Critical Care Reviews Podcast

Prof Gavin Perkins (University of Warwick) delivers an editorial on the COCA trial, investigating calcium for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The COCA trial results were presented at a Critical Care Reviews Trial Results Presentation Livestream on November 30th, 2021, with a simultaneous publication in JAMA.

Dr Bharath Kumar presents preliminary results of the HOPE trial and discusses the difficulties of undertaking research during a pandemic.

Panelists discuss the dosing impacts of steroids in the COVID STEROID 2 trial, embracing Bayesian approaches in clinical trials for more nuanced interpretations, navigating complexities in trial interpretation beyond statistical significance, debating optimal dosage of dexamethasone in COVID-19 treatment, analyzing timing and effectiveness of corticosteroids in ARDS, and reflecting on the collaborative effort in advancing understanding of COVID-19 treatment.

Chris Nutt (Belfast) asks investigators Sheila Nainan Myatra, Bala Venkatesh & Anders Perner questions from the viewers during the D STEROID 2 Trial Results Presentation. This trial result was presented at a Critical Care Reviews Trial Results Livestream, on October 21st, 2021

Prof Marion Campbell (Aberdeen, Scotland) delivers an editorial on the COVID STEROID 2 Trial, comparing 12mg with 6mg of dexamethasone in patients with severe COVID-19 and hypoxia, at a Critical Care Reviews Trial Result Livestream, on October 21st, 2021.

Sheila Nainan Myatra (Mumbai, India), Bala Ventakesh (Brisbane, Australia), Anders Perner (Copenhagen, Denmark) present the results of the COVID STEROID 2 Trial, comparing 12mg with 6mg of dexamethasone in patients with severe COVID-19 and hypoxia, at a Critical Care Reviews Trial Result Livestream, on October 21st, 2021.

Chief investigator Lars Andersen joins Rob Mac Sweeney to address some of the questions and comments that arose following the presentation and publication of the VAM-IHCA trial results, investigating vasopressin and methylprednisolone for in-hospital cardiac arrest.

Rob Mac Sweeney (Belfast) hosts an expert panel to discuss the findings of the VAM-IHCA trial, investigating vasopressin and methylprednisolone for in-hospital cardiac arrest. The panel consists of Katherine Berg (Boston), Bernd Botttiger (Cologne), Ranjit Lall (Coventry), Louise Morrison (Toronto), Spyros Mentzelopoulos (Athens), Lars Wiuff Andersen & Asger Granfeldt (Aarhus), and Spyros Mentzelopoulos (Athens). This trial result was presented at a Critical Care Reviews Trial Results Livestream, on September 29th, 2021.

Chris Nutt (Belfast) poses questions from the viewers to the lead investigators of the VAM-IHCA trial, Lars Wiuff Andersen and Asger Granfeldt. This trial result was presented at a Critical Care Reviews Trial Results Livestream, on September 29th, 2021.

Prof Spyros Mentzelopoulos (Athens, Greece) delivers an independent editorial on the VAM-IHCA trial, investigating vasopressin and methylprednisolone for in-hospital cardiac arrest. This trial result was presented at a Critical Care Reviews Trial Results Livestream, on September 29th, 2021