Mechanical Ventilation, O2

Pulse oximeters did not overstate oxygenation in any ethnicity (EquiOx study)

The largest prospective study in critically ill adults yields surprising results

Jan 14 • PulmCCM

Can driving pressure-guided ventilation improve outcomes? (REVIEW)

Largest-ever DESIGNATION trial enrolls abdominal surgery patients (not ARDS)

Dec 29, 2025 • PulmCCM

The Year in Critical Care: Mechanical Ventilation and ARDS

Part 4 of the 2025 year-end roundup

Dec 26, 2025 • PulmCCM

Can new smart vents beat intensivists in the MICU? (ACTIVE trial)

A large RCT tests closed loop adaptive support ventilation in critical illness

Dec 22, 2025 • PulmCCM

The STAMINA trial was ironically named, it turns out

The STAMINA trial enrolled patients in Brazil with severe pneumonia and acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (aka ARDS), randomizing them to a dynamic…

Dec 21, 2025 • PulmCCM

Does video laryngoscopy beat DL for intubations in the OR?

And how to preserve direct laryngoscopy skills in the video era

Nov 20, 2025 • PulmCCM

What prevents antibiotic resistance? Antibiotics

SuDDICU trial paves the way for antibiotic decontamination in ICUs

Nov 5, 2025 • PulmCCM

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

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

Nov 3, 2025 • PulmCCM

The Real-World Boards: Question #17

Intubating a 54-year-old woman with respiratory failure and a borderline pre-induction BP

Oct 31, 2025 • PulmCCM

The Latest in Critical Care: October 29, 2025

PROTECT trial for VAP prophylaxis; Vitamin D to prevent AKI; Determinants of ECPR outcomes; MIND trial for surgery on ICH.

Oct 29, 2025 • PulmCCM

The Latest in Critical Care: October 27, 2025

Do interventional pulmonologist fellows steal cases? STAMINA trial. Music in the ICU.

Oct 27, 2025 • PulmCCM

The Real-World Boards: Question #16

An elderly man has abrupt respiratory distress after a stroke

Oct 24, 2025 • PulmCCM

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