Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast Episode 313: Reflections on Residency and Social Media with Alexis Motz Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 10 seconds 00:00 / Subscribe Share Source link
The journey through intensive care can be a harrowing experience for patients and their families. While the primary focus of intensive care units is to address life-threatening illnesses and stabilise patients, a significant and sometimes overlooked aspect is the aftermath of that care. Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) refers to the range of physical, cognitive, and…
It has been an exciting time in neurocritical care. We haven’t been able to post in a while but Casey and I will bring you up to speed. So, buckle up-we’ll do a quick literature recap from 2023-2025. First up, Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) updates from 2023-2024: Thrombectomy: Over the past few years, there have been…
The American Thoracic Society has just released a new guideline on CAP. It’s also been a while since I last updated the IBCC chapter on CAP (10/22), so I’m revising the chapter and incorporating the new guidelines. Here are some of my thoughts on the latest developments in severe CAP. ATS and IDSA are… breaking…
The Paper Look Me in the Face and Tell Me That I Needed to Be Transferred: Defining the Criteria for Transferring Patients with Isolated Facial Injuries [10.1097/TA.0000000000004651] Bellal Joseph, MD FACS Dr. Bellal Joseph is the Martin Gluck Endowed Professor of Surgery, Professor of Neurosurgery, Chief of General Surgery and Chief Division of Trauma,…
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast Episode 312: The Society for Education in Anesthesia (SEA) with Drs. Cladis, Kingeter and Marroquin Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 10 seconds 00:00 / Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window |…
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast Episode 311: Perioperative Management of AICDs and Pacemakers with Mark Nelson Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 10 seconds 00:00 / Subscribe Share Source link
Randomised Controlled Trials A Multinational Randomized Trial of Mega-Dose Esomeprazole As Anti-Inflammatory Agent in Sepsis Critical Care Medicine A pilot multicenter randomized controlled trial on individualized blood pressure targets versus standard care among critically ill patients with shock Journal of Intensive Care A randomised, controlled, feasibility trial comparing vasopressors infused via peripheral cannula versus central…
Randomised Controlled Trials A non-inferiority randomised controlled trial of a Shorter Acetylcysteine Regimen for Paracetamol Overdose – the SARPO trial. Journal of Hepatology Association of central capillary refill time with mortality in adult trauma patients: a secondary analysis of the crash-2 randomised controlled trial data Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine Dorsal Digital…
What was it? Multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial (TESTS), evaluating whether thymosin α1, animmunomodulatory drug, reduces 28-day all-cause mortality in adults with sepsis, conducted across 22 centresin China from September 2016 to December 2020. The Devil in the details! 1,106 adults (18–85 years) with sepsis per Sepsis-3 criteria, randomised 1:1 to thymosin α1 (n=552) or placebo (n=554), with 1,089 included in modified intention-to-treat analysis (thymosin α1: n=542, placebo: n=547). Subcut thymosin α1 (1.6 mg) vs placebo ‘lyophilised saline’ twice daily for 7 days (unless discontinued due to either discharge from…