
Alex Kumar
@alexjkumar
Consultant in Anaesthesia @KCHanaesthetics, and Pain Medicine @ChelWestFT, @PureSportMed @RemedyHealthcare londonpainconsultant.com
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31-08-2013 19:19:41
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🔓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…


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




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





The first of the ADVANCE Study Pain outcomes after UK combat injury. A huge team effort. Pain Research ICL Royal Centre for Defence Medicine 🦉🐍 authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S00…


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




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…


Great fun presenting a Workshop on translational Military Pain Management with Harriet Kemp @frajewatson The British Pain Society ASM2024 #militarypainmanagement #OpRESTORE


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


‘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!


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.