Does adding procalcitonin testing to NEWS2 improve sepsis care? The 7,667-patient #PRONTOTrial found NO change in 3h IV antibiotic initiation (48.4% vs 48.2%), but significantly reduced 28-day mortality from 16.6% to 13.6%! 🧵👇
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Jonathan Downham, an Advanced Critical Care Practitioner working in Birmingham, UK. Developing a web teaching and podcasting resource for others.
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pocketcasts.com CCP Podcast 157- Michael Rosen- COVID and ICU Survivor The post CCP Podcast 157- Michael Rosen- COVID and ICU Survivor appeared first on Critical Care Practitioner. How dare you! Nurses in my intensive care ward witnessed daily deaths, swabbed our bums every day, talked to an unconscious me, held my hand, wrote my intensive care diary, saw colleagues die, had inadequate PPE, were very afraid, are still traumatised. You do it?View quoted post on X
Successful ICU e-diary implementation depends on more than the technology. This multicentre study highlights the importance of training, champions, leadership and ongoing support for sustained adoption.
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In this episode, Jonathan takes a deep dive into Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) — a classic but potentially fatal metabolic emergency in critical care.
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