead to 2022.
Podcast – December 2021 Monthly Round Up Read More
Podcast – October 2021 Monthly Round Up
Iain and Simon revisit October 2021 on the St Emlyn’s blog and podcast. The episode notes point to CT coronary angiography, cauda equina assessment, the REST trial, paediatric conference highlights and a cardiac-output metaphor for patient flow.
Podcast – October 2021 Monthly Round Up Read More
JC: CTCA for cardiac chest pain in the ED. St Emlyn’s
A 2021 appraisal of early CT coronary angiography for patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome. It examines a UK randomised trial’s patient outcomes, use of invasive angiography and limitations, asking whether routine CTCA is justified in this selected population.
JC: CTCA for cardiac chest pain in the ED. St Emlyn’s Read More