Steve Frost
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@StevenAFrost
Professorial Fellow UoW and Professor of Nursing SWSLHD
Yup. 60% hospital beds occupied by people aged >65yrs, many with #frailty & #MLTC, at risk of hospital acquired complications (eg delirium, deconditioning, AKI). Many waiting for community rehab &/or social care. Needs urgent system level change. bgs.org.uk/Blueprint @GeriSoc
The incredible work of the Frailty Same Day Emergency Care across @sashnhs on @BBCBreakfast this morning! 80% of patients are able to go home the same day they are treated. Catch up to see our Vice President for Education and Training @geriatricsdoc being interviewed
#CritCare Central venous catheter-related infections: a systematic review, meta-analysis, trial sequential analysis and meta-regression comparing ultrasound guidance and landmark technique for insertion Read here: ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… @jlvincen @ISICEM #FOAMed #FOAMcc
🫁#ARDS severity based on oxygenation impairment does NOT reflect respiratory mechanical properties & MV setting, VILI prerequisites/determinants. Respiratory support should be tailored more closely to lung mechanics/CO2 clearance rather than oxygenation🔓bit.ly/41weEWk
New paper explores strategies to combat professional isolation in rural nursing resuscitations: leadership training, mentorship, cognitive aids & rural-focused education. Important findings for supporting our workforce. @UoWNursing @bekkmiddle @lukemolloy onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ja…
◾️In memory of Prof L Gattinoni, towering figure in ICM, profoundly shaping understanding of #ARDS & #ECMO. The “father" of prone position revolutionized MV with a pioneering "baby lung” concept. His legacy will guide/inspire for generations to come. 🔗esicm.org/obituary-lucia…
