Over the past decade, the annual hours of critical care delivered in US emergency departments has sharply risen. Undoubtedly, many critically ill patients remain in the ED for numerous hours awaiting an ICU bed. In an attempt to improve the delivery of critical care to boarding ED patients, several hospitals and health care systems have recently implemented ED-based ICUs. In this podcast, we discuss a recent article published in JAMA Open Network evaluating the impact on mortality and resource utilization of an ED-based ICU.
Accurate assessment of intravascular volume is critical in managing sick patients in the emergency department or intensive care unit. In this podcast we discuss...
The administration of IVFs is nearly universal in critically ill patients. In recent years, several studies have suggested improved outcomes with the use of...
In this podcast we discuss the pearls and perils of ED mechanical ventilation. What are the numbers you NEED to know! We also discuss...