In recent years, numerous trials have investigated the administration of corticosteroids in patients with pneumonia and have produced mixed results. In this podcast, we discuss the latest randomized trial, the CAPE COD trial, that evaluated whether the administration of hydrocortisone to ICU patients with severe CAP reduced mortality. Is this a therapy we should look to administer in the ED based on the results of this trial? Take a listen and find out...
In this episode, we review the critical pearls and pitfalls in ventilating the post cardiac arrest patient. Are lung protective strategies useful? What is...
Over 80% of patients with sepsis receive care in the ED. Despite evidence demonstrating the benefits of ED sepsis resuscitation, there remains significant controversies...
Though low-tidal volume ventilation has been shown to decreased mortality in patients with ARDS, the use of these settings in mechanically ventilated ED patients...