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Inhaled Hydrogen Efficacy on Neurological Outcome Following Brain Ischemia During Post-cardiac Arrest Care

Inhaled molecular hydrogen gas (H2) has been shown to improve outcomes in animal models of cardiac arrest (CA). H2 inhalation is safe and feasible in patients after CA. We investigated whether inhaled H2 would improve outcomes... read more

Tags: COVID-19, OHCA, oxygenation,

Mechanical Ventilation from Pathophysiology to Clinical Evidence

This new book aims to give a comprehensive overview of the current challenges and solution posed to the health care professionals who need to use mechanical ventilation to treat their patients. Mechanical ventilation is a... read more

Tags: book, COVID-19, education, mechanical ventilation, treatment, ventilation,

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Haloperidol vs. Placebo for Delirium Treatment in ICU Patients

We found high probabilities of benefits and low probabilities of harm with haloperidol treatment compared with placebo in acutely admitted, adult ICU patients with delirium for the primary and most secondary outcomes. The... read more

Tags: delirium, ICU, study, treatment,

AHRQ Errors Report was “Outright Unconscionable”

Headlines this winter screamed the bad news: Emergency physicians are literally killing people! “As many as 250,000 people die every year because they are misdiagnosed in the emergency room, with doctors failing to... read more

Tags: AHRF, pneumonia, sepsis, stroke,

Tube Thoracostomy in Emergency Department

Using trauma video review we identified significant procedural variability in emergency department tube thoracostomy, mainly that hemodynamic abnormality led to lower proficiency scores and increased malpositioning. Efforts... read more

Tags: hemodynamics, study, thoracostomy, trauma,

Prehospital IV Fluid Management in Severely Injured Trauma Patients

Weak, primarily observational evidence suggests that standard fluid resuscitation has no significant mortality benefit over restricting/withholding IV fluids in the context of severe/hypotensive trauma. This review adds evidence... read more

Tags: fluid therapy, hypotension, resuscitation, study, trauma,

Emergency Department Crowding Impact on Lung Protective Ventilation

Obtaining definitive control of the airway, when indicated, is the responsibility of the emergency medicine physician. Traditionally patients were managed on the ventilator with lung volumes of 10 – 15 ml/kg. However, that... read more

Tags: airway, Airway Management, ARDS, ICU, study, ventilation, VILI,

Diastolic Shock Index and Septic Shock Outcome

Early recognition and resuscitation of patients in septic shock are critical skills for an emergency medicine physician. Many clinical decision-making tools have been developed and validated in their use to identify and define... read more

Tags: atrial fibrillation, research, resuscitation, sepsis, septic shock, SIRS, SOFA,

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Troponins for SVT Set the Stage for Patient Harm

Many laboratory tests are routinely ordered for reassurance. We almost always order a hemoglobin and pregnancy test when a patient has syncope, despite knowing the vast majority will be normal. These tests are accurate and... read more

Tags: Hemoglobin, study, treatment, troponin,

Postextubation Complications vs. Positive-Pressure Suctioning Techniques

Currently available studies that compared post-extubation complications in subjects managed with the positive-pressure and suctioning techniques were summarized. Further high-quality studies with a robust study design and... read more

Tags: anesthesia, COVID-19, extubation, ICU, PEEP, pneumonia, study,

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Advances in Diagnostic Tools and Disease Management

Divided into thirteen chapters, this book provides a wealth of research-oriented findings and practical guidance, ranging from the definition, epidemiology and pathophysiology, to the diagnosis and management of the disease.... read more

Tags: ARDS, book, education, hypoxemia, mechanical ventilation, pulmonary edema, ventilation,

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Emergency vs. Delayed Catheterization in Survivors of OHCA

In this randomized clinical trial, for patients who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) without ST-segment elevation on ECG, a strategy of emergency CAG was not better than a strategy of delayed CAG with respect... read more

Tags: catheterization, ECG, OHCA, study,

MACE in Acute Exacerbation of COPD – Troponin I – A Dramatic Predictor

The burden of COPD is rising due to continued exposure to risk factors that trigger lung inflammation and repeated secondary infections thereby contributing to the third leading cause of death globally. More COPD deaths are... read more

Tags: biomarkers, book, COPD, education, troponin,

Hemodynamic Monitoring in the ICU

This book describes the pathophysiological significance of the hemodynamic monitoring parameters available to the clinician and their role in providing reliable and reproducible information on the cardiocirculatory status... read more

Tags: book, education, hemodynamics, ICU, monitoring,

High-risk Pulmonary Embolism in the ICU

According to the European guidelines, high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) is defined as PE associated with hemodynamic instability, including sustained hypotension, cardiogenic shock and/or cardiac arrest. High-risk PE is the... read more

Tags: guidelines, hemodynamics, ICU, oxygenation, pulmonary embolism, troponin, vasopressors,

LATEST CRITICAL CARE PODCASTS

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:

Non Invasive Ventilation in the ICU
Many of the benefits of NIV are similar to those seen with ventilation with the blue plastic tube through the vocal cords. The big advantage of course is that you get all the positives but avoid the blue plastic tube through the cords and all the hassle and complications that come with that. Listen to podcast

ICU Primary Snippet - Brain Stem Reflexes
In this episode, Dr Mike Clifford explains the pathways for corneal, pupillary light, oculomotor and gag reflexes. Listen to podcast

CAPECOD (Steroids for CAP)
In this episode we discuss CAPECOD or "Hydrocortisone in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia" by Dequin et al published NEJM 2023. No second article because this was an important trial which has a lot of messy history that we review, including the ESCAPe trial published last year, before we start our discussion. Listen to podcast

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CRITICAL CARE UPCOMING EVENTS

PICU NICU 2023
Mar. 30, 2023 - Bern, Switzerland

Guided by a great faculty, we will take a tour of essential topics in neonatal and pediatric critical care medicine over the two and a half days.

Mayo Clinic Critical Care Review for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant 2023
Mar. 31, 2023 - Jacksonville, FL

The course is comprised of lecture-based sessions covering essential acute care topics such as vasoactive support, ECMO, secondary trauma assessment, intracranial pressure, anticoagulant reversal, acute liver failure, toxicology, and more.

PEM 2023
Mar. 31, 2023 - Online

Whether you want to brush up on your pediatric emergency medicine skills or you want to take your dual-boarded training to the next level, the Advanced Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assembly offers a wide range of valuable content.

Management of severe community acquired pneumonia - ERS guidelines
Apr. 04, 2023 - Online

There are no specific guidelines on severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), the most lethal form of CAP. These guidelines will be published next March in the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) and Intensive Care Medicine.

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Influenza: The Hundred-Year Hunt to Cure the Deadliest Disease in History

A veteran ER doctor explores the troubling, terrifying, and complex history and present-day research of the flu virus, from the origins of the Great Flu that killed millions, to vexing questions such as: are we prepared for...

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