Clinical Scientist - Critical Care | Respiratory Physiologist π«
Joined November 2018
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James McManus retweeted
15 Nov 2025
π¬π§ UK VA ECMO and ECPR data
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π₯ All 13 centres
2117 VA runs, 45.5% survival
302 ECPR runs, 30.5% survival
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ICU Studies - Refresher:
Are you using the IVC diameter to "predict" if an ICU patient is "fluid responsive" (FR)?
This was an important multi-center descriptive study conducted during a 2-yr period in 5 French ICUs
540 ventilated patients w shock of various origins underwent
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James McManus retweeted
3 Oct 2024
Comparison of 6 handhelds by 35 #POCUS experts. Best image quality: Vscan Air for RUQ. Mindray for cardiac. Lumify for superficial. No handheld #1 but Vscan Air preferred. Top 5 features: image quality, ease of use, portability, probe size, battery life. rdcu.be/dVRmZ
ALT Ease of Use vs. Image Quality of Handhelds
ALT Overall Satisfaction of Handhelds.
ALT Most Important Handheld Characteristics.
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James McManus retweeted
26 Sep 2024
Thank you to the many thousands of people across the whole of the NHS & social care who helped deliver the care during the pandemic. Has been a strange and difficult day. But felt it was important to give witness to some small part of the enormity of the challenge we all faced.
26 Sep 2024
Prof @Kevin_Fong (Former National Clinical Adviser in Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response) is giving evidence to the Inquiry today.
πΊ You can view it on the live stream (and via playback) through our YouTube channel now ππ
youtube.com/@UKCovid-19Inquiβ¦
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James McManus retweeted
5 Sep 2024
@RoyalPapworth is a world leading heart and lung transplant centre, and the UK's biggest cardiothoracic transplant unit.
We've been providing specialist home monitoring of their lung transplant patients since 2021. It's an honour to support this team in their life changing work.
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James McManus retweeted
19 Aug 2024
Very happy to share our first paper from NEAT-ECHO published in @yourICM.
π₯ 178 ICUs & 1015 shocked patients
π« 54% received an echo
π 50% of echos altered management
π 25% followed guidelines
@TRICNetwork @ICS_updates @FICMNews @BSEcho @ICUDocAP
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31 May 2024
Great to be back up north @NewcastleHosps for my elective. Grateful for the chance to learn from the Neuro ICU team. Looking forward to the next three weeks here!
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James McManus retweeted
Focused HLUS
@J_McManusRPH
@RachelWongLiene
@RoyalPapworth
Teaching FUSIC β€οΈπ«
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James McManus retweeted
2 May 2024
The Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump: A Focused Review of Physiology, Transport Logistics, Mechanics, and Complications
CCR Journal Watch
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Get the latest critical care literature every weekend via the CCR Newsletter - subscribe at criticalcarereviews.com/newsβ¦
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James McManus retweeted
24 Apr 2024
10 best practice tips for radial arterial catheterization.
#POCUS #FOAMed
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James McManus retweeted
11 Apr 2024
Head-to-toe bedside #ultrasound for adults on #ECMO π rdcu.be/dEpOA
π«π« prior to ECMO initiation: echocardiography, indications-contraindications choice of configuration, pre-cannulation findings, LUS
π¨ #POCUS during #ECPR
π₯οΈ procedural guidance: vascular access
π₯οΈ monitoring on VV & VA #ECLS: heart, lung, brain, vessels (US Doppler), enhancing agents
π₯οΈ weaning & post-ECMO
Open #FOAMcc #FOAMus #FOAMecmo #echofirst on @yourICM
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James McManus retweeted
3 Apr 2024
Right heart catheterization in clinical practice: a review of basic physiology and important issues relevant to interpretation.
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#FOAMed #FOAMcc #hemodynamics
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James McManus retweeted
19 Mar 2024
This is a great opportunity to come and work as a senior member of our paediatric team.
A dynamic service, continually delivering excellence. This is your opportunity to support the exciting developments for Paediatrics @CUH_NHS
careers.cuh.nhs.uk/current-vβ¦
@Matt_Rose1 @tpolychr
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James McManus retweeted
7 Mar 2024
Some of team @RoyalPapworth Critical Care Scientists!π«π« great day of networking with our CCS colleagues from across the countryβΊοΈ@J_McManusRPH @KtsKyi @NSHCS @ahcsuk @GSTTnhs
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James McManus retweeted
29 Feb 2024
Interesting new evidence summary for OHCA management from the AHA, specifically looking at post-ROSC interventions.
How many UK centres have the facilities to offer this sort of state-of-the-art management? #postcodelottery
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James McManus retweeted
23 Jan 2024
π¨π¨Two abstracts accepted to #ATS2024 @atscommunity ππ
Both investigating the likely clinical impact of performing just one PFT manoeuvre. In collaboration with two amazing organisations @nddMedical
@patientMpower
Join the debate:
Sunday May 19, 2024 9:15 AM - 4:15 PM
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James McManus retweeted
15 Jan 2024
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James McManus retweeted
7 Jan 2024
In case you were wondering, this what an an elephant mechanical ventilator looks like.
It provides tidal volumes of 25-125 liters
Inspiratory flow rate up to 1,000 lpm
Typical π vent settings:
RR 5 bpm
TV 80 - 100 liters
Itime 5 seconds
PIP 25 - 30 cmH2O
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