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Hydrocortisone in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Hydrocortisone in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

by Kevin Guo, Hans Rosenberg, Krishan Yadav | May 3, 2023 | Critical Care, Featured, Infectious Disease, Journal Club, Resuscitation

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Dequin PF, et al. N Engl J Med. 2023 Mar 21. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2215145. Question and Methods:  Pneumosepsis can lead to pulmonary and systemic inflammation that can increase risk of organ failure and death. The authors attempted to...
A Dive into Drowning – Part One

A Dive into Drowning – Part One

by James Gilbertson, Amanda Mattice, Doran Drew | Apr 27, 2023 | cardiac arrest, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation

Drowning accounts for over 360,000 worldwide deaths annually, including the deaths of hundreds of Canadians.[1],[2] Despite this, accurate drowning statistics remain obscured by significant under-reporting.[1] As an emergency physician you will see drowning patients...
Early Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension

Early Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension

by James Gilbertson, Hans Rosenberg, Ian Stiell | Apr 9, 2023 | Critical Care, Featured, Infectious Disease, Journal Club, Resuscitation

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3/5 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury Clinical Trials Network; et al.  N Engl J Med. 2023 Feb 9;388(6):499-510. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2212663. Epub 2023 Jan 21.  Question and...
Early Extracorporeal CPR for Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Early Extracorporeal CPR for Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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...
RV Failure and Acute Pulmonary Embolism

RV Failure and Acute Pulmonary Embolism

by Alie Wudwud | Mar 30, 2023 | Airway, cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Respirology, Resuscitation

Right here, Right now!   Pumping up our Knowledge on Right Ventricular Failure and Acute Pulmonary Embolism   The treatment of patients with right ventricular failure from pulmonary embolism follows some key principles that differ from our typical...
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