North West Research and Audit Group - Trainee-led, consultant-supervised collaborative network for high quality, multicentre audits and research in Anaesthesia.

NW England
Joined May 2013
Today's Paper of the Day is: Practical guide to the diagnosis and management of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia criticalcarereviews.com/late… Join us to read 1 paper per day and stay up-to-date as we cover the spectrum of critical care across 2025
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Normal blood pressure does not rule out sepsis. Lactate ≥2 mmol/L, delayed vasopressors, fluid overload, and missed sources are where outcomes are decided. A practical 2025 guide to sepsis recognition and early management. #SepsisCare #MedTwitter #FOAMed @DrAkhilX @IhabFathiSulima #ICU
🧵 Procalcitonin (PCT) – Tweet 1: Procalcitonin- once just a peptide in calcitonin synthesis, now a powerful biomarker in infection & sepsis care. But when should we trust it, and when not? 🧵@IhabFathiSulima @DrAkhilX @CelestinoGutirr #MedTwitter #Rheumatology #ID
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Don't miss the webinar today at 6pm CET! Updates on Vasopressor Management in Septic Shock supported by @AOPHEALTH @ISICEM @jlvincen @gretchensacha @ArthurvanZanten. Register now: iii.hm/1y6i
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Transthoracic #echofirst parameters in the assessment of pulmonary hypertension. From - 2022 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension. #POCUS #FOAMed #Nephpearls Ao, aorta; IVC, inferior vena cava; LA, left atrium; LV, left ventricle; PH, pulmonary hypertension; RA, right atrium; RAP, right atrial pressure; RV, right ventricle; RVOT AT, right ventricular outflow tract acceleration time; sPAP, systolic pulmonary artery pressure; TAPSE, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; TR, tricuspid regurgitation; TRV, tricuspid regurgitation velocity.
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#TBL 483: RSI: Ketamine or Etomidate for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults thebottomline.org.uk/summari… Article by @JonathanCaseyMD Review by @precordialthump #FOAMed #CCRDownUnder
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Call for Abstracts 📣📣 @FICMNews Future Intensivists Conference ▪️Originals ▪️Audit/QIP ▪️Case Report ▪️Education & Training ▪️Well-being Numerous Prizes on offer 🏆 Submit to: [email protected]
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Happy Sunday, specifically to those taking #FFICM exams soon… If you are prepping for Practical FFICM exams, especially #international intensivists #IMGs, We have written this advisory blog to help you 😁 Link: ficm.ac.uk/blog/peer-advice-…
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If you are an Anaesthetist, Critical Care Doctor, ODP, or Emergency Medicine Doctor in the UK, please can you kindly complete the following survey. It takes 5 minutes. Thanks so much Survey Investigating Emergency Front of Neck Airway (eFONA) @NWRAG docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Why use a syringe and needle when accessing a vein to insert a central line….its so cumbersome…instead you can use a cannula which makes the process so much easier #fy #fyp #pov #anaesthesia #anesthesia #vascularaccess
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Check out Ahmed's excellent video encouraging young people to have their say about research. You may recognise someone! @letsgetvocal
"I've always thought there's quite a divide between laboratory research & young people. I wanted to address that gap and bring the two together". Watch Ahmad's #LetsTalkLabs film encouraging young people to have their say in @ManchesterBRC @ManchesterCRF research.
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Pulmonary function test (PFT) interpretation @EmmGeezee
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Happy New Year everyone Its the first day of January and we are going to kick off #Scanuary with something close to my heart A 🧵about regional anaethesia (RA) and pain management for chest wall injuries in ED
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IMPORTANT: Consultant in England? This week I "saved" over £2,600* from my 24/25 AA bill by sending 2 emails! See how much you MAY be able to "save" on the table below i.e. a year 18 consultant with 30 years 1995 might save UP TO £7k (... get a more accurate estimate by finding your year / on call supplement and multiply your TROF (Tax Rip Off Factor) by years in 1995* In preparation go onto ESR, download Mar 24, May 24 + Nov 24 payslips & 23/24 TRS - and then I will talk you through IF you are also affected by this "misallocated arrears" error from the backpay paid after industrial action in May '24 (download the payslip where those arrears were paid after our IA) I will do a video and provide some email templates to see over the xmas break to see if you, like me, were affected by this error and how to fix it Please share/ RT including on your FB / Whatsapp groups etc. In preparation watch the instructional video so you know how to use the modeller and download from the links below Instructional video: youtube.com/live/CNYcurbDwP8… Free Tool: bit.ly/Goldstone2325PIA *NOTE- read the small print under the table
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Not long to go until the NWRAG Research & QI day on 11th December! We have secured some great speakers who will share their research experience, give excellent advice on how to get involved in local research as well as get published. Get your tickets while they last!
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Prof @Kevin_Fong (Former National Clinical Adviser in Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response) is giving evidence to the Inquiry today. 📺 You can view it on the live stream (and via playback) through our YouTube channel now 👇👇 youtube.com/@UKCovid-19Inqui…
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1/ BREAKING: IMPORTANT updated pay chart based on today's @NHSDigital release of data to June 2024 from the superb @StuartHoddinott at @instituteforgov So what does it show.. that pay (AND THEREFORE PENSIONS BASED ON THIS PAY) in the NHS has been comprehensively trashed Pls RT!
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Amazing conference of like minded EMS researchers and practitioners.
Intra-arrest NIRS readings and their relation to ROSC. @phemDM from the @EastAngliAirAmb introduces innovative new tech to improve readings of that relation 🙌 #999EMSRF24
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Innate immune response in acute critical illness: a narrative review CCR Journal Watch criticalcarereviews.com/late… Get the latest critical care literature every weekend via the CCR Newsletter - subscribe at criticalcarereviews.com/news…
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What do these 8 clinical trials have in common? They'll all be showcased @CritCareReviews Down Under in Melbourne this December. Hope to see you there criticalcarereviews.com/meet… #ResearchSavesLives
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