A special double edition covering the blog posts from November and December and more. We discuss evidence based medicine with the DoseVF trial, and more from RECOVERY, discussion about 'what is downtime' and how we organise follow up for patients who don't live in our area and what happened at the amazing London Trauma Conference
We also announced some of the plans for StEmlynsWILD. Look out for booking details and more in the coming weeks.

Ep 209 - November and December 2022 Round Up

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After the bumper double paper review episode, we fit two months of blog content into one episode. Iain and Simon discuss the management of the patient with chronic liver disease who has an acute decompensation, global health connections, whether mechanical CPR is more effective than human CPR and the potential effects on elderly patients staying in the ED overnight.
References
Conor Crowley, Justin Salciccioli, Wei Wang, Tomoyoshi Tamura, Edy Y. Kim, Ari Moskowitz, The association between mechanical CPR and outcomes from in-hospital cardiac arrest: An observational cohort study, Resuscitation, 2024, 110142, ISSN 0300-9572, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2024.110142.
Roussel M, Teissandier D, Yordanov Y, Balen F, Noizet M, Tazarourte K, Bloom B, Catoire P, Berard L, Cachanado M, Simon T, Laribi S, Freund Y; FHU IMPEC-IRU SFMU Collaborators; FHU IMPEC−IRU SFMU Collaborators. Overnight Stay in the Emergency Department and Mortality in Older Patients. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Dec 1;183(12):1378-1385. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.5961. PMID: 37930696; PMCID: PMC10628833.
Recommended Conferences
Premier Conference - 11th-12th June 2024, Winchester
Tactical Trauma 24 - 7th-9th October, Sundsvall, Sweden
RCEM Annual Scientific Conference

Ep 231 - February and March 2024 Monthly Round Up - Liver disease, mCPR, Global Health and Elderly patients

In this second of a two part podcast special Iain and Simon go through twenty of the top papers from the last year or so, as presented by Simon at the Big Sick Conference in Zermatt earlier this year. All the details and more discussion can be found on the blog site.
In Part 2 they discuss papers about major haemorrhage, trauma, cardiac arrest and more. 
In Part 1 they discuss all things airway, including where we should be intubating patients needing immediate haemorrhage control. VL vs DL, the effect of blade size on intubation success, whether small adult ventilation bags are better than larger versions, intubating comatose poisoned patients, and more. 
Papers
Jansen JO et al. Emergency Department Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Trauma Patients With Exsanguinating Hemorrhage: The UK-REBOA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2023 Nov 21;330(19):1862-1871. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.20850. PMID: 37824132; PMCID: PMC10570916.
Davenport R et al. Early and Empirical High-Dose Cryoprecipitate for Hemorrhage After Traumatic Injury: The CRYOSTAT-2 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2023 Nov 21;330(19):1882-1891. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.21019. PMID: 37824155; PMCID: PMC10570921.
PATCH-Trauma Investigators and the ANZICS Clinical Trials Group; Prehospital Tranexamic Acid for Severe Trauma. N Engl J Med. 2023 Jul 13;389(2):127-136. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2215457. Epub 2023 Jun 14. PMID: 37314244.
Shepherd JM et al Safety and efficacy of artesunate treatment in severely injured patients with traumatic hemorrhage. The TOP-ART randomized clinical trial. Intensive Care Med. 2023 Aug;49(8):922-933. doi: 10.1007/s00134-023-07135-3. Epub 2023 Jul 20. PMID: 37470832; PMCID: PMC10425486.
Bouzat P et al. Efficacy and Safety of Early Administration of 4-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate in Patients With Trauma at Risk of Massive Transfusion: The PROCOAG Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2023 Apr 25;329(16):1367-1375. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.4080. PMID: 36942533; PMCID: PMC10031505.
Torres CM, Kent A, Scantling D, Joseph B, Haut ER, Sakran JV. Association of Whole Blood With Survival Among Patients Presenting With Severe Hemorrhage in US and Canadian Adult Civilian Trauma Centers. JAMA Surg. 2023 May 1;158(5):532-540. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.6978. Erratum in: JAMA Surg. 2023 Apr 5;: PMID: 36652255; PMCID: PMC9857728.
Marsden MER, Kellett S, Bagga R, Wohlgemut JM, Lyon RL, Perkins ZB, Gillies K, Tai NR. Understanding pre-hospital blood transfusion decision-making for injured patients: an interview study. Emerg Med J. 2023 Nov;40(11):777-784. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2023-213086. Epub 2023 Sep 13. PMID: 37704359; PMCID: PMC10646861.
Wohlgemut JM, Pisirir E, Stoner RS, Kyrimi E, Christian M, Hurst T, Marsh W, Perkins ZB, Tai NRM. Identification of major hemorrhage in trauma patients in the prehospital setting: diagnostic accuracy and impact on outcome. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024 Jan 12;9(1):e001214. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001214. PMID: 38274019; PMCID: PMC10806521.
Cheskes S, Verbeek PR, Drennan IR, McLeod SL, Turner L, Pinto R, Feldman M, Davis M, Vaillancourt C, Morrison LJ, Dorian P, Scales DC. Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation. N Engl J Med. 2022 Nov 24;387(21):1947-1956. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2207304. Epub 2022 Nov 6. PMID: 36342151.
Siddiqua N, Mathew R, Sahu AK, Jamshed N, Bhaskararayuni J, Aggarwal P, Kumar A, Khan MA. High-dose versus low-dose intravenous nitroglycerine for sympathetic crashing acute pulmonary edema: a randomised controlled trial. Emerg Med J. 2024 Jan 22;41(2):96-102. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2023-213285. PMID: 38050078.
Wilkinson-Stokes M, Betson J, Sawyer S. Adverse events from nitrate administration during right ventricular myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Emerg Med J. 2023 Feb;40(2):108-113. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2021-212294. Epub 2022 Sep 30. PMID: 36180168.
Patterson T, Perkins GD, Perkins A, Clayton T, Evans R, Dodd M, Robertso

Ep 230 - Top Twenty Papers of 2023 - Part 2 - Haemorrhage and Cardiac

In this two part podcast special Iain and Simon go through twenty of the top papers from the last year or so, as presented by Simon at the Big Sick Conference in Zermatt earlier this year. All the details and more discussion can be found on the blog site.
In Part 1 they discuss all things airway, including where we should be intubating patients needing immediate haemorrhage control. VL vs DL, the effect of blade size on intubation success, whether small adult ventilation bags are better than larger versions, intubating comatose poisoned patients, and more. 
Check out part 2 for papers about major haemorrhage, trauma, cardiac arrest and more.
Papers
Dunton Z, Seamon MJ, Subramanian M, Jopling J, Manukyan M, Kent A, Sakran JV, Stevens K, Haut E, Byrne JP. Emergency department versus operating room intubation of patients undergoing immediate hemorrhage control surgery. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Jul 1;95(1):69-77. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003907. Epub 2023 Feb 28. PMID: 36850033.
Prekker et al: Video versus Direct Laryngoscopy for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults August 3, 2023 N Engl J Med 2023; 389:418-429 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2301601
Landefeld KR, Koike S, Ran R, Semler MW, Barnes C, Stempek SB, Janz DR, Rice TW, Russell DW, Self WH, Vonderhaar D, West JR, Casey JD, Khan A. Effect of Laryngoscope Blade Size on First Pass Success of Tracheal Intubation in Critically Ill Adults. Crit Care Explor. 2023 Mar 6;5(3):e0855. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000855. PMID: 36895888; PMCID: PMC9990830.
Snyder BD, Van Dyke MR, Walker RG, Latimer AJ, Grabman BC, Maynard C, Rea TD, Johnson NJ, Sayre MR, Counts CR. Association of small adult ventilation bags with return of spontaneous circulation in out of hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 2023 Dec;193:109991. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109991. Epub 2023 Oct 5. PMID: 37805062.
Freund Y et al. Effect of Noninvasive Airway Management of Comatose Patients With Acute Poisoning: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2023 Dec 19;330(23):2267-2274. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.24391. PMID: 38019968; PMCID: PMC10687712.
Eastwood G et al, TAME Study Investigators. Mild Hypercapnia or Normocapnia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. N Engl J Med. 2023 Jul 6;389(1):45-57. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2214552. Epub 2023 Jun 15. PMID: 37318140.
Downing J, et al. Prevalence of peri-intubation major adverse events among critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta analysis. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Sep;71:200-216. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.06.046. Epub 2023 Jun 28. PMID: 37437438

Ep 229 - Top Twenty Papers of 2023 - Part 1 - Airway

It's episode one of season 11 and Simon and Iain chat through the blog content from St Emlyn's from January 2024. There's discussion about New Year resolutions and how to make them habits, intubating poisoned patients with a decreased conscious level and what we can possibly do to improve the working conditions in our Emergency Departments.
As ever, we hope you enjoy the podcast. Please do like and subscribe, and if you'd like to contribute to St Emlyn's in any way please get in touch.

Ep 228 - January 2024 Monthly Round Up - New Year Resolutions, intubating poisoned patients and wellbeing in the ED

It's the last episode of season 10 and Iain and Simon discuss December 2023's blog posts. In a packed podcast they discuss prehopsital blood transfusion decision making, E-scooter injury patterns, the potential for AI in medicine and selective aortic arch perfusion.
Please do get in touch if you would like to contribute to St Emlyn's and as ever do like and suscribe and tell your friends (if you think the podcast is any good). 
Mentioned in the podcast
Gary Klein - Streetlights and Shadows
Critical Appraisal Nugget - Semi Structured Interviews
EMCrit - Shadowboxing
EMCrit - Interview with Gary Klein
A Skeptic's Guide to Emergency Medicine
Life in the Fast Lane - What is AI and How Does it Work
T-MACS scores
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari 
East Anglia Air Ambulance RAID Conference

Ep 209 - November and December 2022 Round Up

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