Recreational Drug Use More Common in Intensive Cardiac Care Than Many Admit Routine drug screening proposed for cardiac ICUs Aug 17, 2023
In Maui, the Need for Medical Resources Continues HHS has deployed mortuary resources, while locals note the need for commonly used meds Aug 17, 2023
A Code Blue While Dressed in Red "He actually had a cardiac arrest right in the middle of a national cardiac conference" Jul 21, 2023 podcast
Treating a Double Trouble Shark Attack One afternoon, two shark bites ... just another day in the life of an emergency doctor Jul 07, 2023
Economical Epoprostenol Good Enough After Major Cardiac Surgery Randomized trial compared two inhaled pulmonary vasodilators Jul 06, 2023
Madonna's ICU Stay May Have Been Due to Sepsis Despite being life-threatening, sepsis can be easy to miss Jun 30, 2023
Video Laryngoscopy Wins for Tracheal Intubation on the First Try DEVICE trial finds higher success rates versus direct laryngoscope in the critically ill Jun 16, 2023
Breathing Support Type Matters for Preventing Extubation Failure in the PICU CPAP, BiPAP, nasal cannula compared with conventional oxygen therapy Jun 05, 2023
Doctors Play 'Never Have I Ever' YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD, on sleeping through a page, placing an IV, and dirty needle sticks May 18, 2023
Botanical Product Reduces Sepsis Mortality in Chinese Trial But path to FDA approval for Xuebijing infusion unlikely with these data alone, say editorialists May 01, 2023
Helmet CPAP Leads Noninvasive Ventilation Therapies for Acute Respiratory Failure Showdown of HFNC and helmet- and face mask-based modalities in meta-analysis Apr 23, 2023
Cerebral Oximetry Not a Lifesaver for Extremely Preterm Infants No significant changes in death or brain injury in NICU patients Apr 19, 2023
COVID and Aspergillus Are Dangerous Bedfellows Attention must be paid to this new, sometimes deadly duo Apr 16, 2023
Blood Donor's Sex Makes No Difference for Survival Only difference seen was higher incidence of MRSA infection in recipients of female donor blood Apr 12, 2023
ECMO Therapy Out of Reach for Multiple Socioeconomic Groups Sex, insurance status, and income all factors in access to advanced critical care therapy Apr 07, 2023
Pediatric ICU Cases Becoming More Complex in Recent Years Larger share now have underlying comorbidity, require feeding tubes or respiratory support Mar 27, 2023
Day in the Life of a Doctor: Treating a Patient With Septic Shock YouTuber and physician Siobhan Deshauer, MD, brings us along for an internal medicine shift Mar 23, 2023
Fatty Acid Tube Feeding May Backfire for Preemie Breathing Disorder Supplemental nutrition did not stave off bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants Mar 22, 2023
4F-PCC No Help in Trauma Patients at Risk of Massive Transfusion Randomized trial shows no significant reduction in 24-hour blood product consumption vs placebo Mar 21, 2023
Post-Op Delirium Linked to Accelerated Cognitive Decline Cognitive trajectory showed consistent pattern for most of 6-year follow-up Mar 20, 2023
Pulse Oximeters Confirmed to Be Biased for Black Kids These patients are prone to get false negatives in hypoxemia Mar 20, 2023
Shortages Persist for Parenteral Nutrition "It's oftentimes hit or miss, and you have to be very nimble" Feb 13, 2023
BEST-II Throws Cold Water on Already-Tepid BP Lowering After Stroke Thrombectomy Trial did not show definite harm, but benefit is unlikely Feb 10, 2023
Enriched ICU Nutrition Strategy Spoiled in Randomized Trial More protein no help for recovery, survival in critical care Jan 30, 2023
Better CPR for Non-Shockable Arrest; PICU Transfusions; PTSD After Child's ICU Stay Roundup of news from the 2023 Critical Care Congress Jan 26, 2023
Unmet Medical Needs Common After ICU Care Study points to "stark mismatch" in care before discharge and after Jan 25, 2023
FDA Panel Backs Weekly Rezafungin for Candidemia, Invasive Candidiasis Efficacy, safety data sufficient to justify "limited use" indication, say panelists Jan 25, 2023
Fasting Before Respiratory Extubation Not Needed, Study Says Randomized trial suggests this common practice doesn't help Jan 23, 2023
Use of Whole Blood for Severe Hemorrhage in the ED Tied to Lower Mortality Improved survival seen at 24 hours, 30 days versus component therapy-based transfusion alone Jan 18, 2023
Damar Hamlin's Cardiac Arrest: A Cardiologist's Perspective Commotio cordis has rarely been described as the result of a tackle in football Jan 03, 2023 video
Consider What Happens When We Don't Care for NICU Parents Here's how hospitals can support parental mental health Dec 23, 2022
Love and Mercy in the ICU Wes Ely, MD, on how we can restore humanity in a traumatizing place Dec 13, 2022 podcast
Not So Fast for NSAID Closure of Heart Defect in Preterm Newborns Trial results favor waiting for patent ductus arteriosus to close on its own Dec 07, 2022
One in Three Patients With Unstable Pelvic Fractures Die, Study Shows Use of advanced hemorrhage control interventions should be standardized to improve outcomes Nov 30, 2022
One in Five May Recall Near-Death Experience After CPR Rhythmic brain waves suggestive of lucid and heightened consciousness, study says Nov 11, 2022
Upfront ECMO Disappoints for Cardiogenic Shock High-cost procedure not yet justified as an early strategy Nov 07, 2022
Mixed Results With Alerts for AKI-Related Medications in Hospital EHR pings improved outcomes in those on PPIs, but lacked general clinical impact Nov 06, 2022
Day in the Life of a Doctor: On Call With My Husband YouTuber and Siobhan Deshauer, MD, and her physician husband help out a hospital in need Nov 03, 2022
Where Will All the Sick Children Go? A surge in viral infections among kids is straining hospital capacity across the country Nov 01, 2022
Haloperidol for ICU Delirium Misses on Hard Endpoints No difference from placebo on composite outcome in randomized trial Oct 27, 2022
