So another year, another Critical Care Reviews meeting. Rob is doing an absolutely fantastic job with these, inviting lead authors from major critical care trials to present and defend their […]
JC: The End of the ‘Roid? ADRENAL Read More
At work the other day, someone mentioned that we could use procalcitonin to distinguish between viral and bacterial infections, particularly in the paediatric population. It was touted as the answer
Are you PROcalcitonin? St.Emlyn’s goes bug-hunting. Read More
We all love the idea of a magic bullet for sepsis. Despite having had our fingers burnt here before (like this time, and this time and
JC: Vitamin SCepTiC? Read More
Identifying, treating and prognosticating patients who attend the Emergency Department with infective symptoms, is part of the bread and butter of an emergency physician’s practice. It’s important that we
JC: Are we getting cosy on the septic SOFA? St.Emlyn’s Read More
We can be a confused bunch when it comes to sepsis. Â We have seen definitions, debates and controversies as to how we treat and what we treat. Â Today a new
Holy Smokes! Batman, the SOFA and the Latest Sepsis Definitions Read More
Intravenous fluids are one of the most frequently implemented interventions that we, as doctors, prescribe. We give maintenance fluids (not so frequently in the ED) and we give resuscitation fluids.
Maestrini, Frank, Starling, Guyton…….and Fluids at St.Emlyn’s Read More
Sepsis has been a big topic of research over the years (understatement), and the last 18 months have seen the publication of data that has made us, once again,
Sepsis 2015: EGDT without the “G”? Read More
Today is another landmark in the history of sepsis research. The long awaited results of the ProMISe trial are finally published in the New England Journal of Medicine. At 56
The ProMISe Study: EGDT RIP? Read More
