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Biggest AMR dilemma: to give, or not to give antibiotics?

Sepsis (a dysregulated reaction of the body to infection with 50 million cases per year) must be treated with antibiotics as soon as it is suspected — ideally, within the first hour. Antibiotics are thus easily administered... read more

Tags: antibiotics, infection, sepsis, treatment,

Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia in the Intensive Care Setting

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a serious iatrogenic complication of heparin treatments. The diagnosis of HIT is difficult in the intensive care setting because thrombocytopenia is a frequent and multifactorial... read more

Tags: book, diagnosis, education, ICU, thrombocytopenia,

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Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of Therapeutic-Dose Heparin in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19

Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of therapeutic-dose heparin in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 produced conflicting results, possibly due to heterogeneity of treatment effect (HTE) across individuals. Better understanding... read more

Tags: COVID-19, heparin, ICU, study, treatment, trial,

Predicting Deterioration of Sepsis Patients Using Continuous HVR Analysis

We showed that continuous electrocardiograms (ECG) recordings can be automatically analyzed and used to extract heart rate variability (HRV) features associated with clinical deterioration in sepsis. The predictive accuracy... read more

Tags: analysis, ECG, HRV, ICU, sepsis, SOFA, study,

Cardiovascular Complications of COVID-19: Acute and Long-Term Impacts

This book is the first comprehensive approach on COVID-19 cardiac complications, both during the acute phase as well as in the long-COVID period. It provides an up-to-date and highly illustrated summary of the biology of... read more

Tags: book, cardiology, COVID-19, treatment,

Half of Healthcare Workers with COVID-19 Showed Up For Work

About 50% of healthcare workers with symptomatic COVID-19 showed up for work, indicating concern over high workload burden for coworkers and personal responsibility. The findings were published in Infection Control &... read more

Tags: COVID-19, ethics, study,

Atrial Fibrillation and Ischemic Stroke Patients While on Oral Anticoagulation

Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (AF) and ischemic stroke while on oral anticoagulation are at increased risk of recurrent ischemic stroke and death. These patients currently have an unmet medical need. Individual participant... read more

Tags: anticoagulation, atrial fibrillation, coagulation, ischemia, stroke, thrombosis,

Family Centered Care At The EOL in the ICU

In the context of end-of-life (EOL) care in the intensive care unit (ICU), recent research has often focussed on patients’ families. Studies have shown the importance of communication between ICU clinicians and families,... read more

Tags: communication, EOL, family, ICU, study,

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Differential Diagnosis and Cause-specific Treatment During OHCA

The cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guidelines recommend identifying and correcting the underlying reversible causes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). However, it is uncertain how often these causes can be identified... read more

Tags: diagnosis, guidelines, OHCA, treatment,

Duration of Device-Based Fever Prevention After Cardiac Arrest

While fever prevention for 72 hours after cardiac arrest has been endorsed by international guidelines since 2005, there is a lack of randomized control trial (RCT) generated data supporting this after the initial 24 hours... read more

Tags: OHCA, resuscitation, trial,

Acute Ischemic Stroke: Recent Advances in Reperfusion Treatment

Stroke is a major clinical challenge. The authors note that during the last 5–7 years, tremendous progress was achieved in the reperfusion treatment of acute ischemic stroke during its first few hours from symptom onset.... read more

Tags: atherosclerosis, hypertension, ischemia, stroke, thrombolytics, treatment, VTE,

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Sepsis Management in Resource-limited Settings

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. It constitutes a unique source of knowledge and guidance for all healthcare workers who care for patients with sepsis and septic shock in resource-limited settings. More... read more

Tags: book, infection, resources, sepsis, septic shock,

Combination Treatment of Persistent COVID-19 in Immunocompromised Patients

Little data exists to guide the treatment of persistent COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients. We have employed a unique protocol combining tixegavimab/cilgavimab, and short-term combination antivirals including remdesivir.... read more

Tags: antiviral, COVID-19, treatment,

The Ketamine Drive-Through

Patients who present with unexplained urinary tract symptoms or laboratory abnormalities on tests for liver injury should be asked about exposure to ketamine. Patients who chronically use ketamine should also be screened... read more

Tags: acute kidney injury, COVID-19, ketamine, kidney failure, nephrology,

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:

How To Dose Methylene Blue For the Treatment of Acquired Methemoglobinemia
In this episode, I’ll discuss the dose of methylene blue for the treatment of acquired methemoglobinemia. Listen to podcast

Which patients respond best to Angiotensin II?
This week, I wanted to do an "Episode Revisit" about the use of Angiotensin II (ATII) or Giapreza. I first talked about ATII back in Episodes 26 and 27- going over the ATHOS-3 trial, my own personal experiences with using it, and then talked a bit about some controversial aspects like thrombosis, infection rates, and its effects on patients with COVID. Listen to podcast

Responding to Agitation in the ICU
How do we avoid and even discontinue sedation while keeping lines and tubes intact? What role do restraints play in agitation and trauma for patients? Are soft wrist restraints our best and only options? Listen to podcast

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CRITICAL CARE UPCOMING EVENTS

High Performance Resuscitation Teams
Apr. 13, 2023 - Minneapolis, MN

This course will review critical concepts and operationalize implementation practices for High Performance Resuscitation Teams. Attendees will explore how team members acquire, process and make information actionable, including strategies for effective communication, collaboration and cooperation.

11th EuroELSO Congress 2023
Apr. 23, 2023 - Lisbon, Portugal

The EuroELSO steering committee are delighted to invite you to join us at the next EuroELSO meeting in Lisbon 26-29 April 2023. The Lisbon meeting will offer a full scientific program covering all aspects of the deployment of ECLS in the adult and pediatric spheres.

WADEM 2023 - Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine
May. 09, 2023 - Killarney, Ireland

Please join WADEM in beautiful Killarney, as we host our first in-person Congress in four years! The theme is “Complexity and Continuity: Caring, Coping, and Overcoming in an Increasingly Challenging World.”

EPNV 2023 - 16th European Conference on Pediatric and Neonatal Mechanical Ventilation
May. 10, 2023 - Montreux, Switzerland

The 16th European Conference on Pediatric and Neonatal Mechanical Ventilation (EPNV) will be organized this year as a Joint Meeting with the 6th European Conference on Pediatric and Neonatal Cardiac Intensive Care (EPNCIC) again in Montreux (Switzerland), which will continue to provide the unique and ideal environment for our meeting.

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NEW CRITICAL CARE JOBS

Critical Care Physician
Illinois
An established Pulmonary and Critical Care service line in southern Illinois is in search of a Critical Care Physician. This is an employed position located within a drivable distance of St. Louis, Chicago, Evansville, Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville, & Memphis.

Intensivist - Cardiology
Long Island, New York
Northwell Health is seeking a Cardiology Intensivist at North Shore University Hospital. The ideal candidate will be BC/BE in cardiology, with dedicated fellowship training in cardiovascular critical care.

Critical Care Intensivist
Trinity, Florida
ICC (Intensive Care Consortium) is looking for critical care trained and board certified (or eligible if within 5 years of training) physicians to join our staff at HCA Florida Trinity Hospital in Trinity, FL.

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FEATURED CRITICAL CARE BOOKS

Clinical Companion in Nephrology

The second edition of this educational book provides an updated resource on how best to discuss and manage acute and chronic presentations of renal diseases. All chapters have been reviewed and updated to reflect changes...

Clinical Examination Skills in the Adult Critically Ill Patient

This well-illustrated book provides detailed guidance on all aspects of physical examination in patients requiring emergency or intensive care. After an introductory section covering basic principles and the recognition of...

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