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Sighs: do they help? (SiVent trial); Delaying intubation in intoxicated patients (NICO trial).
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Beta-blockers for septic shock? (STRESS-L), vitamin C for Covid-19, corporate takeover of medicine
Convalescent plasma for severe Covid-19; Cryoprecipitate for massive hemorrhage (CRYOSTAT-2); Aortic balloon occlusion for trauma (UK-REBOA)
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Societies call for SEP-1 elimination; Amikacin for VAP (AMIKINHAL trial); Statins for Covid-19 pneumonia (REMAP-CAP trial)
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ACORN trial (cefepime vs. pip-tazo), Paxlovid for Omicron, MDROs on the rise
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Jon-Emile Kenny’s collected physiology posts are being added here. Check them out. You can also get Jon’s physiology book off the main menu tab at the…
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Do inhaled steroids improve Covid pneumonia? Systemic corticosteroids (such as intravenous dexamethasone) improve outcomes in severe pneumonia due to…
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Can early mobility in the ICU improve cognitive outcomes? Intensive, early mobilization of patients in the ICU seems like it just has to help. Get…
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Pulse oximeters overestimated oxygen saturation in darker-skinned patients with Covid, causing treatment delays. It was a bit of a national and…
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New Covid variant BA.2.86 turns epidemiologists’ heads. It’s highly mutated (35 mutations on the spike protein; as big a change as Omicron relative to…
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High vs. low oxygenation targets in mechanically ventilated patients. Further evidence from the ICONIC trial suggests oxygenation that seems “good…
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New Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome As mentioned here previously, a group of U.S. and European…
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