A final happy Christmas to you all! This episode features loads of POCUS images, many of which you have kindly shared over Twitter. Thanks to all concerned and I have acknowledged you where I can. There is also a lot on flu, ARDS, OOHCA, less is more in sepsis and our usual run of infographics... Continue Reading →
These are the notes Dr David Popple (ITU Consultant), took during the Updates in Respiratory Critical Care Meeting at the RCOA back in November. I merely took them, expanded them and added links etc. Thanks to him for providing these. Update in renal replacement coming too. So...onward, what's new then? Identifying and managing ventilator asynchrony... Continue Reading →
News... We got access to some amazing stuff! We are chuffed to announce that Dr 'Best Notes Ever' (Aoife Abbey), has joined us and we are lucky to be able to share her amazing infographic, hand-written notes on CCN. Look at her site here and our section on her stuff here: And while we're here,... Continue Reading →
So here we are with some of the grabs from around and about in the world of EM. Another to follow soon. Infograph of Note.. This one is in the repository, but a great reminder of how to spot that impending occlusion as it could be happening. Twit Choice! Mutton Jeff! Here is... Continue Reading →
What was it about?! The aim of this sixth edition meeting is to review recent advances in fluid management, and hemodynamic and organ function monitoring in the critical care setting in a comprehensive manner for intensivists, anaesthesiologists and emergency physicians as well as interested internists and surgeons. However the meeting will deal with any broad... Continue Reading →
News There has been so much action on Twitter his week, I have focussed almost solely on this, rather than digging about like DJ Shadow in a record shop, for papers! Focus on portable ultrasound, being dead, or not! Loads of great POCUS, fluids and the usual capture of top tweets. We have also dug... Continue Reading →
Decision making tools, infographs, testicles and MI's to name a few, but here are a load of snippets from the world of FOAMem. Enjoy! PAPERS Ouch....and ouch again! Time is testicle! We all know sooner is better, but a systematic review of testicle survival time after a torsion event has helped quantify likely successful survival... Continue Reading →
Here we go again...the latest trawls and highlights of the FOAM world. A big thanks to all concerned...we have credited most, but certainly not forgotten all! Loads to see, so click away, follow and enjoy! Meeting of note Please take some time to go through this case report and answer the questions therein. This promises... Continue Reading →
Here is the second of Dan Weston's ED bytes. Some of his pics from the world of EMFOAM! Enjoy and we look forward to more from him in due course! Twitter links! Don't miss that dissection!! So one not to miss! The basics of Type A Aortic Dissection from Dr Stamp, American surgeon. She also... Continue Reading →
Well....ESICM happened! I must trawl the feeds to see what I can pull together for you on it. I wish I could have made it there, as there was a lot released, some brilliant POCUS and many friends were there amongst the masses! So, here are some bytes of the latest stuff out there at... Continue Reading →
A busy week! There's a load out there and a lot of activity on the guideline front, of which we have chosen 1 to highlight on VAP and HAP. Jonathan Downham (@criticalcarepratitioner) and I put our podcast out on last week's blog. Download and listen here folks! So...onward! Antwerp and the iFAD meeting loom, as... Continue Reading →
This is a quick scout of what's out there in the ever expanding world of FOAM! We will be broadcasting our podcast excerpt of this too...watch this space! Congratulations to Rob MacSweeny on Critical Care Reviews 300th newsletter! Accolade! We continue to expand too, hitting 17th in the biggest Crit Care blogs out there. We... Continue Reading →
There's been a small lapse...trips to Italy and all! So here we are back with some snappy #FOAMed #FOAMcc #POCUS finds and the usual trawl of the Twittersphere! In other news! Apparently we hit the dizzy heights of no. 17 amongst the top critical care sites online! Thanks to you all for clicking and... Continue Reading →
Loads of action this week. But here is a pick of some of the best of FOAM / POCUS. Click the pics to go to the linked articles. JW General Papers ARDS and its after effects...beyond the trial info! Frailty...not just mortality!! I think this is very poignant. We quote mortality when putting patients... Continue Reading →
Before we go any further with this post, please do join us for this amazing meeting: Programme Register here Submit your Abstract here Abstract It is imperative to acknowledge that there are four main indications for fluid therapy. The United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recently provided a complete set... Continue Reading →
Rivers started it all off and things seemed unbelievable...in fact, perhaps, to good to be true! EGDT was a phrase we were going to hear more and more on ITU and any meeting we sat in. But what's happened recently!! It has all been flipped on it's head. The problem came when 3 large RCT's... Continue Reading →
Here are a few trawls of the world of FOAM. Plenty to look at to keep you going. Thanks to LITFL for their usual fab posts, The Bottom Line, EmDOCs and many other sites where a lot of this material came from. As ever, the POCUS world continues to grow, there's a lot of focus... Continue Reading →
Here are a batch of my usual trawls of the FOAM world. I didn't make DasSMACC (gutted), but many of you did and I am sure the themes within here reflect much of what you may have picked up there. I have also procured a lovely little book on POCUS ...you may have seen me... Continue Reading →
Hopefully...all that you need for critical care echo / scanning! Please take a browse through our all new sections, consistently updated on all we think you need to know about critical care ultrasound #POCUS. Click on the POCUS menu and take a look at each system. I have carefully selected videos and created playlists so... Continue Reading →
Here is the podcast discussion this post. Click the pic and listen along as you read! A sift of FOAMed FOAMcc and POCUS gems. Enjoy! Papers and Stuff! A great article worth looking through, outlining the utilisation of ultrasound in critical care. 10 points why it is a highly useful diagnostic aid to the critical... Continue Reading →
