Iain and Simon’s August 2021 podcast round-up revisits highlights from the blog. The linked notes cover the RECOVERY-RS respiratory-support trial, therapeutic anticoagulation in hospitalised COVID-19 patients and findings from the 2020 emergency medicine trainees’ survey.
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Simon Carley’s selection of ten trauma papers for the 2021 Trauma Care UK conference spans haemorrhage control, airway intervention and traumatic brain injury. The review considers what the findings add to practice and where trial design or uncertainty limits their interpretation.
Top 10 Trauma Papers for Trauma UK conference. 2020-2021. St Emyln’s Read More
Does fluid choice affect outcomes in intensive care? This 2021 appraisal of BaSICS compares Plasma-Lyte with 0.9% saline, examining 90-day mortality, infusion rates and subgroup findings while cautioning against generalising to every balanced solution or patient setting.
JC: The BASICS trial. 0.9% saline vs balanced solution. Does it matter? Read More
An August 2021 appraisal of the RECOVERY-RS preprint comparing CPAP, high-flow nasal oxygen and conventional oxygen for COVID-19 respiratory failure. It separates the findings on intubation from those on mortality and examines early stopping, crossover and possible treatment-decision bias.
JC: Non-invasive ventilation for COVID 19 patients. The Recovery RS trial. St Emlyn’s Read More
A podcast round-up of the St Emlyn’s blog from June and July 2021. The linked reading spans thunderstorm asthma, COVID-19 treatment trials, ultrasound in shock, post-arrest temperature management and equitable publishing, alongside education, research careers and medical fiction.
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An August 2021 appraisal of therapeutic-dose heparin in hospitalised COVID-19 patients without ICU-level organ support. It examines the multiplatform trial’s benefits, bleeding-risk exclusions and composite outcome, and explains why these findings differ from those in critically ill patients.
JC: Thromboprophylaxis for the non ICU hospitalised COVID-19 patient. St Emlyn’s Read More
How much oxygen should critically ill patients receive? This January 2021 review of HOT-ICU examines lower versus higher oxygen targets in adults with hypoxic respiratory failure, the absence of a 90-day mortality difference and uncertainty about applying the findings to different patient groups.
Oxygen targets in critical care: The HOT-ICU trial. St Emlyn’s Read More
A November 2020 appraisal of the PLACID convalescent plasma trial in moderately unwell hospitalised patients with COVID-19 in India. It explores the lack of demonstrated clinical benefit, variation in usual care and antibody levels, and why larger trials were still needed.
JC: Convalescent plasma in COVID 19 patients. Read More
