Yesterday we tried something neither of us had done together before; we measured one another central venous pressure. It took[…]
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after more than a quarter of a century of intensive care medicine consultancy in one of the UK's largest teaching hospitals Dr Woodcock is on a mission to ensure the steady state Starling principle is known and understood by every student and every practitioner.
Major Revision? The endothelial glycocalyx is now two layers!
Layer upon layer: the functional consequences of disrupting the glycocalyx-endothelial barrier in vivo and in vitro. FitzRoy E. Curry Cardiovasc Res (2017)[…]
Read moreThe Starling equations, classic and revised, and Wikipedia
When I first discovered I had been cited on a Wikipedia page I was thrilled and honoured. Great to have[…]
Read moreCan too much sodium be good for you?
Effect of isotonic versus hypotonic maintenance fluid therapy on urine output, fluid balance, and electrolyte homeostasis: a crossover study in[…]
Read moreUK now the world’s 2nd safest place for crystalloid fluid resuscitation!
Deservedly getting lots of mentions, Patterns of intravenous fluid resuscitation use in adult intensive care patients between 2007 and 2014:[…]
Read moreAscorbic acid; what studies do we need now?
Fitz-Roy Curry at UC Davis knows more about vascular permeability than I ever will, and I am pleased to say[…]
Read moreVitamin C in critical care, a Safety warning.
Sartor Z, Kesey J, Dissanaike S. The effects of intravenous vitamin C on point-of-care glucose monitoring. J Burn Care Res.[…]
Read morePlasma and Vitamin C for shock resuscitation.
While it is easy to make the steady-state Starling case against colloids for resuscitation from hypovolaemia, the argument from microvascular[…]
Read moreLymph nodes reabsorb lymphatic fluid; a surgical application of an important principle.
I was surprised to learn of the work of Dr Corinne Becker at the Lymphoedema Centre, and with a little[…]
Read moreLaw (English) and Ethics of withholding Vitamin C for treatment of sepsis.
Yesterday I did some teaching for NHS HRA Research Ethics Committees in London. I took the opportunity to present the[…]
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