Sitemap - 2014 - PulmCCM
Ischemic stroke: Interventional treatment + alteplase = new standard of care? (MR CLEAN)
Age-adjusted D-dimer to rule out PE: coming of age?
Medicare bucks advisers, will pay for lung cancer screening
ICU Physiology in 1000 Words: In Defense of the Central Venous Pressure
Life after sepsis protocols: What now? (You decide.)
Safe to stop inhaled steroids in COPD (and start more expensive drugs)?
FDA approves pirfenidone (Esbriet) and nintedanib (Ofev) for IPF
ICU Physiology in 1,000 Words: Stroke Volume Variation and the Concept of Dose-Response
Total parenteral nutrition vs enteral nutrition: no difference in critically ill? (CALORIES trial)
Transfusion for hemoglobin above 7 g/dL: no benefit in septic shock (TRISS Trial)
Are traditional protocols for goal directed therapy for sepsis dead? (ARISE trial)
PulmCCM Journal Publishes First Issue
All the best in PulmCCM (Roundup #6)
New 2014 Pulmonary Hypertension guidelines released
ICU Physiology in 1000 Words: The Hemodynamics of Prone
Which cancer patients need prophylaxis for DVT and pulmonary embolism?
What are Ventilator-Associated Events (and why should you care)?
Inspiratory collapse of the inferior vena cava: What is it telling us?
Prone positioning reduces ARDS mortality by 26%: meta-analysis
Using bronchoalveolar lavage to evaluate ILD
Azithromycin for COPD exacerbations: Clinical Update
CPAP better than oxygen for obstructive sleep apnea
Tenecteplase for submassive PE: more conflicting evidence (TOPCOAT)
N-acetylcysteine: no benefit in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Pirfenidone prolongs survival, preserves lung function in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (ASCEND)
Medicare bucks USPSTF, denies coverage for lung cancer screening
How to provide nutrition for critically ill patients (Review)
Red blood cell transfusions increase hospital-acquired infections (meta-analysis)
FDA approves implantable tongue-buzzer for obstructive sleep apnea treatment
N-acetylcysteine for COPD: another trial shows benefit (PANTHEON)
Diaphragmatic ultrasound could predict extubation success
Thrombolytics (tPA) improve intermediate risk PE outcomes, with a few head bleeds (PEITHO Trial)
Steroids did not improve outcomes in severe COPD exacerbations (RCT)
Albumin for severe sepsis and septic shock: More confusing findings (ALBIOS Trial)
Catheter directed thrombolysis for submassive PE: better than heparin? (RCT)
FDA warns against doripenem (Doribax) for ventilator-associated pneumonia
No benefit from higher mean arterial pressure in most with septic shock
Early goal directed therapy does not improve outcomes in septic shock (ProCESS)
Beta blockers safe for most patients with asthma or COPD?
Massive Transfusion, Bleeding and Coagulation Disorders in the ICU (Review)
Community Acquired Pneumonia (Review)
Resuscitation Fluids in Critical Illness (Review)
Bloggers correct the New England Journal on ICU decontamination article
Critical Care Roundup: Issue #1
Epitaph for nitric oxide for ARDS
Sublobar resections as good as lobectomy for stage IA GGO lung cancer?
PulmCCM Journal Launches: Your Submissions Welcome
Tight glycemic control in critically ill kids: benefits, risks still unclear
Vitamin D: no relationship to COPD exacerbations
Sedation and Analgesia in the Critically Ill (Review)
Can pulmonologists do their own on-site cytopathology during bronchoscopy?
Spiriva and heart attack risk: new safety kerfuffle
CCUS 2014: 7th Annual Critical Care Ultrasound Symposium
Choosing Wisely's five top "no-no's" in critical care
US Gov't pronounces lung cancer screening the standard of care
Antibiotics don't improve cough in acute bronchitis
Macitentan for IPF falls short in MUSIC trial
Implantable tongue-buzzer improves obstructive sleep apnea by 70%
Cognitive impairment after critical illness as bad as Alzheimer's
Hypothermia might harm, not help, in bacterial meningitis
Brain death equals death: says who?
Acute Liver Failure: Causes & Initial Management (Part 1 of 2)