ICU Journal Club
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A journal club of the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association's Critical Care Group
Joined October 2012
Join our commitment to greener healthcare initiatives, reducing our carbon footprint. 🌱 Embrace sustainability and explore more in the Healthcare Initiatives section. #HealthcareInnovation #PatientSafety 🔗 https://t.co/6ES8JlCl1S
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Explore the latest in critical care research with our bumper bulletin. Stay informed about developments in #COVID19, septic shock, and delirium. #ICU 🔗 https://t.co/6ES8JlCl1S
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Spotlight on Pharmacy led research: Pluenneke et al quantify critical care pharmacist interventions in COVID-19; a single centre, retrospective observational study. 🔬💊 #NIHR #intensive_care #researchmatters 🔗 https://t.co/QgJZnUzzMv
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Latest edition of JC bulletin includes some excellent pharmacist led research amongst other interesting reviews and RCTs. 🔬💡💊 🔗 https://t.co/QgJZnUzzMv
#bepartofresearch #researchtransformslives #NIHR
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Exciting updates in the latest edition of the UKCPA journal club bulletin! 📰📚 #UKCPACritcare #criticalcare
https://t.co/PJbekF2V8W
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Clinical decision-making in #Anaesthesia relies on interpretation of primary literature. A systematic review found 40% of negative trials could mislead due to 'spin' while positive RCTs showed fragility, often relying on few subjects. #BJA #UKCPACritcare
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5. Report medication errors or near misses via local risk management systems and medication errors resulting in patient harm on a Yellow Card
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4. Report suspected adverse drug reactions associated with glucose solutions on a Yellow Card
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3. Use pressure infusion bags with clear panels to ensure that the fluid label is visible at all times
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2. Only saline (0.9% sodium chloride) infusions should be used as the flush solution for arterial lines to minimise the risk of incorrect blood glucose readings and inappropriate insulin administration
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**Advice for healthcare professionals** 1. Do not use glucose-containing solutions for continuous blood pressure monitoring via arterial lines
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⚠️ Mistaken use of glucose instead of saline for flushing arterial lines can lead to false glucose readings & harmful insulin administration. Review recommendations: https://t.co/Y2voioX0s5
#Patientsafety #medicine #nurse #ICU #GovUK #MHRA #UKCPACritcare #Yellowcard
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Understanding drug interactions in #anesthesia & #ICU. With polypharmacy, adverse reaction risk is high. Interactions can be drug-drug, drug-disease, or with other substances. Stay informed to mitigate risk & optimise care. #DrugInteraction #PatientSafety
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Exciting updates in the latest edition of the UKCPA journal club bulletin! 📰📚 #UKCPACritcare #ICUPharm
https://t.co/Y2voioX0s5
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Exciting updates in the latest edition of the UKCPA journal club bulletin! 📚🔬 https://t.co/RE3Qi8sOJW
#ICUPharm @ESICM @UKCPACritcare @FICMNews
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UKCPA ICU Journal Club 20 years strong! How has ICU journal club influenced your critcare pharmacy journey? @mark_borthwick @UKCPACritcare @UKCPA @NicolaCorkhill @frankjonhank
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Celebrating 20 years of UKCPA ICU Journal Club! Visionaries @UKCPACritcare paved the way for pharmacists to collaborate & keep abreast of key research and developments in the field of critcare pharmacy. @mark_borthwick @NicolaCorkhill
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Thank you to @ICS_updates for providing this statement- please share far and wide to help counteract fake news and to help the public understand what is going on in hospitals right now
Our latest statement on #intensivecare staffing, bed occupancy & capacity to support those reporting ICU data across the UK. It also provides the media with a better understanding of what the data means to help make their reports on ICU beds clearer. 👉 https://t.co/bdjSvEtUAW
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Pre-order now out! Every Breath You Take with revised words sung by #ICUlibertysingers 🎵🎶 Contributions from across multi-disciplinary team and people in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and New Zealand ❤️❤️ #ICUXmas2020 #ChristmasNumber1
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This swarm of tie fighters from our new study in 17.4 MILLION adults shows you which diseases and demographic factors are most associated with death in hospital from COVID-19. THREAD above https://t.co/qxp320jMJx
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