N-TEAM Airway Study begins

In recent years, there have been numerous improvements in airway management techniques by anaesthetists. One major advance has been the development of new intubation devices and techniques, such as videolaryngoscopy, which allow for more precise and efficient placement of endotracheal tubes. Additionally, the use of advanced airway monitoring systems has become more widespread, allowing anaesthetists […]

ICU Research: COVID ICU Recovery Using Smartwatches

How can we improve patient rehabilitation after discharge from intensive care while abiding by social distancing restrictions? A new study published in the JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies journal outlines how our multi-disciplinary team in Sussex used smartwatches to improve patient care Patients were given a Fitbit smartwatch and introduced to the platform on discharge […]

Ongoing COVID-19 Rehab Research

Technology supported rehabilitation for patients of critical illness caused by COVID-19: a protocol for a mixed-methods feasibility study The COVID-19 pandemic has created the need for research on how to effectively rehabilitate patients who have been discharged from an intensive care unit. This study is a protocol for a mixed methods feasibility study addressing the […]

One way to get patients back on their feet after COVID19 infection

Socially distanced rehabilitation supported by technology: a potential new normal for post-ITU deconditioning? Posted on August 7, 2020 by BJSM One way to get patients back on their feet after COVID19 infection Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has dramatically affected global society and it is unclear when its effects will subside. There have been over 500,000 deaths and 13.5 million […]

COVID-19 and Technology

Aside from taking part in ISARIC, GenOMICC and RECOVERY, our research work during COVID has included digital innovation to help patients, their families and staff during the pandemic.  Social distancing measures introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an almost complete cessation of family bedside interaction, with negative effects on patients, families and […]

NEWS, Lactate and Sepsis

This project included a number of trainee doctors led by Dr Duncan Hargreaves and BSMS medical students Joshua de Carvalho and Laura Smith. A prospectively gathered cohort of 1233 adults brought in by ambulance with suspicion of sepsis was analysed. Associations with 30-day mortality and ICU admission rate were compared between groups with an elevated […]

Liver disease

Acute hepatic dysfunction in the critically ill population with pre-existing liver cirrhosis is associated with a high mortality. Several prediction models have been developed to risk stratify patients with liver disease. In a dual-centre study we validated a recently described model against other prediction models and described long-term outcomes of the cohort. This work was […]

Sodium Bicarbonate in AKI

As part of a National team we will be investigating the use of sodium bicarbonate in a multi-centre randomised controlled trial beginning in 2021 funded through the NIHR HTA. Around 184,000 critically ill adults are admitted to critical care units each year in the UK. Around half have a sudden worsening in kidney function that […]

ICE-AKI Study

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is assoicated with high mortality and measures to improve risk stratification and early identification have been urgently called for. This study investigated whether an electronic clinical prediction rule (CPR) combined with an AKI e-alert could reduce hospital-acquired AKI (HA-AKI) and improve associated outcomes. Methods and findings: A controlled before-and-after study included 30,295 […]