ICU Ed and Todd-Cast

Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)We are (were) LIVE at ACNP Critical Care Bootcamp 2025! Thank you to the organizers of the conference for inviting us do a live show and thank you to everyone who came out to listen! We talk about the PIC trial or "Adjunctive corticosteroids in non-AIDS patients with severe Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia" by Lemiale et al published in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine September 2025PIC (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40652952/PIC (LRM): https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(25)00125-0/abstractIf you enjoy the show be sure to like and subscribe, leave that 5 star review! Be sure to follow us on the social @icucast for the associated figures, comments, and other content not available in the audio format! Email us at icuedandtoddcast@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions! Thank you Mike Gannon for the intro and exit music!

Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 72! We continue talking about the articles from the CCR25 conference with UK-ROX or "Conservative Oxygen Therapy in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Adult Patients" published in JAMA 2025 by Martin et al and TARGET-Protein or "Sodium bicarbonate therapy for patients with severe metabolic acidaemia in the intensive care unit" by Jaber et al in Lancet 2018.UK-ROX: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40501321/UK-ROX (JAMA): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2835384TARGET-Protein: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40495743/TARGET-Protein (JAMA): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2835302If you enjoy the show be sure to like and subscribe, leave that 5 star review! Be sure to follow us on the social @icucast for the associated figures, comments, and other content not available in the audio format! Email us at icuedandtoddcast@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions! Thank you Mike Gannon for the intro and exit music!

Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 71! We continue talking about the articles from the CCR25 conference with FLUID or "A Crossover Trial of Hospital-Wide Lactated Ringer's Solution versus Normal Saline" published in NEJM 2025 by McIntyre et al and our old article is BICAR-ICU or "Sodium bicarbonate therapy for patients with severe metabolic acidaemia in the intensive care unit" by Jaber et al in Lancet 2018.FLUID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40503714/FLUID (NEJM): https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2416761BICAR-ICU: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29910040/If you enjoy the show be sure to like and subscribe, leave that 5 star review! Be sure to follow us on the social @icucast for the associated figures, comments, and other content not available in the audio format! Email us at icuedandtoddcast@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions! Thank you Mike Gannon for the intro and exit music!

Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 70! In this episode we have a special guest, Wes Ely, join us to talk about A2B or "Dexmedetomidine- or Clonidine-Based Sedation Compared With Propofol in Critically Ill Patients" by Walsh et al published in JAMA May of 2025. A long discussion but a good one, don't miss this one!Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40388916/JAMA: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2834276Editorial: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2834277If you enjoy the show be sure to like and subscribe, leave that 5 star review! Be sure to follow us on the social @icucast for the associated figures, comments, and other content not available in the audio format! Email us at icuedandtoddcast@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions! Thank you Mike Gannon for the intro and exit music!

Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 69! We start talking about the articles from the CCR25 conference with RESCUE-3 or "Temporary Transvenous Diaphragm Neurostimulation for Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation" published in AJRCCM by Dres et al and PROMIZING or "Proportional-Assist Ventilation for Minimizing the Duration of Mechanical Ventilation" by Bosma et al in NEJM.RESCUE-3 (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40498082/PROMIZING (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40513024/PROMIZING (NEJM): https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2505708If you enjoy the show be sure to like and subscribe, leave that 5 star review! Be sure to follow us on the social @icucast for the associated figures, comments, and other content not available in the audio format! Email us at icuedandtoddcast@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions! Thank you Mike Gannon for the intro and exit music!

Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 68! Today we talk about modes of mechanical ventilation with the first author Dr. Kevin Seitz. This was published in CHEST April of 2025 as "Effect of Ventilator Mode on Ventilator-Free Days in Critically Ill Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial".Disclaimer, this is stated in the episode but Todd and I are authors on this paper. Please keep that in mind as you enjoy the episode!Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40189043/CHEST: https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(25)00417-9/fulltextIf you enjoy the show be sure to like and subscribe, leave that 5 star review! Be sure to follow us on the social @icucast for the associated figures, comments, and other content not available in the audio format! Email us at icuedandtoddcast@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions! Thank you Mike Gannon for the intro and exit music!

Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 67! Today we do a quick overview of the presentations from the Critical Care Reviews 2025 (CCR25) Conference!If you enjoy the show be sure to like and subscribe, leave that 5 star review! Be sure to follow us on the social @icucast for the associated figures, comments, and other content not available in the audio format! Email us at icuedandtoddcast@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions! Thank you Mike Gannon for the intro and exit music!

Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 66! Today we talk about Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease with one of our favorite hematologists, Benjamin Tillman! We base our discussion around the TASC trial or "Comparison of Prophylactic and Therapeutic Doses of Anticoagulation for Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease" published by Dessap et al in AJRCCM April of 2025.Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40209087/AJRCCM: https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/rccm.202409-1727OCIf you enjoy the show be sure to like and subscribe, leave that 5 star review! Be sure to follow us on the social @icucast for the associated figures, comments, and other content not available in the audio format! Email us at icuedandtoddcast@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions! Thank you Mike Gannon for the intro and exit music!

The hosts share insights on the risk factors for stress ulcers and gastrointestinal bleeding, emphasizing the unexpected role of steroids. They delve into the complexities of transfusion thresholds, highlighting a study that critiques traditional practices and suggests a restrictive approach may lower mortality rates. The conversation navigates the importance of individualized stress ulcer prophylaxis based on patient severity, prompting a reevaluation of existing protocols. A humorous start leads to serious discussions about improving outcomes in critically ill patients.

Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 64! We talk more about steroids in severe community acquired pneumonia with "Effect of hydrocortisone on mortality in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia : The REMAP-CAP Corticosteroid Domain Randomized Clinical Trial" published in Intensive Care Medicine April of 2025.Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40261382/If you enjoy the show be sure to like and subscribe, leave that 5 star review! Be sure to follow us on the social @icucast for the associated figures, comments, and other content not available in the audio format! Email us at icuedandtoddcast@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions! Thank you Mike Gannon for the intro and exit music!