ICU Ed and Todd-Cast – Details, episodes & analysis

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We start our Critical Care Reviews Down Under coverage with RSI talking with the first author of the "Ketamine versus Etomidate for Adults Receiving Emergency Endotrachael Intubation", Jonathan Casey! We will pick up the rest of our CCR Down Under Coverage after the holiday break!

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Episode 79! We talk all about perfusion with arterial lines in EVERDAC and personalized resuscitation with ANDROMEDA SHOCK 2! 

EVERDAC: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41159885/

EVERDAC (NEJM): https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2502136

ANDROMEDA SHOCK 2: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41159835/

ANDROMEDA SHOCK 2(JAMA): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2840823

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Episode 70! In this episode we have a special guest, Wes Ely, join us to talk about A2B or "Dexmedetomidine- or Clonidine-Based Sedation Compared With Propofol in Critically Ill Patients" by Walsh et al published in JAMA May of 2025. A long discussion but a good one, don't miss this one!

Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40388916/

JAMA: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2834276

Editorial: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2834277

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Episode 69! We start talking about the articles from the CCR25 conference with RESCUE-3 or "Temporary Transvenous Diaphragm Neurostimulation for Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation" published in AJRCCM by Dres et al and PROMIZING or "Proportional-Assist Ventilation for Minimizing the Duration of Mechanical Ventilation" by Bosma et al in NEJM.

RESCUE-3 (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40498082/

PROMIZING (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40513024/

PROMIZING (NEJM): https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2505708

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Episode 68! Today we talk about modes of mechanical ventilation with the first author Dr. Kevin Seitz. This was published in CHEST April of 2025 as "Effect of Ventilator Mode on Ventilator-Free Days in Critically Ill Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial".

Disclaimer, this is stated in the episode but Todd and I are authors on this paper. Please keep that in mind as you enjoy the episode!

Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40189043/

CHEST: https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(25)00417-9/fulltext

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Episode 67! Today we do a quick overview of the presentations from the Critical Care Reviews 2025 (CCR25) Conference!

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Episode 66! Today we talk about Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease with one of our favorite hematologists, Benjamin Tillman! We base our discussion around the TASC trial or "Comparison of Prophylactic and Therapeutic Doses of Anticoagulation for Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease" published by Dessap et al in AJRCCM April of 2025.

Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40209087/

AJRCCM: https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/rccm.202409-1727OC

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Episode 65! Though this is during ATS, this episode was pre-recorded so you will get some reactions to the conference in the coming episodes. Instead we have a short episode where we talk about risk factors for stress ulcers and transfusion threshold in upper GI bleeding!

Risk factors: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40315134/
Transfusion threshold: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23281973/
Transfusion threshold (NEJM): https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1211801

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Episode 64! We talk more about steroids in severe community acquired pneumonia with "Effect of hydrocortisone on mortality in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia : The REMAP-CAP Corticosteroid Domain Randomized Clinical Trial" published in Intensive Care Medicine April of 2025.

Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40261382/

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Episode 63! We talk about intermediate risk PE in "Large-Bore Mechanical Thrombectomy Versus Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis in the Management of Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism" by Jaber et al published in Circulation in February 2025. Then we talk about "Fibrinolysis for patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism" by Meter et al in NEJM 2014.

PEERLESS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39470698/
PEITHO: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24716681/
PE Meta-analysis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24938564/

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