In a little over a week I’ll be taking to the high seas to join an international faculty of resuscitation experts, for the once in a lifetime
#RESUSIEM
course where we’ll push the boundaries in resuscitation and trauma management!
@MSC_Cruises_UK
@intubatiem
#ECPR
#REBOA
#Resus
If you’ve never seen
#ECMO
or
#ECPR
before this a great video - really dark and desaturated blood being drained from the patient, pumped through the extracorporeal circuit and highly oxygenated blood being returned to the patient!
REBOA significantly improves coronary perfusion pressure in cardiac arrest, without the harms associated with intermittent and large bolus dosing of adrenaline - REBOARREST trial will hopefully show us the data to support its use more widely
@LDN_TC
#LCAS2022
@EmergencyBod
That, unlike our friends across the Atlantic we changed our gun laws after the horrific events of Dunblane, and thankfully it hasn’t happened again.
Why are bleeding trauma patients still dying? Towards a systems hypothesis of trauma. Where can we intervene?
🩸 CNS-CVS uncoupling
🩸Endothelial glycocalyx injury
🩸Mitochondrial integrity and function
#Trauma
#bleeding
#hemorrhage
@medicalmodelbri
This ‘experiment’ is beyond parody. I don’t think I ever see this unprofessional behaviour from medical students. As a patient, I’d be utterly horrified to know that an intimate examination would be paraded in this manner for likes!
What's new in ALS Guidelines 2020 for cardiac arrest - not much(!)
- Adrenaline still in
- Airway interventions dynamic, whatever gets air (and oxygen) in is OK
- IV before IO access
- POCUS usefulness still needs to be established
#Resus20
@geordie_medic
@DrLindaDykes
It certainly doesn’t help to improve the wider societal understanding that healthcare is delivered not just by doctors and nurses
Absolutely awesome day on the Specialist Percutaneous Emergency Aortic Resuscitation course
@EastAngliAirAmb
joining like minded colleagues, challenging the status quo and pushing the boundaries in prehospital cardiac arrest management - from basic science to systems redesign
The question “does ECPR for (selected) OHCA work?” has been answered. The next question is “how should we implement it/integrate into our system, and to ensure equity of access?”
#ECPR
#cardiacarrest
#resuscitation
In patients presenting with shockable rhythms, absolute difference (CI) 18.8% (7.6–29.4), p = 0.01 and prolonged CPR, absolute difference (CI) 16.5% (5.9–26.6), p = 0.004. Early invasive ECPR based resuscitation should be strongly considered as a first-line therapy.
Massive kudos to
@DYannopoulos
and team from Minnesota as their ECMO truck becomes fully operational - revolutionising treatment for refractory out of hospital cardiac arrest!
#ECMO
#ECPR
#ECLS
#Resuscitation
The “hybrid-ER” - a potentially exciting development in the management of medical cardiac arrest and trauma haemorrhagic shock - capability to perform CT, angiography/rescue PCI, endovascular-extracorporeal interventions (REBOA, SAAP, ECLS) and surgery - in one room
#SPEAR
An absolutely awesome two days of cutting edge science, learning and networking
@IofPHC
Resuscitation Science Symposium
@ExploreWellcome
My ‘take homes’:
🫀Carduac arrest is not a diagnosis, it’s lots of different pathologies
🫀No two cardiac arrest patients are the same! (1/n)
@JonnyHolley
See also all other life support courses. Completely with you on this. Instructors/IP’s are highly experienced clinicians, who have demonstrated exceptional technical, non-technical/HF knowledge and skill, and an aptitude for teaching. This should be paid. I will die on this hill
London Shock is back! Come to London (or online) for the latest updates in cardiogenic shock
🫀Contemporary mechanisms
🫀Trial updates in circulatory support
🫀Shock Team MDT Network developments
#Cardiogenicshock
#MCS
#ECMO
A “good” ECPR candidate?
✅Witnessed arrest
✅No flow time < 3/5 mins
✅Shockable rhythm/PEA
✅Reversible cause (PE/ACS/overdose/hypothermia)
✅Signs of life during CPR
✅EtCO2 >1.3 KPa
✅Low flow time <60 mins
@ResusMasters
In the post-ROSC setting on
@ResusCouncilUK
#ALS
courses, I often find the common instructor prompt “where would you like this patient to go?” unhelpful/of limited value. Shouldn’t we be asking “What are the immediate needs/your next steps?” Words matter. Thoughts
@erc_young
?
A pioneering partnership between Harefield Hospital and
@TVAirAmb
has launched today, providing advanced treatment to people who have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
➡️Read to find out more about E-CPR:
@bambi_858
@ResusCouncilUK
Good EtCO2 trace in ‘well’ ventilated patient, EtCO2 under CPR conditions, Provider tiring, rise in EtCO2 associated with ROSC, persistently low EtCO2 which may be a useful monitoring tool to consider stopping CPR/Resus attempt ☺️
Looking forward to hearing about the latest developments in resuscitation science and medicine tomorrow
@LDN_TC
#LCAS22
@ZollHospital
🫀Impella
🫀ECPR
🫀REBOA
🫀Cardiac arrest in sport
🫀Goal-directed post-arrest care
🫀OHCA community response
🫀Peri-op arrest
🫀TTM/hypothermia
We now have good RCT data from 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇿 on survival benefit of ECPR in OHCA; 43% and 24% respectively in Rx arms. Also circa 30% survival in 🇫🇷 with prehospital ECPR approach. How do we adopt this into our cardiac arrest systems of care?
#ECPR
#ECMO
#cardiacarrest
Despite very long low-flow times, survival with excellent neurological and functional outcomes is possible with ECPR - this conflicts with our centrally held paradigm of understanding hypoxic-ischaemic injury post-arrest. We’ve more time than we thought!
#LCAS2022
@LDN_TC
Hey
#Emergencymedicine
#ACP
#PA
Twitter - putting together a talk on cardiogenic shock and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for EM middle grades. As middle grade docs/ACPs/PAs what would you really like to know?!
@RCEMLearning
@karenstacey82
@thefourthcraw
Absolutely incredible. Hyperlacrimation, that’s for sure. What a wonderful window into that most special relationship that transcends professional and patient - the true meaning of humanity.
A wonderful evening
@blizard_inst
celebrating the inaugural lecture of
@TraumaEMC
An incredible trailblazer, innovator and champion of non-physician PhD research. Incredibly privileged to have her as a supervisor. Ping
@CommsC4TS
Our next
@erc_young
webinar will be on extracorporeal CPR 27th April 19:00!
▶️ Introduction to the “pipes, pumps and plumbing”
▶️ Who, when and where to consider starting ECPR
▶️ Fascinating insights from perfusion, PHEM, cardiology and critical care!
#ECPR
#ECLS
#ECMO
#Resus
Absolutely incredible first day at
@EuroELSO
#EuroELSO2022
Discussing cutting edge
#ECLS
science and latest outcomes and finally got to meet Dr. Bob Bartlett who started it all! Privileged to stand shoulder to shoulder with a true giant and gentleman.
That’s a wrap for
#EuroELSO22
! Awesome to be back F2F meeting old and new friends, sharing ideas, seeing new tech and thinking about the new and exciting discoveries to be made in ECLS science and patient care. See you in Lisbon!
@EuroELSO
#ECLS
#ECMO
#ECPR
#MCS
Stopped in the corridor by consultant surgeon I worked with yesterday. Thanked me for my help with the list, and happily relayed that both patients were doing well. I wish this happened more!
Early advanced vascular access for medical cardiac arrest
🫀Physiologically targeted ALS
🫀Early recognition of ROSC
🫀Arterial waveform morphology assessment for aetiology?
#SPEAR
@DrPaulRees
@EAAARAID
@EastAngliAirAmb
@SamuelBS85
There are a few, but referring to a coronary artery bypass graft as a “CABG” did not go down particularly well with a consultant anaesthetist. “A CABG is a bloody vegetable, not a life-changing cardiac operation - Jesus Christ!” 😂
Indeed!!
#ALS
and the ‘fancy stuff’ - ECPR/REBOA/SAAP won’t yield survivors if we can’t get our citizens (relatives, friends, neighbours, bystanders) to recognise cardiac arrest, call for help and start immediate CPR
No universally agreed consensus on eligibility for ECPR in refractory arrest, however ‘signals’ associated with better outcomes:
- Witnessed arrest
-Early CPR
-Shockable/PEA
-Signs of life during CPR
-EtCO2 >1.3KPa
-Reversible cause
-Low flow time (<60’)
#Resus21
Awesome talk from
@DrPaulRees
on ‘Advanced Resuscitation - the near future’ - physiology driven CPR, endovascular-extracorporeal resuscitation and the prospect of suspended animation/emergency preservation and resuscitation!
@ResusMasters
@resusdocs
Just over a week now until
#EuroELSO2022
@EuroELSO
! Looking forward to cutting edge science and latest clinical outcomes related to adult, neonatal paediatric
#ECMO
#ECLS
and
#ECPR
, and meeting old and new friends face to face again! 🫀🫁🔄
A year ago today I walked through these front doors. What a year it has been - working with incredible teams doing incredible things to save and change lives, building great friendships. I’ve laughed and cried. Here’s to the next 12 months! 🎂 🎉 Ping
@RBandH
@AICU_RBH
Arguably the most important person (aside from the patient of course), is that first responder who is the vital first 2-3 links in the chain of survival
ECMO, alternative drug therapies, double sequential defibrillation, intubation, video laryngoscopes for patients in cardiac arrest.
What remains clear is that none are effective without high-quality CPR and team work
#Basics
#Paramedic
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) “mechanical adrenaline” in cardiac arrest? Whatever the technology or techniques in resuscitation utilised - we must improve the coronary perfusion pressure to get ROSC
@LDN_TC
#LCAS2022
Thoughts and prayers for
#Eriksen
and his family. Really hoping for a good outcome. Kudos to the on-site medical teams and emergency responders who will be in this fight for life
Fantastic thanks for sharing! Many of us working in critical care and ECMO centres appreciate what a monumental MDT collaboration, and human factors task this is
A multidisciplinary team proning a COVID-19 patient and adding an extra oxygenator to the ECMO machine, in an attempt to improve their blood oxygen levels.
One year ago
@lynseyaddario
captured these striking photos for the
@nytimes
from our critical care unit.
@c3convertase
Is there any vetting? Rigorous selection process? I’m skeptical given the course has a 100% pass rate, and this the behaviour that these individuals consider appropriate
Awesome first day at
#ParisRescue
! Inspiring talks from leading experts, hands on skills workshops and just great, passionate people coming together to share experience and learning in
#ECMO
and
#ECPR
@DrPaulRees
diving deep into revisiting resuscitation science. Maximising coronary perfusion is key to ROSC. “Advanced” resuscitation looks to bespoke physiological measures and targeted Rx using
#SPEAR
@EastAngliAirAmb
@EAAARAID
as a path to endovascular-extracorporeal CPR