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Alex Kumar

@alexjkumar

Consultant in Anaesthesia @KCHanaesthetics, and Pain Medicine @ChelWestFT, @PureSportMed @RemedyHealthcare londonpainconsultant.com

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🇬🇧 Centre for Army Leadership (@army_leadership) 's Twitter Profile Photo

⚠️💀10 Diseases of Leadership💀⚠️ Continuing the theme of our recent posts on psychological safety & emotional intelligence, the late Professor Brigadier Richard Holmes identified the 10 diseases of leadership…..(1/4)

⚠️💀10 Diseases of Leadership💀⚠️

Continuing the theme of our recent posts on psychological safety & emotional intelligence, the late Professor Brigadier Richard Holmes identified the 10 diseases of leadership…..(1/4)
The Sp⚽️rts Physio (@adammeakins) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There are many myths and misunderstandings about our spinal discs! So lets take a look at some facts and evidence about these commonly misunderstood structures! A short thread 🧵

There are many myths and misunderstandings about our spinal discs!

So lets take a look at some facts and evidence about these commonly misunderstood structures!

A short thread 🧵
𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 (@anaes_journal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🔓Pre-operative sciatic nerve block for prevention of phantom limb pain after below-knee amputation. "Although no differences in long-term analgesic outcomes were detected, a pre-operative sciatica nerve block may have short-term analgesic advantages." 🔗…-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/an…

🔓Pre-operative sciatic nerve block for prevention of phantom limb pain after below-knee amputation.

"Although no differences in long-term analgesic outcomes were detected, a pre-operative sciatica nerve block may have short-term analgesic advantages."

🔗…-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/an…
Karim Brohi (@karimbrohi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Management of Liver & Spleen Injuries. Our new animation for the London Trauma System System on the management of these injuries. Principally aimed at supporting multiprofessional staff in understanding key decisions and management. vimeo.com/832633560

Management of Liver &amp; Spleen Injuries. Our new animation for the <a href="/London_Trauma/">London Trauma System</a> System on the management of these injuries. Principally aimed at supporting multiprofessional staff in understanding key decisions and management.

vimeo.com/832633560
Karim Brohi (@karimbrohi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

UK-REBOA results: REBOA increased mortality at 90 days and at all interim time points. REBOA increased deaths due to bleeding at 3 hours and 90 days. REBOA substantially delayed time to definitive haemorrhage control. 💢🎈💢 #ccr23

UK-REBOA results:

REBOA increased mortality at 90 days and at all interim time points.

REBOA increased deaths due to bleeding at 3 hours and 90 days.

REBOA substantially delayed time to definitive haemorrhage control.

💢🎈💢

#ccr23
National Rehabilitation Centre NRC UK (@nrcrehabuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today is a good news day. We’ve just received formal sign off from Government and our ‘green light’ for the NRC. Read the news release here: nationalrehabilitationcentre.nhs.uk/latest-news/ne… Nottingham University Hospitals Loughborough University Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN National New Hospitals programme #rehabilitationmatters #rehabilitation #NRC

Today is a good news day. We’ve just received formal sign off from Government and our ‘green light’ for the NRC. 

Read the news release here: nationalrehabilitationcentre.nhs.uk/latest-news/ne… 

<a href="/nottmhospitals/">Nottingham University Hospitals</a>  <a href="/lborouniversity/">Loughborough University</a> <a href="/UniofNottingham/">Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN</a> <a href="/NationalNHP/">National New Hospitals programme</a>

#rehabilitationmatters #rehabilitation #NRC
ASGBI Moynihan Academy (@asgbi_ma) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Happy 2024! 🎉 Let's make this year fantastic. Kicking off #MondayUpdate on a high note, @Asgbi_ma is thrilled to release our first #Surgeon2Resus podcast, featuring an insightful interview with @janjansenuk on the #REBOA trial. youtu.be/O_qm3JqZdgI?fe…

Alex Kumar (@alexjkumar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thrilled that this has been published. A massive thanks to all the co authors who have been instrumental in getting this over the line. This work provides the starting point to improving pain management for combat injured military personnel. journals.lww.com/pain/fulltext/…

Thrilled that this has been published. A massive thanks to all the co authors who have been instrumental in getting this over the line. This work provides the starting point to improving pain management for combat injured military personnel. 

journals.lww.com/pain/fulltext/…
ADVANCE Study (@advancestudy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

More exciting research published from the ADVANCE Study! This time on #pain experienced by UK #military personnel deployed to Afghanistan. Well done Jan Vollert et al. Article in British Journal of Anaesthesia: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Summary: advancestudydmrc.org.uk/publications/ #ArmedForces #CombatInjury

Dr. Rachel Zoffness (@drzoffness) 's Twitter Profile Photo

STRESS is a well-established pain amplifier. 🔥 Stress 💪🏼increases muscle tension 💦triggers the SNS 🫀alters endocrine, digestive, cardiac + immune function 🚨AMPLIFIES THE BRAIN'S PAIN ALARM Pain is physical AND emotional 📣 ✨Always.✨ #MedTwitter #MedEd

Alex Kumar (@alexjkumar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A common and easily treatable cause of Back Pain - Facet Joint Irritation. #targetedpainmanagement #integratedrehabilitation

𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 (@anaes_journal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How can we improve pain management in intensive care? Helen Laycock Harriet Kemp et al identify some initiatives that may help! These include: ⭐️Interdisciplinary training ⭐️Decision-making tools ⭐️Research priorities ⭐️Prioritisation schemes 🔗…-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/an…

How can we improve pain management in intensive care?

<a href="/hlaycock/">Helen Laycock</a> <a href="/DrHarrietKemp/">Harriet Kemp</a> et al identify some initiatives that may help!

These include:

⭐️Interdisciplinary training
⭐️Decision-making tools
⭐️Research priorities
⭐️Prioritisation schemes

🔗…-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/an…
Karim Brohi (@karimbrohi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tomorrow we're starting our London Trauma System System oversight reviews of each of the Major Trauma Centres and Networks in our supraregional system. The oversight reviews are an integral part of our system governance and have led to systematic structural improvements at all of our

Tomorrow we're starting our <a href="/London_Trauma/">London Trauma System</a> System oversight reviews of each of the Major Trauma Centres and Networks in our supraregional system.

The oversight reviews are an integral part of our system governance and have led to systematic structural improvements at all of our
Dr Dora Papadopoulou (@dora_sportmed) 's Twitter Profile Photo

‘Kick off’ of what is going to be an incredible event! the International Military Pain Symposium at ⁦DMRC-Stanford Hall⁩ ⁦Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation⁩ Our consultant pain nurse Mrs Sarah Lewis DMRC Pain opening the day with ⁦Alex Kumar⁩ So much to learn & so proud of my colleagues!

‘Kick off’ of what is going to be an incredible event! the International Military Pain Symposium at ⁦<a href="/dms_dmrc/">DMRC-Stanford Hall</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="/DMRC_ADMR/">Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation</a>⁩ Our consultant pain nurse Mrs Sarah Lewis <a href="/DmrcPain/">DMRC Pain</a> opening the day with 
 ⁦<a href="/AlexJKumar/">Alex Kumar</a>⁩ 
So much to learn &amp; so proud of my colleagues!
Max Marsden (@maxmarsden83) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Was a very grateful for the opportunity to (come in late and) help these authors get this important message out about the military use of Penthrox. Thanks to Alex Kumar and the team.