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Critical Care Alert: A Systematic Review of VA-ECMO in Massive Pulmonary Embolism-Related Cardiac Arrest

5/2/2021 Mustafa Rasheed, MD , Heather Farthing, MD, MPH , Brian Sumner, MD

The data and support for veno-arterial ECMO for cardiac arrest after massive pulmonary embolism is still lacking, but if your institution has the resource, this systematic review shows it may be worth

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Critical Care Alert: The Benefit of Adding Lidocaine to Ketamine During Rapid Sequence Endotracheal Intubation in Patients with Septic Shock

5/2/2021 Heather Farthing, MD, MPH , Mustafa Rasheed, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD , Mina Ghobrial, MD , Brian Sumner, MD

Can a lidocaine-ketamine combination for RSI maintain hemodynamics better than full-dose ketamine in patients with septic shock?

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Critical Care Alert: Outcome Related to Level of TTM in Postcardiac Arrest Syndrome of Low, Moderate, and High Severities: A Nationwide Multicenter Prospective Registry

5/2/2021 Nicholas Huth , Brian Sumner, MD , Jonathan Pickos, DO

A nationwide registry has shown targeted temperature management at a lower core temperature led to significantly better neurologic outcomes and survival at 30 days in patients with moderately severe p

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Critical Care Alert: The Relationship Between Heart Rate and Body Temperature in Critically Ill Patients

4/10/2021 John Conway, MD , Brian Sumner, MD

In critically ill adult patients, heart rate and body temperature go hand-in-hand: as fever takes hold, the heart beats faster. In febrile and tachycardic patients, the heart rate should be evaluated

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Critical Care Alert: Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Massive Pulmonary Embolism-Related Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Overview

4/9/2021 Nicholas Huth , Brian Sumner, MD , Jonathan Pickos, DO

This Critical Care Alert examines a study of VA-ECMO on survival and predictors of mortality in patients who suffered massive pulmonary embolism-related cardiac arrest.

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , Sepsis

Critical Care Alert: Effect of Early Balanced Crystalloids Before ICU Admission on Sepsis Outcomes

4/5/2021 Jonathan Pickos, DO , Brian Sumner, MD

When and what type of IV fluid should you administer for critically ill patients in order to achieve the best outcome in terms of sepsis? This study examines balanced fluid resuscitation started in th

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Critical Care Alert: Role of N-Acetylcysteine in Non-acetaminophen-related Acute Liver Failure

4/5/2021 Jonathan Pickos, DO , Brian Sumner, MD

Non-acetaminophen-related causes of acute liver failure are inevitably going to present in the emergency department, and acknowledging that NAC likely has a place in the care of these patients is impo

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Lower or Higher Oxygenation Targets for Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure (The HOT-ICU Trial)

3/22/2021 Nicholas Huth , Jonathan Pickos, DO , Brian Sumner, MD

The ideal oxygenation goal in patients with acute respiratory failure in the ICU remains unclear. The HOT ICU trial seeks to provide insight.

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Interleukin-6 Antagonists in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19

3/18/2021 Oswald Reid, Jr., MD , Brian Sumner, MD

While much is still left to be known about COVID-19, research has supported the theory that an excessive host inflammatory response is responsible for much of the morbidity and mortality seen by the d

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Tocilizumab in Patients Admitted to Hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY)

3/18/2021 Taylor Miller, MD , Brian Sumner, MD

Originally designed for use in rheumatoid arthritis, tocilizumab is being considered as a potential therapeutic agent to treat COVID-19.

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Critical Care Alert: A Systematic Review of VA-ECMO in Massive Pulmonary Embolism-Related Cardiac Arrest

Critical Care Alert: The Benefit of Adding Lidocaine to Ketamine During Rapid Sequence Endotracheal Intubation in Patients with Septic Shock

Critical Care Alert: Outcome Related to Level of TTM in Postcardiac Arrest Syndrome of Low, Moderate, and High Severities: A Nationwide Multicenter Prospective Registry

Critical Care Alert: The Relationship Between Heart Rate and Body Temperature in Critically Ill Patients

Critical Care Alert: Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Massive Pulmonary Embolism-Related Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Overview

Critical Care Alert: Effect of Early Balanced Crystalloids Before ICU Admission on Sepsis Outcomes

Critical Care Alert: Role of N-Acetylcysteine in Non-acetaminophen-related Acute Liver Failure

Critical Care Alert: Lower or Higher Oxygenation Targets for Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure (The HOT-ICU Trial)

Critical Care Alert: Interleukin-6 Antagonists in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Tocilizumab in Patients Admitted to Hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY)

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