
ICU Ed and Todd-Cast
Two critical care guys walk into a recording studio and breakdown intensive care trials both old and new! We'll also do deep dives on specific topics important to practicing intensive care medicine and have special guests talking about their area of expertise! This podcast is made for educational purposes. The content provided in this podcast, and in any linked materials, is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice and should not be used to diagnose or treat any medical condition. We try to stay away from opinions but all opinions represent our own and not of any entity we work for. Please keep this in mind as you enjoy the podcast!
Latest episodes

Mar 1, 2023 • 40min
New/Old: SBT Strategies and 3SITES
Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 5! In this episode we again go to a new and old article 1) "Spontaneous-Breathing Trials with Pressure-Support Ventilation or a T-piece" by Thille et al published NEJM 2022 and 2) "Intravascular Complications of Central Venous Catheterization by Insertion Site" or "3SITES" by Parienti et al published NEJM 2015. SBT Strategies: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36286317/3SITES: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26398070/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!

Feb 14, 2023 • 41min
New: INCEPTION (eCPR) with Whitney Gannon
Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)EPISODE 4! In this episode we are SUPER excited to welcome friend of the podcast Whitney Gannon who is our local ECMO expert to talk about the inspiration for her research in ECMO (ECMO liberation and anticoagulation practices in ECMO) AND the INCEPTION trial, or the Early Extracorporeal CPR for Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest paper publish in NEJM January 2023 by Suverein et al. This is a little bit of a long episode so some time marks to help you navigate if needed. 14:50 - talking about jargon we HATE. 18:35 - start of discussion of the trial. 35:58 - tangent on drone delivered AEDIf 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!

Feb 7, 2023 • 33min
BONUS: Early Mobili(s)ation from SCCM
Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)BONUS Episode Time! Right after we started the podcast where one of the episodes was the TEAM trial for early mobilization, SCCM happened and there was yet another early mobilization trial. Since we just had an early mobility discussion we decided to drop our thoughts on this, how it relates to TEAM, and a related meta-analysis in bonus episode! Today we talk about 1) "Effect of early mobilisation on long-term cognitive impairment in critical illness in the USA: a randomized controlled trial" and 2) "The Effect of Mobilization at 6 Months after Critical Illness - Meta-Analysis"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!

Jan 31, 2023 • 44min
New/New: CLOVERS and EXTUB-OBESE
Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 3! In this episode switch it up and review 2 NEW articles that published with SCCM 2023 1)"Early Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension" or CLOVERS by the PETAL Network published NEJM 2023 and 2) "Effect of Non-Invasive Ventilation After Extubation in Critically Ill Patients with Obesity in France" by De Jong et al published Lancet Respiratory medicine 2023. 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!

Jan 22, 2023 • 40min
New/Old: Early Mobilization and Albumin
Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 2! In this episode we again go to a new and old article 1)"Early Active Mobilization during Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU" by the ANZICS group published NEJM 2022 and 2) "Albumin Replacement in Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock" by Caironi et al published NEJM 2014. 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!

Jan 22, 2023 • 33min
New/Old: Defib Strategies and SOAPII
Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 1! In this episode we talk about what we're all about and dive right into our first two articles 1)"Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation" by Cheskes et al published NEJM 2022 and 2) Comparison of Dopamine and Norepinephrine in the Treatment of Shock by De Backer et al published NEJM 2010. 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!
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