Edition 1: February 1-11, 2026 Welcome to this edition's trawl through the latest chatter, evidence, and updates on ultrasound in regional anaesthesia and POCUS. Drawing from X threads, social platforms, and fresh blog posts/literature, we've highlighted trending discussions, educational gems, and upcoming events. Focus is on practical takeaways for critical care pros, opioid-sparing techniques, procedural... Continue Reading →
The journey through intensive care can be a harrowing experience for patients and their families. While the primary focus of intensive care units is to address life-threatening illnesses and stabilise patients, a significant and sometimes overlooked aspect is the aftermath of that care. Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) refers to the range of physical, cognitive, and... Continue Reading →
For our next @ICS_updates session, we look at the work of the ORACLE group who explain how to integrate multi-modal imaging into critical care
In this video, my great friend and fellow editor Dr Marcus Peck, talks us through the world of A.I in POCUS! Let's face it, our kids are using it to write essays, the military uses it and you can't seem to be able to speak to a human being on the phone as companies are... Continue Reading →
Here is another in our review series, and one with the most reviews we've ever had! 6 clinicians rate the device. There are 2 detailed reviews from myself and then the fantastic Philipe Rola (he of VExUS fame and top Ultrascoundrel). We then get overall thoughts from us all (Myself, Philipe Rola, Segun Olusanya, Adrian... Continue Reading →
Here we bring you another review of a text on POCUS....of course! This comes from the delightful POCUS ninja, Dr Manoj Wickramasinghe. Thanks to him, so what is out and what did he think? About the authors: Muhammad Akbar Baig is an Assistant Professor and consultant in Emergency medicine with specific interests in research,... Continue Reading →
So....we put the new iQ+ through its paces and I am very privileged to have Dr Russ Horowitz take us through a paediatric review using the device as well. Russ is the Director of Emergency and Critical Care ultrasound Lurie Children's Hospital - Chicago What did we think then...... The perspective from Adult Anaesthesia and... Continue Reading →
So folks, another good day with the Butterfly Probe! Today I took on my usual Friday Upper Limb regional anaesthesia list....with just my trusty iQ! Was it possible to use it for awake blocks? Watch the video to find out more!! As an aside, I explained to each patient about the probe and what it... Continue Reading →
Watch my first impression of this all in one probe....and it's mine...all mine!! Sorry about that....got a tad carried away!! This review comes as rapidly as I could...pretty much with minimal gel available and straight out of the box...under suboptimal scanning conditions!! The kitchen......!! Jonny
So we tried them, we tested them, and we ran around the world with them! So which was the overall winner? Below you will find a summary of all of the reviews, then the winning device. If you click each image, you can go off to read the individual reviews. My presentation from the Critical... Continue Reading →
Preamble! So, here is part 6 and the final of the promised portable device review series. This is the Lumify from Philips, and we have been looking forward to this for a long while. Due to no hitch from the company, more from my side, I took delivery of the system 2 weeks ago. So,... Continue Reading →
Preamble! So, here is part 5 of the promised portable device review series. And, this may be one of the most anticipated yet!! I can't get my hands on this device, as I am firmly anchored down in the UK! I, like many, are on their waiting list and man the emails eagerly in pursuit of... Continue Reading →
Pre-amble! So here is Part 4 of the as promised portable ultrasound reviews. The aim, to un-muddy the water a bit for you all over choice and functionality. There are so many put there at the moment, we wanted to test them on the shop floor…are they the true ITU workhorses you need to keep... Continue Reading →
News! Loads here...lots of your POCUS and many papers / blogs and more to check out.... Some images from the Butterfly! So here is an open and honest thread on the device with hands-on experience. We ran a JC! Click here to see all. And the Twitter moment... Success! A great reminder to us all... Continue Reading →
Pre-amble! So here is Part 3 of the as promised portable ultrasound reviews. The aim, to un-muddy the water a bit for you all over choice and functionality. There are so many put there at the moment, we wanted to test them on the shop floor…are they the true ITU workhorses you need to... Continue Reading →
Ultrasound Devices - Part 2: VScan DP & Extend by GE! @GEHealthcare. Is this the pocket US workhorse of your dreams?! Find out! #FOAMed #POKUS #POCUS #FOAMcc #FOAMus #echofirst
The battle starts - Part 1: Sonon from LimbsandThings! How did it do in our test? Find out...#FOAMed #FOAMcc #echofirst #FOAMus #POCUS
Get the best out there of #FOAMed #POCUS FOAMcc #FOAMus #Echofirst #FOAMrad finds. Trawled, sifted and brought to you by us!
Introduction I am very proud to present this featured blog from a very good friend and colleague of mine, Dr Cian McDermott (more on his background below). We have travelled together and taught ultrasound together. I wanted to feature this highly topical discussion on point of care ultrasound within his setting....the ED. His passion... Continue Reading →
Hello to you all and here we go with another session of Tweets, POCUS, papers and the rest, from the best..... News! We made LITFL again! Thanks Segun, for putting us into the fair dinkum section! We promised Part 3...here it is! Part 3 of our series on SoMe here! Debate...not an arguement! I got... Continue Reading →
