Tom Windle

I’m looking for 2-3 recent papers in the fields of critical care/anaesthetics for a new journal club.

If you have read any papers recently that would be interesting for a med student/trainee audience, please let me know. #anasky #anaesthetics #critcare

Does the seniority of the anaesthetist compared to the surgeon influence patient safety? New mixed methods analysis by Xu et al suggests this has little impact. #patientsafety #Ansky

www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S000...

Ebola Outbreak Response in the DRC with rVSV-ZEBOV-GP Ring Vaccination | NEJM At the beginning of the 2018–2020 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), no vaccine had been licensed. However, cluster-randomized evidence from Guinea...

Amid recurrent outbreaks of Ebola virus disease, the role of ring vaccination with the rVSV-ZEBOVGP vaccine during the 2018–2020 outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo offers evidence of efficacy. Full study results: nej.md/4iFCWTL

#MedSky #IDSky

Fantastic, thanks for the advice Eimear.

Elicit AI is a great free AI tool. You simply type in a research question you would like an answer to and you can refine the search to the quality of journal and type of study. It will then summarise papers for you and provide links to the full papers.
A great starter and simple to use.

That’s really helpful, thanks Paul. I will check on this.

Fantastic, thanks for your help Rachel.
I will investigate.

I'm a final year UK medical student with my sights set on Core Anaesthetics/ACCS after FY2. Looking for ways to strengthen my portfolio—what helped you stand out? Open to tips on courses, audits/QI, or any other ideas. Grateful for any advice! 🙌 #AnaSky #MedSky

Frailty as a predictor of mortality in the oldest old: A systematic review and meta‐analysis This systematic review and meta-analysis found that frailty is significantly associated with increased mortality in individuals under 90 years old but not in those aged 90 and above. The risk is high...

#Frailty as a predictor of mortality in the oldest old: A systematic #review and meta‐analysis

1. Frailty is associated with mortality under age of 90
2. Frailty phenotype and frailty index measure different things

#Geriatrics #Care #Health #Ageing #Aging

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Introduction post:

My name is Tom, I’m a final year Graduate-Entry medical student based in Scotland.
I am particularly interested in quality improvement, anaesthetics and PHEM.
I’m looking to find accounts which inspire my career ambitions further and improve my knowledge of these specialties.

Spent the day in London, speaking on a student panel at the Medical Schools Council’s Elective Conference.

Great to hear about new initiatives to make international electives more sustainable and improving partnerships between UK Medical Schools and hospitals in Central Asia and Africa. #electives