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Liberation from Invasive Mechanical Ventilation with Continued Receipt of Vasopressor Infusions

 

Liberation from Invasive Mechanical Ventilation with Continued Receipt of Vasopressor Infusions

Weaning protocols for discontinuation of invasive mechanical ventilation often mandate resolution of shock. Whether extubation while receiving vasopressors is associated with harm is uncertain. To examine whether extubation... read more

 
 
ICU Quick Drug Guide

 

ICU Quick Drug Guide

Offering essential, evidence-based practice guidelines specifically for the critical care setting, ICU Quick Drug Guide contains up-to-date information in a quick-access format. This portable handbook provides fast, accurate... read more

 

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COVID-19 Mortality Prediction Model

 

COVID-19 Mortality Prediction Model

While there have been extensive analyses characterizing cellular and humoral responses across the severity spectrum in COVID-19, predictors of outcomes within severe COVID-19 remain to be comprehensively elucidated. Recently,... read more

 
 
Postoperative Critical Care for Adult Cardiac Surgical Patients

 

Postoperative Critical Care for Adult Cardiac Surgical Patients

This text reviews the postoperative management of patients who have undergone cardiac surgical procedures, some of the most common and most complicated forms of surgery. These patients and their management are characterized... read more

 
 
COVID-19 Vaccine: Safety and Efficacy

 

COVID-19 Vaccine: Safety and Efficacy

Two doses of SCB-2019 vaccine plus CpG and alum provides notable protection against the entire severity spectrum of COVID-19 caused by circulating SAR-CoV-2 viruses, including the predominating delta variant. This ongoing... read more

 
 
Equipotent Ratios for the Most Common Vasopressors

 

Equipotent Ratios for the Most Common Vasopressors

Calculating equipotent doses between vasopressor agents is necessary in clinical practice and research pertaining to the management of shock. This scoping review summarizes conversion ratios between vasopressors and provides... read more

 
 
The Reemergence of Ketamine for Treatment in Critically Ill Adults

 

The Reemergence of Ketamine for Treatment in Critically Ill Adults

Ketamine has suggested potential benefit in several disease states impacting critically ill patients including pain, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, status epilepticus, and acute agitation. Further supporting evidence is needed... read more

 
 
Handbook of Drugs in Intensive Care: An A-Z Guide

 

Handbook of Drugs in Intensive Care: An A-Z Guide

Now in its sixth edition, the Handbook of Drugs in Intensive Care is the essential guide to using drugs safely and effectively in the intensive care setting. The book is split into two sections: an A-Z guide to the drugs... read more

 
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Assessment of Patiromer Monotherapy for Hyperkalemia in an Acute Care Setting

 

Assessment of Patiromer Monotherapy for Hyperkalemia in an Acute Care Setting

In this cohort study of patients with acute, non–life-threatening hyperkalemia, a single dose of patiromer was associated with a significant decrease in serum potassium levels and a low incidence of hypokalemia. These findings... read more

 
 
Noninvasive Ventilation in Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Critical Care

 

Noninvasive Ventilation in Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Critical Care

This book is an introduction to a comprehensive analysis of recent advances and clinical research in noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. The objective of the book is to... read more

 
 
Critical COVID-19 Pneumonia Determinants

 

Critical COVID-19 Pneumonia Determinants

SARS-CoV-2 infection is benign in most individuals but, in approx. 10% of cases, it triggers hypoxemic COVID-19 pneumonia, which becomes critical in ˜3% of cases. The ensuing risk of death (˜1%) doubles every five years... read more

 
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The Ongoing Saga of Normal Saline vs. Balanced Fluids

 

The Ongoing Saga of Normal Saline vs. Balanced Fluids

I have discussed the ongoing battle between normal saline and ‘balanced fluids’ many times in the past. First, there was the SPLIT trial, a double blind cluster RCT of 2200 ICU patients that showed no difference between... read more

 
 
Workbook on Hemodynamic Management

 

Workbook on Hemodynamic Management

This workbook focuses on hemodynamics management. Hemodynamic management should be aimed at minimizing the ischemic injury. Cerebral ischemia impairs the brain’s ability to autoregulate its circulation through vasoconstriction... read more

 
 
Guidelines on Temperature Control After Cardiac Arrest in Adults

 

Guidelines on Temperature Control After Cardiac Arrest in Adults

The aim of these guidelines is to provide evidence‑based guidance for temperature control in adults who are coma‑tose after resuscitation from either in-hospital or out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, regardless of the underlying... read more

 
 
Treating Hypoxia in Discharged COVID-19 Patients

 

Treating Hypoxia in Discharged COVID-19 Patients

The ICU technique of placing a hypoxic patient in a prone position is being widely used to care for COVID-19 patients in respiratory distress to improve oxygenation and possibly to avoid intubation. The COVID-19 pandemic... read more

 
 
Prolonged Blood Storage and Risk of Posttransfusion AKI

 

Prolonged Blood Storage and Risk of Posttransfusion AKI

In a population of patients without severely impaired baseline renal function receiving fewer than 10 erythrocyte units, duration of blood storage had no effect on the incidence of posttransfusion acute kidney injury (AKI).... read more

 
 
Coupled Plasma Filtration and Adsorption for Septic Shock Treatment

 

Coupled Plasma Filtration and Adsorption for Septic Shock Treatment

Early deaths are likely related to the ongoing CPFA treatment, for reasons that if identified could allow some deaths to be prevented. We hypothesize a connection to hemodynamic instability consequent on renal replacement... read more

 
 
Fluid Balance and Ventilator-Associated Events Among Patients Admitted to ICUs in China

 

Fluid Balance and Ventilator-Associated Events Among Patients Admitted to ICUs in China

There was nonlinear relationship between fluid balance and all three tiers of ventilator-associated event, with an fluid balance between –1 and 0 L corresponding to the lowest risk. Positive but not negative fluid balance... read more

 
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Every week we scour the web to bring you the latest podcast episodes related to ICU and Critical Care Medicine. Here are the latest podcasts:

The hyperkalemia article we’ve all been waiting for
Everybody dislikes using sodium polystyrene sulfate due to its potential for rare but serious side effects like intestinal necrosis. But newer agents for removing excess potassium from the body have limited data in patients with hyperkalemia in acute settings like the hospital. Listen to podcast

When Should We Consider Restarting Anticoagulation in DVT, PE and Afib Patients? What Should I Tell the Family To Be on the Look-Out for Once They Are Discharged?
Restarting anticoagulation after ICH is a challenge for even the most experienced clinicians. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn from two nationally recognized experts in stroke and endovascular medicine. Listen to podcast

Whole Blood & Modern Hemostatic Resuscitation Strategies with Dr. Bryan A. Cotton
In this, our 50th episode, we are in Austin, TX, for the Annual EAST Scientific Meeting where we are joined by Dr. Bryan A. Cotton who shares his expertise and knowledge regarding the use of whole blood (WB) in trauma patients. Listen to podcast

MICHELLE Trial - Rivaroxaban in COVID-19
Rivaroxaban versus no anticoagulation for post-discharge thromboprophylaxis after hospitalisation for COVID-19 (MICHELLE): an open-label, multicentre, randomised, controlled trial. Listen to podcast

What happens if you add fentanyl to ketamine+rocuronium for RSI?
In this episode, I'll discuss what happens if you add fentanyl to ketamine+rocuronium for rapid sequence intubation? Listen to podcast

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