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Emerging Updates in Septic Shock

Emerging Updates in Septic Shock

by Shannon Fernando, Kate O'Connell | Jan 30, 2020 | Critical Care, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation

In September 2018, Dr. Bram Rochwerg and I wrote a blog post on the treatment of patients with sepsis and septic shock. Much of this was based on the 2016 Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSc) Clinical Practice Guidelines [1]. However, in a little over a year, significant...
Management of PEA: in need of resuscitation?

Management of PEA: in need of resuscitation?

by Bo Zheng, Alex Coutin | Jan 16, 2020 | Airway, cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation

What is pulseless electric activity (PEA)? Pulseless electrical activity is diagnosed based on a patient having an organized, non-shockable rhythm and no palpable pulse.  However, PEA is not always a cardiac arrest state.  In many cases, patients with PEA have...

Vasopressin, Steroids, and Epinephrine and Neurologically Favorable Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest A Randomized Clinical Trial

by emottawa | Jan 13, 2014 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5                 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5   Mentzelopoulos SD, et al. JAMA. 2013;310(3):270-279. Article Link   This randomized, multi-centered, double blind, placebo controlled trial compared vasopressin, steroids and...
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