ARDS, Respiratory Failure

Arterial lines for shock: harms exceed benefits (EVERDAC trial)

Does this remove yet another brick in the wall of critical care dogma?

Nov 3 •

The Latest in Critical Care: October 13, 2025

EVIDENCE trial post-cardiac arrest; Lateral positioning to prevent postop hypoxemia; European IV fluids guideline; antibiotic prophylaxis for variceal…

Oct 13 •

The Latest in Critical Care: October 6, 2025

Corticosteroids for critical illness; Tirofiban for stroke (ASSET IT); late tPA (HOPE trial); Does BIS monitoring help?; Adamgammadex for NMB reversal

Oct 6 •

The Latest in Critical Care: October 1, 2025

PROMIZING trial, Danger-Shock post hoc, How do you nudge?, Sotanercept benefits, Mortality risk calculators

Oct 1 •

The Latest in Critical Care: September 29, 2025

Continuous vs bolus vasopressors in surgery; Hypothermia for ischemic stroke; stem cells for ARDS; intensive BP control for ICH; more

Sep 29 •

Can Lungpacer® wean your patient off the vent?

What you need to know about the new FDA-approved diaphragm-buzzer

Sep 15 •

Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A 2025 Not-IDSA Guideline

A thoracic society and the IDSA stay on their separate paths

Jul 30 •

"Advanced Practice Respiratory Therapists": coming to your ICU soon?

Probably not for a while, actually

Jul 23 •

UK-ROX Proves the U.K. Rocks, But

Let's see what it proved about oxygen in the ICU

Jul 7 •

Steroids harmed community-acquired pneumonia patients? (REMAP-CAP)

Results contradict the new steroids-for-most critical care paradigm

Jun 2 •

Good To Know: April 24, 2025

Don't get negative about these negative trials, now

Apr 24 •

NEW GUIDELINE: Ultrasound should be used to manage almost all critically ill patients

If you're not using ultrasound, are you meeting the standard of care?

Mar 31 •

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