Critical Care Practitioner

A discussion with Michelle about the recent paper she played a part in discussing the conversation s we have, or don't about Do No Resuscitate orders. The experiences of adult patients, families, and healthcare professionals of CPR decision-making conversations in the United Kingdom: A qualitative systematic review. The post CCP Podcast: Do Not Resuscitate- the conversations we have. appeared firs...

Brigitta and colleagues have just published 'The rate and assessment of muscle wasting during critical illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.' Some important and interesting discussion points. The post ICU Acquired Weakness and Muscle Wasting appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner .

Great discussion with Dr Emma Ridley a dietitian from Australia about how they planned to look after the nutritional requirements of COVID patients. A lot of pointers about how we care for their needs when they haven't got COVID too.  The post Podcast- Nutrition management for critically and acutely unwell hospitalised patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Australia and New Zealand...

Vikki has been a clinical lead for Organ Donation in the past so I spent some time picking her brains about the role of the Organ Donation team and how that affects how we look after our patients. Lots of really valuable insights. The post Organ Donation from the Frontline- with Vikki Howarth appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner .

This study entitled "Prone Positioning in Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome" was published in 2013 and its aim was to evaluate the effect of early application of prone positioning on outcomes of patients with severe ARDS. It was a multicentre, prospective, randomised controlled trial mainly in French Hospitals.  The primary outcome was 28 day mortality. Recruited patients had […] The post...

Let’s improve our understanding of the capnograph. Very valuable when caring for your patient. The post CCP Podcast- End Tidal CO2 appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner .

We all go grab the essential equipment when we need to intubate the patient. Buts what’s it all for? In this podcast I cover some of this. If you want to join me on FREE 15 Minute Friday go find the Critical Care Practitioner page on Facebook. The post FREE 15 Minute Friday- Intubation- whats all that equipment? appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner .

It could be that they have dropped quickly or slowly. Either way its sensible to have a thought process ready so that you might be able to solve it! This is what I cover in this podcast. The post Free 15 Minute Friday- Why have my patients sats dropped? appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner .

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A new series which I am hoping to provide weekly taken from the live streams I am running across social media- this weeks topic- the basic ventilator screen. Lets go through some of those buttons. The post FREE 15 Minute Friday- Basic Ventilator Screen appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner .

EA new series which I am hoping to provide weekly taken from the live streams I am running across social media- this weeks topic- Peak and Plateau Pressures. What are they and why does it matter? The post FREE 15 Minute Friday- Peak and Plateau Pressures appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner .

A new series which I am hoping to provide weekly taken from the live streams I am running across social media- this weeks topic- PEEP. The post FREE Friday 15 Minutes- PEEP appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner .

Believe it or not we don't intubate people to put them on a ventilator. Rather we put them on the ventilator because we have had to intubate them.  So why do we need to intubate them? Let's work our way through using an ABCDE approach. Airway The patients airway may be compromised. This could be initially supported […] The post Why do we Intubate? appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner .

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