Back in 2016 we published a blog on chest drains and chest aspiration, in which we argued that the dogma of putting in huge drains for traumatic haemothoraces should be […]
JC: Can we use smaller pigtail drains in traumatic haemothorax? Read More
Coauthored with Edd Carlton (@EddCarlton) and Samantha Jones The COVID-19 pandemic has largely been a difficult time for us all. However, one positive has been the speed at which research
Emergency care research: top tips on how to get involved. St Emlyn’s Read More
Next month we will mark the fourth anniversary of the Manchester Arena Bombing on the 22nd May. As you will remember Salman Ramadan Abedi detonated an improvised device in the
Manchester Arena Bombing data now published in EMJ. St Emlyn’s Read More
I’ve been reflecting on why there is disagreement about how influential new evidence is to clinical practice in the last year or so. COVID-19 has shown that the thresholds for
Bayes and Belief: How pre-review belief influences critical appraisal. St Emlyn’s Read More
The prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) has been a real concern in the management of hospitalised patients with COVID-19. We have previously discussed the role of prophylactic anticoagulation (thromboprophylaxis) for
JC: Thromboprophylaxis on the ICU for COVID-19 patients. St Emlyn’s Read More
The latest results on the use of convalescent plasma in Covid-19 are now out from the RECOVERY trial as a pre-print. As you know we have already covered the trial
JC: Convalescent plasma (still) does not work in COVID-19. St Emlyn’s Read More
Cricothyroidotomy is a procedure that worried many emergency physicians. Partly because it’s a rare procedure, but also because we are likely to embarking on it at a time when things
JC: Real world cricothyroidotomy experience. St Emlyn’s Read More
Is Tranexamic Acid a useful adjunct in the management of epistaxis
JC: Epistaxis – The NoPAC trial – Does TXA work? Read More
