Critical Care Practitioner

Happy Christmas all! A usurper (Jesse Spurr- Injectable Orange) takes the reins in this episode which allows Jonathan to talk about himself. Hope thats not too narcissistic! Some old guests make an appearance as well. Hope you enjoy it and Have a great Christmas. [table id=1 /] [Stitcher_Radio_Logo] [get_in_touch_with_jonathan]   Happy Christmas all! A usurper […]

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In this podcast I carry on my conversation with Ollie Poole (@respreview) about some of the issues with mechanical ventilation. We talk about the different types of breath and why we use them. This then helps us identify some of the very confusing terms the ventilator companies use when describing their ventilator modes. We somehow […]

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This is a discussion I had with Liz Staveacre (@lizzys39) who is Senior Critical Care Outreach Clinical Nurse Specialist at Northwick Park Hospital. Her Masters’ dissertation looked at the factors that influence whether nurses will escalate the patient when it is necessary. From the discussion, it would seem that there is still some work to be done. It […]

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Levosimendan for the Prevention of Acute Organ Dysfunction in Sepsis Gavin and I try to peel apart the layers of the LeoPARDS Trial which assesses the benefits of levosimendan for the prevention of organ dysfunction in sepsis. It’s another interesting study which actually asks more questions that it answers, but all questions we may try to answer […]

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The Two Jonnys are back! We have had a break but time we got together again. In this podcast Jonny Wilkinson (@wilkinsonjonny) and I discuss the latest post on his fabulous website breaking down some of the new stuff out there on the internet relevant to our practice. Lots of food for thought. Go and look at […]

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Bethan Bishop is Head of Innovation and Industry Engagement at the Heart of England NHS Trust in Birmingham. In this podcast she discusses how this role came about, having come from a background in the Pharmaceutical industry. She works as part of the MIDRU team which aims to help in the innovation process. She is […]

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TEAM is a program of research to evaluate the effect of early mobilisation to assess functional recovery and patient-centered outcomes of ICU survivors. Carol Hodgson is one of the lead clinicians in this project, She will be presenting at the 2015 Intensive Care Society State of the Art conference, so this is an opportunity to […]

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The Intensive Care Society, Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, Difficult Airway Society and the Royal College of Anaesthetists have combined to provide the ‘Guidelines for the management of tracheal intubation in critically ill adults‘. The main part of the document covers Plan A to Plan D when performing this procedure. This is well worth a read […]

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