Share this postPulmCCMThe Latest in Critical Care, 10/9/23 (Issue #16)Copy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreThe Latest in Critical Care, 10/9/23 (Issue #16)PulmCCMOct 09, 2023∙ Paid17Share this postPulmCCMThe Latest in Critical Care, 10/9/23 (Issue #16)Copy linkFacebookEmailNotesMore3ShareIntensive blood glucose control in the ICU is not helpful (TGC-FAST trial)PulmCCM·April 19, 2024Hyperglycemia is associated with worse outcomes in the ICU (and in medical patients generally), so correcting it must improve outcomes … right? After two studies published in NEJM 2001 and 2006 showed intensive glucose control (to 80-110 g/dL) improved outcomes in adult medical and surgical patients, and thenRead full storyExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for cardiogenic shock after MI (ECLS-SHOCK trial)PulmCCM·April 19, 2024When patients with massive myocardial infarctions develop cardiogenic shock, it’s a terrible sign. Even if they undergo rapid revascularization of the culprit lesion(s) with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent placement, as many as half die within a month. Many of the rest are left with significant disability.Read full storyKeep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to PulmCCM to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.Start trialAlready a paid subscriber? Sign inPreviousNext