Publications by authors named "Nick Smallwood"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate evidence and create recommendations for common heart and lung uses of point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS), reviewing 10 clinical questions in these areas.
- The expert review group (38 international experts) assessed the evidence, requiring over 75% agreement on findings, with a consensus reached for varying levels of evidence and recommendations for each question.
- The conclusion emphasized that these consensus recommendations can improve clinical practice and point to areas needing further research in the use of PoCUS in acute medical settings.
Objective: To evaluate the evidence and produce a summary and recommendations for the most common heart and lung point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS).
Methods: We reviewed 10 clinical domains/questions related to common heart and lung applications of PoCUS. Following review of the evidence, a summary and recommendations were produced, including assigning levels of evidence (LoE) and grading of recommendation, assessment, development, and evaluation (GRADE).
The Physician Specialty Recruitment Office of the Royal College of Physicians has overseen recruitment into core medical training since 2009. This has allowed trends in recruitment numbers and the experience of applicants to be followed. Current recruitment into core training is not providing a large enough pool of trainees to sustain adequate filling of higher medical specialty training posts and therefore ultimately bridge the consultant vacancy rates in the UK.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF