I am sure you all saw the recent MHRA press release and guidance, discussing the issue of a possible link between the AstraZeneca COVID19 vaccine and a rare type of …
Post-vaccine headache in the Emergency Department: what you need to know. 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 »
That’s a leading question. Of course you would. Who wouldn’t want to know more about a disease that has killed >1 million people to date, worldwide. Who wouldn’t want to know more …
Ed – this post supports a webinar Dan gave with Thrombosis UK. We hope to link to that content when it’s ready. First of all, thanks to Thrombosis UK for …
Diagnosis and Treatment of VTE in the COVID-19 era Read More »
In the midst of everything that is going on with COVID-19 it is easy to see how important non coronavirus stuff can get overlooked. But we still need to keep …
New NICE Guidelines on diagnosis and management of venous thromboembolism Read More »
In a future post I’ll discuss the latest NICE guidance​1​ on the diagnosis and management of venous thromboembolism. When writing that though I knew that for many of you COVID-19 …
COVID-19 and Blood Clots: Diagnosis, D-dimers and Dilemmas Read More »
It’s not often you see a mate as a lead author in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). When you do, it needs celebrating. Hats off to Associate Professor …
Level Pegging? JC and the PEGeD study @StEmlyns Read More »
Now the TiLLI project has been completed, I have been asked to give a late breaking abstract presentation at the upcoming annual scientific conference of the Royal College of Emergency …
Thromboprophylaxis in Lower Limb Immobilisation #RCEMASC2019 Read More »
No one likes getting a pulmonary embolism. Or a deep vein thrombosis. And because about 60% of all blood clots are associated with hospitalisation for acute illness​1​, we take the …
Clot’s the Problem? Vena Cava filters in trauma patients. St Emlyn’s Read More »
This post covers a talk I was asked to give at the recent RCEM CPD conference in Belfast. A great event, and well hosted in spite of the LOC chair …
JC: Pulmonary embolism, ambulatory care and the goddess of the hunt Read More »
