Before jumping into this edition, I need to address the maternal kisses study discussed last time. Obviously the study was satire, and did an excellent job in making us laugh, but most satire studies (like those in the Christmas edition of the BMJ) are real studies. Apparently this paper was […]
high flow nasal oxygen
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I don’t think I have seen any medical intervention adopted as quickly as high flow nasal oxygen. However, despite its prevalence, there are still many questions about its role. Although the original PARIS trial was technically positive, the results did not look great to me. Here, we will cover the […]
My morning ritual of reading articles over coffee has transformed somewhat, such that there is a lot more playing with an infant, and a lot less evidence based medicine. Although the coffee isn’t going anywhere, it is usually cold by the time I have a free moment to get to […]
I was honoured to be invited on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine this week to discuss the FLORALI trial with Ken Milne. The episode is: SGEM#135: The Answer My Friend is Blowin’ in your Nose – High Flow Nasal Oxygen I had previously mentioned this paper in the May 2015 edition […]
