

Critical Care Reviews Podcast
Rob Mac Sweeney
The Critical Care Reviews Podcast discusses the biggest critical care trials, either planned or in progress, with their chief investigators. It's hosted by Rob Mac Sweeney, an intensivist in Belfast, Northern Ireland. We also release audio versions of the presentations from the Critical Care Reviews Meetings and ad hoc livestreams
Episodes
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Aug 21, 2020 • 34min
The COACT Trial
Prof Jorrit Lemkes (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) presents the COACT Trial, investigating the timing of coronary angiography in patients with cardiac arrest without ST elevation. This is followed by an editorial by Dr Chris Nickson (Melbourne, Australia). This talk was given at the Critical Care Reviews Meeting 2020, in Titanic Belfast.

Aug 10, 2020 • 35min
MEGA-ROX
Dr Paul Young describes MEGA-ROX, a registry-based, adaptive platform trial investigating oxygenation targets in the critically ill. This is followed by a panel discussion involving trialists, methodologists and statisticians on this ambitious trial design.

Aug 7, 2020 • 47min
ICU-ROX Trial
Dr Paul Young (Wellington, New Zealand) presents the ICU-ROX trial, investigating conservative oxygen therapy in mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU, at the Critical Care Reviews Meeting 2020, in Titanic Belfast. Prof Anders Perner (Copenhagen, Denmark) gives an editorial on this trial afterwards.

Aug 7, 2020 • 41min
John Hinds Lecture 2020
Prof Kathryn Maitland delivers the honorary John Hinds Lecture, entitled "A Higher Calling: two decades of emergency research in Africa", at the Critical Care Reviews Meeting 2020, at Titanic Belfast.

Aug 7, 2020 • 38min
The TRACT Trial
Prof Kathryn Maitland discusses the TRACT trial, investigating red blood cell transfusion in African children with anaemia, at the Critical Care Reviews Meeting 2020, at Titanic Belfast.

Nov 8, 2019 • 34min
John Hinds Trauma Lecture 2019
Prof Maureen McCunn delivers the annual honorary John Hinds Trauma Lecture at the Critical Care Reviews Meeting 2019, in Titanic, Belfast, entitled "A Culture of Excellence - The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center"

Nov 3, 2019 • 10min
PreVENT Editorial
Dr Lennie Derde delivers an editorial on the PreVENT trial, comparing low with intermediate tidal volumes in critically ill patients without ARDS, at the Critical Care Reviews Meeting 2019, in Titanic, Belfast.

Nov 3, 2019 • 24min
PreVENT
Prof Marcus Schultz presents the PreVENT trial, comparing low with intermediate tidal volumes in critically ill patients without ARDS, at the Critical Care Reviews Meeting 2019, in Titanic, Belfast.

Sep 25, 2019 • 9min
PAMPer Editorial
Prof Maureen McCunn delivers an editorial on the PAMPer trial, investigating plasma in prehospital trauma, at the Critical Care Reviews Meeting 2019, at Titanic, Belfast.

Sep 25, 2019 • 26min
PAMPer
Prof Jason Sperry presents the PAMPer trial, investigating plasma in prehospital trauma, at the Critical Care Reviews Meeting 2019, at Titanic, Belfast.