With excellent timing (see the NEJM publication of the PARAMEDIC2 study), Mike Shepherd from Starship Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand discusses the use of adrenaline in paediatric cardiac arrest. Does it work? What does “work” mean? Is the outcome return of circulation, or should we also be thinking about neurological Read more…
Welcome to PicPod 7. Martin Kneyber from the Netherlands was kind enough to talk to me in Singapore. He is part of the PROSpect trial, which is a 2×2 trial in to HFOV / conventional ventilation, and prone/supine positioning. Should HFOV be abandoned? If not, why not? Why have adult Read more…
How sedated should our patients be? How should we sedate our patients? Two similar but actually different questions. Monique van Dijk from Rotterdam was part of a debate in Singapore: should patients be sedated more deeply, or should they have episodic agitation and distress? Which is worse, which is better? Read more…
Welcome to PicPod5: an interview with Ravi Thiagarajan from Boston Children’s PICU. Which is better as a rescue therapy: VVECMO or HFOV? Or something else entirely? Does anything work at all? This was recorded after a live debate at the Singapore world congress. https://media.blubrry.com/picpod/picpod.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Picpod-5.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
PicPod4 is based around an interview with Betsy Hunt, associate professor and director of Johns Hopkins Simulation Centre. Betsy has some brilliant, simple ideas of how to improve our CPR practice. These are things we can do tomorrow. Thank you Betsy and enjoy the podcast. https://media.blubrry.com/picpod/picpod.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Picpod4-Singapore-Special-Betsy-Hunt.mp3Podcast: Play in new window Read more…
This is the first of 9 (!) Singapore Specials. Arparna Hoskote is an intensivist from Great Ormond St Hospital in London. She presented part of a debate asking if Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) should be a necessary part of PIC monitoring. It was a really interesting debate. This is not Read more…
Wow, three huge days of learning and being stretched and challenged. Have been busy recording various interviews. Coming soon…. Betsy Hunt, CPR teaching and CPR coaches Joseph Manning, sibling impact of PICU Ravi Thiagarajan, when should VV Ecmo be used? HFOV? APRV? Mike Shepherd, should we use adrenaline in cardiac Read more…
Great day for day 1. Managed to record three fascinating interviews. Firstly with Betsy Hunt talking about resuscitation training and her use of CPR coaches. Then with Joseph Manning, on his research around the siblings of intensive are patients. How do we minimise the burden on this forgotten population? And Read more…
Apologies that we have not published another episode: only one of us has had a voice for the last month. Really looking forward to the World Congress of PIC in Singapore. I will be interviewing speakers there and when I come back we will publish a Singapore Special episode. Read more…
PicPod2 is all about organ donation, and the wider issues around it. We discuss brain stem testing, rates of consent, and the use of muscle relaxants in end of life situations. It might be a little heavy, but it’s important. Promise to lighten up a bit next time. The papers Read more…