Neuro Resus

To open 2013 we've got a podcast that will get your attention. It's on a topic that makes any sensible critical care practitioner sweat more than a little bit: obstetric emergencies.

Nhi Nguyen is an intensivist from Nepean Hospital that specialises in fetomaternal medicine and even she admits it's stressful. Here, Nhi goes through some cases that are easy to relate to and covers the most important topics. It's a bit longer and in more depth than her last taster.

Go to Intensive Care Network to see the slides and add comments.

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Anthony Holley's fantastic presentation on burns that he gave at the Bedside Critical Care Conference 2012. This one had the audinece in stitches with Anthony's tear-inducing anecdote and really showcases how well they manage burns in Brisbane. Go to www.intensivecarenetwork.com for the slides.

Roger Pye is a world-leading ECMO specialist. This talk on starting ECMO during CPR resuscitation is serious, and backed up by some extraordinary cases. Roger presents his experience and the literature on this topic.

The presentation can be heard on wwwintensivecarenetwork.com

Anthony Delaney, an Emergency Physician and Intensivist from Sydney gives an update on Sepsis Resuscitation in 2012, discussing the latest literature and evidence. And he doesn't even talk about ARISE (much)!

The slides and notes are available on Intensive Care Network.

Fran Lockie, a Paediatric Emergency and retrieval specialist, gives an update on Paediatric Resuscitation in 2012.

This talk was given at the Bedside Critical Care Conference 2012 on Daydream Island.

See Intensive Care Network for the slides and to leave feedback.

Andy Wilkinson and Eamonn Sheerin are registrars currently working in ICU in Sydney. They are relatively new to ICU and have been looking into why we do some of what we do on our daily ward rounds.

This podcasts focuses on ways of remembering the important things that can be forgotten and in particular stress ulcer prophylaxis and venous thromboembolism prophylaxis.

Eamonn is the Talking Heads fan and Andy has a soft spot for East 17.

Chris (@precordialthump)'s interest in tropical medicine and envenomtion has lead to him becoming a national expert on the matter. This talk on spider bites and marine envenomation covers the latest research on the subject. Best watched with the accompanying slides. This talk was given at the Bedside Critical Care conference 2012. The slides and credits are on Intensive Care Network here

Chris has been into envenomation ever since I've known him, when we met in Darwin. He has worked with some world experts in this area, been involved with important research and been exploring places such as Sri Lanka looking for some of the world’s most dangerous snakes, which worries me a bit as I’m going back there next month. This talk was given at the Bedside Critical Care conference 2012. See here for the ICN article with slides and credits.

This very brief podcast features Roger Harris explaining the biochemisrty of sodium in the context of hyperglycaemia. It follows a conversation that took place on Twitter between Roger (@rogerrdharris) and Seth Trueger (@mdaware) on this topic. The music snippet can be found here

Jon Gatward is an intensivist from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, with an interest in simulation and teaching.

He gave this lecture at Bedside Critical Care 2012 (#BCC3) following a simulated resuscitation scenario.

He describes the latest updates in Advanced Life Support and discusses some recent literature on the topic.