Breathe Easy

In this “Breathe Easy Critical Perspective” podcast, Dr. Dominique Pepper interviews Drs. Vincenzo Russotto and John Laffey. The authors discuss their 2022 Blue Journal publication that investigated peri-intubation cardiovascular collapse in the critically ill. Dr. Russotto is a Consultant in Anesthesia and Intensive Care at University Hospital San Gerardo, Monza Italy. Dr. Laffey is a Professor of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at the School of Medicine of the National University of Ireland, Galway Ireland.

ReviewersRyan Thomas, MDElizabeth Fiorino, MDRob Tepper, MDAlbin Leong, MDAdditional AcknowledgementsMichael Kiernan, MD (for expertise on scuba physiology)Contact InformationEmail: TidalVolumeATSPeds@gmail.comTwitter: @ATSPedsReferencesRatjen FA, Colin AA, Stark AR, Mead J, And Wohl MEB, Changes of time constants during infancy and early childhood. J. Appl. Physiol. 67(5):2112-2115, 1989.LeSouef PN, England SJ, and Bryan AC, Passive Respiratory Mechanics in Newborns and Children, Am Rev Respir Dis, 1984:  129:552-558.Otis AB et al, Mechanical Factors in the Distribution of Ventilation, J Appl Physiol,  8(4):  427-443.Deranged Physiology > Respiratory System > Mechanics of Breathing >Time Constants:  https://derangedphysiology.com/main/cicm-primary-exam/required-reading/respiratory-system/Chapter%20034/time-constants

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Show Notes If you enjoyed this content, please follow or subscribe and leave us a review!  Access the ATS Reading List. Recommended Reading McEvoy et al. 2016. CPAP for Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Weaver et al. 2012. Continuous positive airway pressure treatment of sleepy patients with milder obstructive sleep apnea: results of the CPAP Apnea Trial North American Program (CATNAP) randomized clinical trial. Weaver et al. 1999. An instrument to measure functional status outcomes for disorders of excessive sleepiness.  Berry et al. 2012. American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Rules for scoring respiratory events in sleep: update of the 2007 AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events. 

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In this “Breathe Easy Critical Perspective” podcast, Dr. Dominique Pepper interviews Dr. Andrea MacDonald and Dr. Deepshikha Ashana. The authors discuss their November 1, 2022 JAMA article entitled "The Challenge of Emergency Abortion Care Following the Dobbs Ruling.' Drs. Ashana and MacDonald are affiliated with the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

GuestBhakti Patel MDUniversity of Chicago, Chicago ILPulmonary and Critical Care Medicine HostMatt Stutz MDCook County Health and Hospital System, Chicago ILPulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Show Notes If you enjoyed this content, please follow or subscribe and leave us a review!  Access the ATS Reading List. Recommended Reading Konstantinides S, Geibel A, Heusel G, et al. Heparin plus alteplase compared with heparin alone in patients with submassive pulmonary embolism. N Engl J Med 2002; 347:1143-50. Meyer G, Vicaut E, Danays T, et al. PEITHO investigators. Fibrinolysis for patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism. N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1402-11.Supplement to: Meyer G, Vicaut E, Danays T, et al. Fibrinolysis for patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1402-11. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1302097Rali P, Criner GJ. Submassive Pulmonary Embolism. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018; 198(5):588-98. Chaudhury P, Gadre SK, Schneider E, et al. Impact of multidisciplinary pulmonary embolism response team availability on management and outcomes. Am J Cardiol 2019; 124:1465-69. Konstantinides S, Vicaut E, Danays T, et al. Impact of Thrombolytic Therapy on the Long-Term Outcome of Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Mar, 69 (12) 1536–1544.

Show NotesIf you enjoyed this content, please follow or subscribe and leave us a review!  Access the ATS Reading List. Recommended ReadingGuntupalli, et al. 2015. Critical Illness in Pregnancy. Part I.Guntupalli, et al. 2015. Critical Illness in Pregnancy. Part II. Hunt, 2015. Bleeding and Coagulopathies in Critical Care. Arnold, et al. 2017. Thrombotic Microangiopathies: A General Approach to Diagnosis and Management.Levi and Scully. 2018. How I Treat Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. Tolcher et al. 2020. Prone Positioning for Pregnant Women With Hypoxemia Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Speech Pathology AustraliaAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)European Speech and Language Therapy AssociationGuestA/Prof Anne VertiganUniversity of Newcastle, and Treatable Traits Centre of Research Excellence, Australia HostDr Hayley LewthwaiteUniversity of Newcastle, and Treatable Traits Centre of Research Excellence, Australia