Did the STAR programme enhance sepsis survivorship?
Did transvenous diaphragm stimulation aid weaning from ventilation?
Does protein augmentation affect outcome amongst ICU patients?
Does target SpO2 88-92% Vs SpO2 โฅ96% reduce mortality in ventilated patients?
Driving pressure and ARDS outcomes
Was a liberal or restrictive transfusion strategy the way forward in MI and Anaemia?
Airway updates from the experts!
SFY - Dexmedetomidine- or Clonidine-Based Sedation Compared With Propofol in Critically Ill Patients What was it? A multicenter, open-label, randomized clinical trial comparing dexmedetomidine-based and clonidine-based sedation versus propofol-based sedation (usual care) in critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation. The trial tested whether ฮฑ2-adrenergic receptor agonist-based sedation reduces time to successful extubation. The Devil in... Continue Reading →
Weight loss drugs and their implications for safe anaesthesia
What does Mervyn Singer think of the last 40 years of ICU? We take a guess.....
Did low dose clonidine aid sleep??
Post Intensive Care Syndrome - why rehab is so important!
Frailty, admit or not?!
SFY - Prolonged vs shorter awake prone positioning for COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure: a multicenter, randomised controlled trial What was it? This was a multicenter randomized trial comparing prolonged awake prone positioning (>12 hours daily for 7 days) with standard care (shorter prone positioning) in non-intubated COVID-19 patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure... Continue Reading →
Click to buy the book here "Quick Draw Anatomy for Medical Students"ย by Joanna Oram Fox is a unique educational book designed to help medical students learn anatomy through drawing. It providesย step-by-step instructionsย on drawing, understanding, and interpreting key anatomical structures. Her fantastic methodology for learning by illustration really impressed us with her first book! We loved... Continue Reading →
I delivered a talk at the ACTACC 20204 meeting in Cardiff with my friend and colleague Nish Sall. We used Slido and interaction with the crowd of cardiothoracic anaesthetists/Intensivists, to scope opinions on practice when our patients suffer from Fast arrhythmias. There was a particular focus on new-onset AF. AOP Health sponsored the session -... Continue Reading →
Aaaaand....here's episode 2! Loads to talk about, loads to laugh about...chomping through some of my favorite stuff in the world of critical care and social media! Get your CPD here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gTAN9TvrJw Download all of the links, so you can browse everything in your own time here:
Here it is folks....the long-awaited first VLOG / Podcast from us here at CCN! Crunching all things critical care into one byte-sized session.....added humour mandated! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGUA3oDIlik Link to the entire signposting file here:
Many thanks to Dr Manoj Wickramsinghe for his review of this fabulous POCUS textbook. He is a trainee in Anaesthesia and ICM, based in Leeds, and one of the CCN editorial team. About the book authors Editors; Hatem Soliman-Aboumarie, Marcelo Haertel Miglioranza, Luna Gargani, Giovanni Volpicelli. The authors and editors of this book include some... Continue Reading →
We've been busy again to bring you the fastest review of GE's new offering. The VScan SL probe is due to be released and we were lucky enough to get our hands on this fab device. Was it as good as its sister device, the VSCan Air? Take a look at our 3-person review. Dr... Continue Reading →
