Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 55 and Happy New Year! In this episode we talk broad strokes about the CCR Down Under Conference and the trials that were presented, then Todd and Eddie go over a bunch of articles from the year 2024 that they didn't have time to go over or want to re-emphasize for whatever reason. Big show and we hope you enjoy!TIGHT K: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39215972/PROPHY VAP: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38262428/REVISE: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38875111/Point (withdrawal of ECMO): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39663030/Counterpoint: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39663031/DanGer SHOCK: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38587239/Intubation in physiologic difficult airway guidelines: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39162823/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 54! In this episode we talk about antibiotic duration in bacteremia (BALANCE) and also antibiotic duration in Pseudomonas Ventilator associated pneumonia (iDIAPASON). BALANCE (NEJM): https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2404991BALANCE (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39565030/iDIAPASON (ICM): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00134-022-06690-5iDIAPASON (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35552788/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 53! In this episode we talk about access in patients with out of hospital cardiac arrest. Both articles are similar so we talk in depth about IVIO and then bringing PARAMEDIC-3 to round out our discussion. A good acronym discussion too, don't miss it!IVIO (NEJM): https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2407616IVIO (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39480221/PARAMEDIC-3 (NEJM): https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2407780PARAMEDIC-3 (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39480216/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!

Discover the intriguing connection between fever and neurological injuries, and the challenges of managing temperature in stroke patients. Enjoy a light-hearted yet insightful examination of the INTREPID trial on fever prevention. The episode delves into patient comfort in ICUs and how it impacts recovery outcomes. Tune in for a critical look at the PROLABI trial, discussing ventilation strategies for severe brain injuries. Balancing humor with serious medical insights, the hosts dissect essential clinical trial designs and their implications.

Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)We are (were) LIVE at ACNP Critical Care Bootcamp 2024! 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 NONSEDA trial or "Nonsedation or Light Sedation in Critically Ill, Mechanically Ventilated Patients" by Olsen et al published in the New England Journal of Medicine February 2020NONSEDA (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32068366/NONSEDA (NEJM): https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1906759If 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 50! In this episode we talk about SBT frequency and "Frequency of Screening and Spontaneous Breathing Trial Techniques" by Burns et al from JAMA 2024 that was released with the ESICM conference. In our second segment, instead of another trial we talk a little bit about the IV fluid shortage happening in the United States.FAST (JAMA): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2824928FAST (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39382222/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!)We are LIVE at CHEST2024! 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 a few articles that were recently published in CHEST - "Prophylactic Minocycline for Delirium in Critically Ill Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial" published by Dal-Pizzol et al and then "Comparative Effectiveness of Amiodarone and Lidocaine for the Treatment of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest" by Wagner et al.We then touch briefly on some articles being presented later at the conference which we might cover soon (stay tuned)!Minocycline for Delirium (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38043911/Minocycline for Delirium (CHEST): https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(23)05833-6/abstractAmio vs Lido (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36332663/Amio vs lido (CHEST): https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(22)04039-9/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 48! In this episode we talk about the long term effects of ICU visitation policies on families. Long Term Outcomes of Visitation (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39172240/Long Term Outcomes of Visitation (ICM): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00134-024-07577-3Outcomes of Visitation (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31310297/Outcomes of Visitation (JAMA): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2738289If 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!

Explore the mind-bending concept of cognitive motor dissociation, revealing how unresponsive patients can still exhibit brain activity. Delve into the intricacies of neuroprognostication and the ethical dilemmas in critical care decisions. Discover the evolving guidelines surrounding death by neurologic criteria and the emotional challenges faced by families. Learn about the complexities of assessing brain death, the significance of respectful communication, and the vital assessments needed for neurological recovery.

Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 46! In this episode we talk about thrombolytic windows in acute ischemic stroke from TIMELESS published by Albers et al published in the New England Journal of Medicine and then we talk about ANDROMEDA shock and serial lactates published by Hernandez et al!TIMELESS (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38329148/TIMELESS (NEJM): https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2310392ANDROMEDA-Shock (pubmed):https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30772908/ANDROMEDA-Shock (JAMA): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2724361If 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!