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Deferring Arterial Catheterization in Critically Ill Patients with Shock

Deferring Arterial Catheterization in Critically Ill Patients with Shock

by Madison Van Dusen, Christian Vaillancourt | May 7, 2026 | Critical Care, Journal Club, Resuscitation

Deferring Arterial Catheterization in Critically Ill Patients with Shock Muller G, et al. Deferring Arterial Catheterization in Critically Ill Patients with Shock. N Engl J Med. 2025 Nov 13;393(19):1875-1888 Editorial: A Less Invasive Approach to Intensive Care....
Beyond Weight Loss: ED Implications of the GLP-1 Era

Beyond Weight Loss: ED Implications of the GLP-1 Era

by Camille Dagenais | May 7, 2026 | Endocrinology, Featured, Gastroenterology, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation

GLP-1 receptor agonists have moved from niche diabetes therapies to some of the most commonly encountered medications in modern clinical practice. Drugs like semaglutide and tirzepatide are reshaping the management of obesity and cardiometabolic disease, with millions...
Traumatic Brain Injuries: A (m)BIG Headache

Traumatic Brain Injuries: A (m)BIG Headache

by Camille Dagenais | Apr 23, 2026 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Resuscitation, Trauma

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common yet challenging presentation in emergency medicine. As CT imaging becomes increasingly sensitive, clinicians are identifying more subtle intracranial injuries. The Brain Injury Guidelines (BIG) and Modified Brain Injury...
Liar, Liar, Clot on Fire: Is a Negative D-Dimer Always Enough?

Liar, Liar, Clot on Fire: Is a Negative D-Dimer Always Enough?

by Caroline Gregory | Apr 16, 2026 | cardiac arrest, Cardiology, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Respirology, Resuscitation, Thrombosis

Venous thromboembolism, which includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is one of the most commonly worked-up diagnoses in the emergency department. Approximately half of all DVTs embolize to the lungs, and the annual incidence of PEs is about 1...
Blood Pressure Targets in Trauma Resuscitation: The New Thinking

Blood Pressure Targets in Trauma Resuscitation: The New Thinking

by Mathieu McKinnon | Mar 26, 2026 | Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Trauma

Blood pressure management in trauma is one of the most deceptively complex decisions we make in the emergency department. In the first hour of resuscitation, competing physiologic priorities collide: permissive hypotension may protect clot integrity in hemorrhagic...
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