6 Podcast Episodes
Prof. Kathryn Maitland: "Anaemia & Transfusion: lessons learned from the TRACT trial"
Prof. Kathryn Maitland: "Anaemia & Transfusion: lessons learned from the TRACT trial"
Severe anaemia is common and life-threatening cause of admission in children in sub-Saharan Africa(sSA) ~ 10% will die i... Read more
17 Mar 2020
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48mins
Should we Transfuse the Sick Child in Africa? - Kathryn Maitland
Should we Transfuse the Sick Child in Africa? - Kathryn Maitland
In sub-Saharan Africa, where infectious diseases and nutritional deficiencies are common, severe anaemia is a common ca... Read more
7 Mar 2017
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26mins
Emergency Interventions: The use of Oxygen
Emergency Interventions: The use of Oxygen
Kathryn Maitland describes the challenges faced with oxygen therapy as an emergency intervention in critical illness in ... Read more
12 Feb 2017
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27mins
Kathryn Maitland vs Nick Pigott - Forget Physiology: Cautious Fluids Save Lives
Kathryn Maitland vs Nick Pigott - Forget Physiology: Cautious Fluids Save Lives
Kath Maitland takes the perspective that we should be cautiouswith how we give IV fluids. She argues that the underlying... Read more
3 May 2016
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30mins
Malaria: Can clincial trials help? - Kathryn Maitland
Malaria: Can clincial trials help? - Kathryn Maitland
In 2013, ~500,000 children in sub-Saharan Africa died as a direct result of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, accounting fo... Read more
22 Feb 2016
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24mins
Life Changers - Kathryn Maitland
Life Changers - Kathryn Maitland
Kathryn Maitland is a doctor with a burning passion to transform clinical research across Africa, where she has spent mo... Read more
31 Aug 2015
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26mins