Compartment syndrome as a result of patient positioning for surgery is a rare but serious
complication. Compartment syndrome as a result of anabolic steroid use is more rare. We …

Airway management, particularly in non-theatre settings, is an area of anaesthesia and
critical care associated with significant risk of morbidity & mortality, as highlighted during the …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has placed exceptional demand on Intensive Care
Units, necessitating the critical care transfer of patients on a regional and national scale …

A 24-year-old primiparturient with suspected acute stroke was transferred urgently to the
consultantled obstetric unit following normal vaginal delivery of a healthy baby under …

Major haemorrhage is a leading cause of death in critically ill or injured patients requiring
medical retrieval and presents significant clinical and logistic challenges irrespective of …

Background Junior doctors from varied medical specialties are increasingly undertaking
placements in intensive care units (ICU s). They may have minimal previous experience in …

As medical treatments and technology advance, increasing numbers of patients are
surviving more severe forms of critical illness. The negative medical, physical, psychological …

For first-time mothers and their partners, deciding where to deliver their baby is a
complicated and personal decision; however, sources of information, unbiased by personal …