Critical Care Perspectives in Emergency Medicine

Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is a leading cause of ICU admission, intubation, and initiating mechanical ventilation. Noninvasive respiratory support is a critical therapy used...

Brain damage and death from ischemic encephalopathy is common after cardiac arrest. Animal studies and limited observational studies suggest that high oxygen exposure after...

Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure is a leading cause of ICU admission worldwide.  Oxygen is first-line therapy for patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and...

Nearly 200,000 patients are admitted to the hospital each year in the United States for acute asthma exacerbations.  Approximately 2% of patients are intubated...

Accurate assessment of intravascular volume is critical in managing sick patients in the emergency department or intensive care unit.   In this podcast we discuss...

Each year, hundreds of articles are published that pertain to the resuscitation and care of critically ill emergency department patients. In this podcast, we...