<ѻý>Smaller Blood Draws Reduce Transfusions in ICU, Trial Suggestsѻý> Randomized trial supports switch for adult ICU blood tests, despite a pandemic dent in the data Jan 24, 2023
<ѻý>Pediatric Respiratory Failure No Better Off With Early High-Flow Oxygenѻý> Randomized trial only applies to toddlers without COVID-19, though Jan 24, 2023
<ѻý>Fasting Before Respiratory Extubation Not Needed, Study Saysѻý> Randomized trial suggests this common practice doesn't help Jan 23, 2023
<ѻý>For Septic Shock, Another Toss-up Between Emphasizing Vasopressors Vs Fluidsѻý> CLOVERS randomized trial weighs in Jan 21, 2023
<ѻý>Use of Whole Blood for Severe Hemorrhage in the ED Tied to Lower Mortalityѻý> Improved survival seen at 24 hours, 30 days versus component therapy-based transfusion alone Jan 18, 2023
<ѻý>Damar Hamlin's Cardiac Arrest: A Cardiologist's Perspectiveѻý> Commotio cordis has rarely been described as the result of a tackle in football Jan 03, 2023 video
<ѻý>Not So Fast for NSAID Closure of Heart Defect in Preterm Newbornsѻý> Trial results favor waiting for patent ductus arteriosus to close on its own Dec 07, 2022
<ѻý>Upfront ECMO Disappoints for Cardiogenic Shockѻý> High-cost procedure not yet justified as an early strategy Nov 07, 2022
<ѻý>Where Will All the Sick Children Go?ѻý> A surge in viral infections among kids is straining hospital capacity across the country Nov 01, 2022
<ѻý>Haloperidol for ICU Delirium Misses on Hard Endpointsѻý> No difference from placebo on composite outcome in randomized trial Oct 27, 2022
<ѻý>ECMO May Come With Mental Health Costsѻý> Use of ECMO for critical illness linked to modestly increased risk of new mental health diagnoses Oct 26, 2022
<ѻý>Beware When Anesthesia in the ICU Runs Afoul of the Lawѻý> Certain procedural sedation practices for the critically ill are technically illegal Oct 26, 2022
<ѻý>Extra Mobilization Doesn't Save Lives, Time in the ICUѻý> Randomized trial may suggest that the "dose" from good usual care is enough Oct 26, 2022
<ѻý>Salt Pills During Diuresis: Acute HF Patients Neither Helped Nor Harmedѻý> Small randomized trial challenges conventional thinking about sodium Oct 05, 2022
<ѻý>Growing Calls to Marry HF Specialists With Cardiac Critical Careѻý> Cardiac ICU staffing issues require a multidisciplinary team approach, some say Oct 02, 2022
<ѻý>Toxicologist From 'The Good Nurse' on Catching a Killerѻý> Steven Marcus, MD, on following through with suspicions and calling out a flawed system Sep 22, 2022
<ѻý>Are Patients Safe Enough in Hospitals?ѻý> Harlan Krumholz, MD, on why recent improvements in patient safety still aren't good enough Aug 12, 2022 video
<ѻý>Newborns of Disabled Mothers Face Birth Risksѻý> Smaller babies, more preterm births observed Aug 08, 2022
<ѻý>Racial Disparities Seen in Preemie Lung Diseaseѻý> Infants of Black mothers face more challenges with bronchopulmonary dysplasia Aug 01, 2022
<ѻý>Blood Viscosity Enters the Equation in COVID Mortalityѻý> Its association with death may be unrelated to inflammation Jul 18, 2022
<ѻý>Defeat for Erythropoietin in Infant Encephalopathyѻý> Tide turns for presumed treatment for neonatal brain dysfunction Jul 13, 2022
<ѻý>Pulse Oximeters Choke Oxygen Delivery to Minorities in ICUѻý> Overestimation of oxygen saturation has real consequences for darker skin patients Jul 11, 2022
<ѻý>More RN Hours Linked With Better Sepsis Outcomesѻý> Facility needs to have enough nurses on staff for such "complex care," researcher warns Jun 01, 2022
<ѻý>Presepsin a 'Robust' Biomarker of Early-Onset Sepsisѻý> Researchers call for trials testing its use in guiding early empirical antibiotic treatment May 31, 2022
<ѻý>In the NICU, High-Flow Oxygen Boosts Intubation Success on First Attemptѻý> Effect of intervention most pronounced in less-experienced operators Apr 27, 2022
<ѻý>'Euthanasia Pivots on Intent:' Physician Witnesses in Husel Trial Speak Outѻý> Physician expert witnesses on either side of the Husel trial dive into case's gray areas Apr 21, 2022 video
<ѻý>'Great' News on Wrong Diagnoses in Pediatric ICUsѻý> Few mistakes seen in multicenter study, though likely an underestimate, researcher says Apr 21, 2022
<ѻý>Bedside Heart Pump Insertion: No Trip to the Cath Lab Necessary?ѻý> Cardiogenic shock patients could stay in the cardiac ICU for IABP placement, group finds Apr 15, 2022
<ѻý>Nafcillin a Safe Option for Late-Onset Sepsis in Preemiesѻý> Guidelines to reduce vancomycin use at an Ohio hospital did not affect mortality rate Apr 05, 2022
<ѻý>Infamous Vitamin C Study May Rely on Fraudulent Dataѻý> Statistician alleges data in study led by Paul Marik, MD, were fabricated Mar 25, 2022
<ѻý>It's Not Over for Aspirin in Moderate COVID-19ѻý> Results more favorable for older people, those with comorbidities Mar 24, 2022
<ѻý>Antiplatelets Don't Get Critically Ill COVID Patients Off Ventilation Soonerѻý> REMAP-CAP trial weighs in on addition of aspirin, P2Y12 inhibitors Mar 22, 2022
<ѻý>Awake Prone Positioning: Which COVID Patients Benefit?ѻý> Meta-analysis supports maneuver to reduce need for intubation in these groups Mar 17, 2022
<ѻý>'Exceptional' ECMO Outcomes in COVID-19 Reflect Early Choicesѻý> When not used for last-ditch salvage, high proportion survive and recover lung function Mar 10, 2022
<ѻý>CMS Sepsis Measurement Under Fireѻý> Measure doesn't work and its re-endorsement process was flawed, critics say Mar 08, 2022
<ѻý>Comatose Cardiac Arrest Survivors Don't Need Brain Misfires Suppressedѻý> Trial finds seizure meds unwarranted for aberrant EEG patterns in the ICU Feb 23, 2022
<ѻý>Cardiac Arrest Patients Don't Necessarily Do Better With Intubationѻý> Debate on prehospital advanced airway management continues Feb 18, 2022
<ѻý>Slammed to the Max: This Hospital Has Hovered at Capacity Since Pandemic Beganѻý> Staffing is at the breaking point, and diversion isn't an option Jan 31, 2022
<ѻý>Controversial Doc Resigns From Medical Schoolѻý> Paul Marik, MD, has been embroiled in legal battle with Virginia hospital Jan 05, 2022