Care of the patient with ROSC following OHCA can be complex and typically includes a protocolized approach to optimizing oxygenation, ventilation, hemodynamics, early cardiac catheterization for patients with STEMI, seizure detection, and possibly TTM. In this podcast, we review two recent articles that focused on the use of mild hypercapnia compared with normocapnia in post arrest patients and the use of a pan-CT protocol to detect critical time sensitive conditions and complications.
Over 1 million critically ill patients are intubated each year in the US. Hypoxemia occurs in up to 20% of patients and can lead...
Both NIV and HFNC are used to treat patients with acute respiratory failure. Current guidelines recommend NIV for acute respiratory failure caused by COPD...
These are some of the sickest patients you’ll see in the ED and ICU. In this episode, we discuss incredibly useful pearls and pitfalls...