by Prince Asare-Agbo, Hans Rosenberg, Ian Stiell | Jun 17, 2025 | Cardiology, Critical Care, Journal Club
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 1/5 Thiele H, et al. Lancet. 2024 Sep 14;404(10457):1019-1028. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01448-X Question and Methods: Does routine early use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) reduce mortality in acute myocardial infarction...
by Steven Sanders | May 9, 2024 | cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Grand Round Summaries, Mass Casualty / Disaster, Pre-Hospital, Prehospital and Transport Medicine, Resuscitation
Please refer to Dr. Mark McKinney’s Grand Round Summary from March 2020 (Parts 1 and 2) for a comprehensive literature review on the topic of resuscitating hypothermic patients. In this blog post, I’ll go into a more in-depth review of the staging of hypothermia and...
by James Gilbertson, Amanda Mattice, Doran Drew | May 4, 2023 | emergency, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Pre-Hospital, Resuscitation
Previously in Part One, we reviewed the pathophysiology and pre-hospital management of patients who experienced non-fatal and fatal drownings. Now, in Part Two, let’s take a deeper dive into the resuscitation of these patients in the Emergency Department as well...
by Graham Wilson, Hans Rosenberg, Ian Stiell | Apr 3, 2023 | cardiac arrest, Cardiology, emergency, Journal Club, Resuscitation
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 Suverein MM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2023 Jan 26;388(4):299-309. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2204511. Question and Methods: Does eCPR increase survival at 30 days with good neurologic outcome in refractory OHCA caused by an initial cardiac...
by Darren Wong, Josee Malette | Jun 10, 2021 | cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation
In the first part of this series, we looked at the basics of Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and its primary indications. In this section, we will discuss the factors that are needed to implement an ED ECMO program and what happens when a code ECPR is...
