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john pappachan

@kalapappaj

Clinical Academic, very poor but improving golfer

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calendar_today19-03-2011 20:28:52

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Hypertonic saline the easy winner compared to 20% mannitol both in terms of reducing ICP and raising CPP. A ‘no brainer’!

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Damian Rowlands sums it up well. The unknown risk of school opening s NOT to children’s health but to society as a consequence of transmission to and by more vulnerable but exposed adults. The solution is more difficult as school closure is not cost neutral

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Occam's razor: "the simplest explanation is usually right." What's more likely: all healthcare workers in the whole world are colluding in a mass conspiracy, or the virus is actually quite bad? We're not making it up, FFS. #PedsICU standing with our adult #ICU colleagues.

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Disgraceful scenes in U.S. Congress. The United States stands for democracy around the world and it is now vital that there should be a peaceful and orderly transfer of power.

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Very well summarised Sam and well done to the whole team for this study. As you suggest a clinical effectiveness study would be good and although not ‘sexy’ very important in resource utilisation terms

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Update of anaphylaxis from mRNA vaccines: 66 cases out of ~18 million vaccinations (=0.00000003%). All but 1 within 11 minutes. No deaths. JAMA jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Update of anaphylaxis from mRNA vaccines: 66 cases out of ~18 million vaccinations (=0.00000003%). All but 1 within 11 minutes. No deaths.
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1)Does acidosis affect contractility of the neonatal heart? 2)And does bicarbonate help? 1) VERY LITTLE AND 2)NOT A LOT neonatalresearch.org/2020/01/27/doe… via NeonatalResearch

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The conservatives have relegated fiscal prudence to the show cabinet Except when it comes to the NHS of course. Cartoon from @Spectator’s daily Covid-19 update. Sign up for free: spectator.co.uk/covid-19-updat…

The conservatives have relegated fiscal prudence to the show cabinet Except when it comes to the NHS of course. Cartoon from @Spectator’s daily Covid-19 update. Sign up for free: spectator.co.uk/covid-19-updat…
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Charlotte Summers was particularly eloquent on Today. Greater the usual Winter pressures for ICU loom large. More long stay Covid patients and fewer staff

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The immune landscape of SARS-CoV-2-associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) from acute disease to recovery | Elsevier Enhanced Reader reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/…

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Early Active Mobilization during Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU | NEJM - Too much of a good thing?? nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

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We recently asked for a Winchester architect to design an extension with a price limit of 300K. Guess what the first estimate for his design was?

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It’s very reassuring that the Suella Braverman has confirmed that the police will not ignore you if ‘your HOUSE’ has been stolen. I feel very much safer🥱