Reviews

Potassium supplements to reduce arrhythmias in the ICU: Review

TIGHT K trial tests potassium targets immediately post-CABG

Nov 4 •

Does preventing fevers after strokes protect the brain?

And what about fevers in post-cardiac arrest patients?

Oct 30 •

Thrombectomy after large ischemic strokes: worth the risk?

Weighing improved outcomes against intracranial hemorrhage incidence

Oct 23 •

Blood transfusion targets in acute brain injury: Review

Are brain injuries an exception to the "less is more" heuristic in transfusion during critical illness?

Oct 18 •

Does squeezing an arm really hard improve outcomes after cardiac surgery?

Remote ischemic preconditioning tested in multiple randomized trials

Oct 16 •

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 •

Drinking liquids with dysphagia: the plot thickens (sorry)

You may find this study hard to swallow

Sep 28 •

Tranexamic acid for GI bleeds: Review

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

Aug 30 •

Tranexamic acid for prevention of surgical bleeding: Review

The benefits are (mostly) clear. What are the risks?

Aug 29 •

Do thrombolytics improve outcomes in less severe strokes?

TEMPO-2, testing TNK vs antiplatelets, may have decided things

Aug 25 •

Antipsychotics in the ICU: Review

Severely ill patients commonly become confused.

Aug 19 •

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