Category: Critical Care
Posted: 7/12/2016 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
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LVADs and RV Failure
Sen A, et al. Mechanical circulatory assist devices: a primer for critical care and emergency physicians. Crit Care 2016; 20:153.
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 6/15/2016 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
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Heat Stroke
Gaudio FG, Grissom CK. Cooling methods in heat stroke. J Emerg Med 2016; 50:607-16
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 5/17/2016 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
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Situations Where ECMO Will Likely Fail
Schmidt M, et al. Ten situations in which ECMO is unlikely to be successful. Intensive Care Med 2016; 42:750-752.
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 4/19/2016 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
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Can NIV be Used in ARDS?
Demoule A, et al. Can we prevent intubation in patients with ARDS? Intensive Care Med 2016; 42:768-771.
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 3/22/2016 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
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Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
Fam D, Saposnik G. Critical care management of cerebral venous thrombosis. Curr Opin Crit Care 2016; 22:113-9.
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 2/24/2016 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
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Sepsis-3
Singer M, et al. The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3). JAMA 2016; 315:801-10.
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 1/26/2016 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
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Shock Index
Kristensen AKB, Holler JG, Hallas J, et al. Is shock index a valid predictor of mortality in emergency department patients with hypertension, diabetes, high age, or receipt of beta or calcium channel blockers? Ann Emerg Med 2016; 67:106-13.
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 12/29/2015 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
(Updated: 12/9/2024)
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Acute Chest Syndrome
Cecchini J, Fartoukh M. Sickle cell disease in the ICU. Curr Opin Crit Care 2015; 21:569-75.
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 12/1/2015 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
(Updated: 12/9/2024)
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Mechanical Ventilation for Septic Patients in Resource-Limited Settings
Neto AS, Schultz MJ, Festic E. Ventilatory support of patients with sepsis or septic shock in resource-limited settings. Intensive Care Med 2016:42:100-3.
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 11/3/2015 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
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Pain Management in the Critically Ill Patient
Sigakis MJG, Bittner EA. Ten myths and misconceptions regarding pain management in the ICU. Crit Care Med 2015; 43:2468-2478.
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 9/8/2015 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
(Updated: 12/9/2024)
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Hyperoxia in the Critically Ill
Helmerhorst HJF, et al. Association between arterial hyperoxia and outcomes in subsets of critical illness: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of cohort studies. Crit Care Med 2015; 43:1508-19.
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 8/11/2015 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
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Is It Really ARDS?
Guerin C, et al. The ten diseases that look like ARDS. Intensive Care Med 2015; 41:1099-1102.
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 7/14/2015 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
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Blood Pressure Management in Severe Preeclampsia
Leone M, Einav S. Severe preeclampsia: what's new in intensive care? Intensive Care Med 2015; 41:1343-6.
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 5/26/2015 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
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Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy
Boland TA, et al. Stress-induced cardiomyopathy. Crit Care Med 2015; 43:868-93.
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 4/28/2015 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
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SIRS and Severe Sepsis Screening
Kaukonen KM, Bailey M, Pilcher D, et al. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Criteria in Defining Severe Sepsis. NEJM 2015;372:1629-38.
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 3/31/2015 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
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Mechanical Ventilation in the ED
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 3/3/2015 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
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High-Flow Nasal Cannula for Apneic Oxygenation
Miguel-Montanes R, et al. Use of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy to prevent desaturation during tracheal intubation of intensive care patients with mild-to-moderate hypoxemia. Crit Care Med 2015;43:574-83.
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 2/3/2015 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
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Hypertensive Emergency Pearls
Monnet X, Marik PE. What's new with hypertensive crisis? Intensive Care Med 2015; 41:127-130.
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 1/6/2015 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
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"PQRST" - Capnography in Cardiac Arrest
Heradstveit BE, Heltne JK. PQRST - A unique aide-memoire for capnography interpretation during cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2014; 85:1619-20.
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 12/9/2014 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
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The Critically Ill Patient with Ebola Virus Disease
Fowler RA, et al. Caring for Critically Ill Patients with Ebola Virus Disease. Am J Resp Crit Care Med 2014; 190:733-37.