Nicholas Crombie and Gavin Perkins on resusci...

Blood cancer treatments are advancing fast — but so are their side effects. Hear from the authors of The Lancet Haematology's Adverse Event reporting series on better trial design, patient-centric care, and what part 2 (2026) reveals about long-term toxicity, survivorship, regula ...  Show more

Dr Lan-Lan Smith joined the lead author of our latest Commission Dr Bethany Samuelson Bannow and author Dr Maureen Achebe to discuss classical haematological disease in women with Dr Julia Sandrin Gauer from the Intenational Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis. The podcast was ...  Show more

Do you find yourself saying: “Hey, what’s the big idea with that newfangled whole blood in the refrigerator next to the trauma bay?” Like using whole blood but not sure why? Don’t like using whole blood but not sure why? Join us for a 30 minute power session in whole blood where ...  Show more

Saline or balanced crystalloids? The question of which resuscitation fluid to use in clinical practice seems to have been settled by recent research findings — or at least settled in favor of balanced crystalloids. But wait, our guests see slight differences that may affect yo ...

Join EM physicians Mike Samuels and Dan McCollum as they discuss different blood products that can be transfused. Why don't we commonly use whole blood? Who needs to receive packed red blood cells? Are there any dangers to giving platelets? When is fresh frozen plasma needed? Epi ...  Show more

The PLUS Trial compared plasma-lyte to 0.9% NaCl (aka normal saline) in patients who were critically ill and needed IV fluids. In this episode, we review the PLUS trial that compared Plasma-lyte to Saline (0.9% NaCl) in critically ill patients. We discuss the rationale behind the ...  Show more