Physiology

Albumin as resuscitation fluid for septic shock: Review

ABC-SEPSIS trial adds to aging body of evidence

Oct 14 •

Does midodrine help patients wean off vasopressors?

Checking the evidence for the increasingly common practice

Oct 7 •

How many hours a day should home oxygen be worn?

15 hours, or all day?: REDOX trial provides guidance

Sep 22 •

ICU Physiology in 1000 Words: The Venous Excess Ultrasound Score Is Not the Mean Systemic Pressure

Sep 4 •

Jon-Emile S. Kenny

Amino acid infusion for protection from acute kidney injury

PROTECTION trial tests the therapy in cardiac surgery patients

Jun 29 •

Beta-blockers for septic shock (STRESS-L trial)

Septic shock deranges multiple complex signaling systems in the body.

Nov 26, 2023 •

ICU Physiology in 1000 Words: The Right Atrial Pressure Does Not Determine Cardiac Output – Part 2

Nov 18, 2023 •

Jon-Emile S. Kenny

ICU Physiology in 1000 Words: The Right Atrial Pressure Does Not Determine Cardiac Output – Part 1

Nov 11, 2023 •

Jon-Emile S. Kenny

What's the ideal blood pressure target after ischemic stroke?

Blood pressure often rises during acute ischemic strokes, in what is widely considered a natural protective mechanism: increased blood pressure pushes…

Sep 21, 2023 •

Restrictive vs liberal fluid resuscitation in sepsis (CLOVERS trial)

Fluid resuscitation and vasopressors are both usually needed in septic shock, but the ideal volume of fluid to infuse before starting vasopressors has…

May 17, 2023 •

Balanced Crystalloids Probably Reduce Mortality in the Critically-Ill

Mar 7, 2022 •

Jon-Emile S. Kenny

ICU Physiology in 1000 Words: Phenylephrine Pushes & Stroke Volume

Nov 11, 2021 •

Jon-Emile S. Kenny

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