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Potassium supplements to reduce arrhythmias in the ICU: Review

TIGHT K trial tests potassium targets immediately post-CABG

Nov 4 •

Tranexamic acid for GI bleeds: Review

Going retro can be a gas, but not in randomized trials

Aug 30 •

Tranexamic acid no help during hepatic resection

Patients had same transfusion rate + more complications with TXA

Aug 28 •

Higher protein doses no help, possible harm in large randomized trial

With EFFORT Protein, PRECISe puts the strategy in a bad light

Aug 21 •

Dexamethasone reduces mortality from emergency laparotomy by 67%?

That sounds high.

Jul 27 •

High protein supplementation does not seem to help malnourished critically ill patients, either

Post-hoc analysis of EFFORT Protein focuses on malnourished subgroup

Jul 26 •

Do PPIs for stress ulcer prophylaxis cause death in the sickest patients?

2024 meta-analysis revives concerns about PPIs' risks

Jul 7 •

Stress ulcer prophylaxis in the ICU: Review

2024 REVISE trial adds data on benefits, though theoretical risk of harm persists

Jun 22 •

If an ED doc sees cholecystitis on ultrasound, believe them

But if it's absent, get a formal abdominal ultrasound to be sure

May 11 •

Intensivists can now place PEG tubes (PUGs, actually)

New ultrasound-guided approach could reduce ICU stays

Apr 24 •

Proton pump inhibitors did not improve outcomes in ICUs (SUP-ICU trial)

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are widely prescribed to mechanically ventilated patients to prevent gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.

Mar 17, 2019 •

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