FREE TO VIEW. Effect of skin tone on the accuracy of the estimation of arterial oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry. New systematic review by Martin et al #oxygen #pulseox #skintone bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-…

Incredible work by ASOS-Paeds & #APORG. Outcomes following anaesthesia & surgery for children in Africa are poor: complications 4x higher & mortality 11x higher than HICs. Many operating rooms were reported as not safe for paediatric surgery in hospitals. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Are you conducting or planning any Quality Improvement initiative in ICUs across LMICs? Must read review on Intensive Care Medicine rdcu.be/dH6rk

Improving critical care in LMICs, SR 🌏 most effective QI interventions multifaceted & combine education + audit/feedback + one of protocol/guideline/bundle or checklist 🌎 engaging stakeholders, adapting to local contexts, addressing barriers pivotal 🔓 rdcu.be/dItty

✅Epidural during labour associated with significant reduction in severe maternal morbidity Data from >0.5 million women Out in BMJ NOW!!! bmj.com/content/385/bm… #obanes Scott Nelson Lucy Halliday Aizhan K.

1/ News24 Projection for NATIONAL BALLOT: ANC 42.3% (-15.2) DA 21.8% (+1) MK 13.6% (+13.6) EFF 9% (-1.8) IFP 3.5% (+0.1) PA 2.2% (+1.2) Extraordinary election! MK the key driving force. Much more detail and analysis to follow. news24.com/news24/politic…

Would you like to showcase your QI work on the national stage? Consider entering the Royal College of Anaesthetists QI study day prize competition. Closing date 5th Aug. Selection will be based on the best use/reporting of QI methodologies. rcoa.ac.uk/events/qi-stud… RCoA Centre for Research & Improvement #anaesthesia #POM #ICM

Carried out in 5 intensive care units #ICUs in Bangladesh & India, this MORU study by Rebecca Inglis et al asked patients & their families: How can we improve patient and family critical care experiences in South Asia ICUs to enhance patient recovery? bit.ly/3VEPKz6

So in 2007, physicists wrote a paper that made the headlines: according to their calculations, human coin flips aren’t 50/50 - more like 51/49. Why is that, and did students in Amsterdam really flip 350,000 coins to find out? 🧵

Palliative care interventions in #ICU: SR providing recommendations to 🎨design 🧱implement 🔍evaluate 📑report ✅main facilitators: resources + PC & ICU teams collaboration 🚧main barriers: lack of resources, negative perceptions of PC, high ICU acuity 🔓rdcu.be/dTTFZ

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health threat. Without urgent action, bacterial AMR will account for three deaths every minute between 2025 and 2050. The latest GRAM report in The Lancet gives vital new evidence. Read on for key takeaways ⤵️ [1/3]

🚨The latest report from PQIP is out now.🚨 This 5th report analyses data from 8,000+ patients and 130+ hospitals, outlining the key improvement priorities for the future. Read the full report here: ow.ly/wWRN50ToVmE

We will trial the use of a drone to transport urgent blood samples from Guy's Hospital to St Thomas' Hospital. With @Apianaero and Wing, the pilot project should improve patient care by speeding up turnaround times - from 30 mins by road to 2 mins: guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/news/nhs-blood…

Empiric gram-negative antibiotics usage among critically ill patients across 13 ICUs of Nepal: A retrospective cohort study. #ICU #Nepal #AMR #registry wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-573… Maniraj Neupane Nepal Intensive Care Research Foundation NSCCM subekshyaluitel CRITIcal CARE Asia WellcomeOpenResearch

Join the call for #SafeAnesthesia! Capnography, a life-saving tech, is still missing in many low-resource settings. Support the @WFSAorg @safersurgery @SmileTrain action letter for global access. Learn more at ow.ly/rSYg50TQbnL #PatientSafety #GlobalHealth

Excited to share our innovative Human-Assisted Machine Learning Approach at RREAL & PSRC! 🚀 Using insights from the NAP7 baseline survey on peri-operative cardiac arrests, we combine human expertise + Machine Learning for deep, timely insights #Research #AI #Healthcare

📢 New research alert! Our latest review with RREAL examines how national guidelines impact perioperative care & patient safety. ✅ ERAS & WHO SSC most cited ✅ Improved morbidity, LOS & readmissions ✅ Strong evidence supports better outcomes sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Well done to the African Perioperative Research Group APORG APORG (African Perioperative Research Group) APPRISE Group EECC Global

🚨 New Research! 🚨 Cecilia Vindrola-Padros & Katie Gilchrist (RREAL & CL PSRC) explore barriers & enablers to clinical trial participation among minority ethnic groups. Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.118… #ClinicalTrials #HealthEquity #DiversityInResearch #PSRC #RREAL

The Snapshot Obstetric National Anaesthetics Research (SONAR) project, SONAR, investigating pain during Caesarean with neuraxial anaesthesia, got underway this week. This NIHR portfolio project is something I have been agitating for over almost 10 years. Why? 1/