Jarvik 2000 ILS
A 54 y/o male with a history of an end-stage cardiomyopathy is just brought from the OR after receiving a Jarvik 2000 LVAD as a bridge to transplant. On your initial […]
Dale Needham: Post Intensive Care Syndrome
Congrats! You saved your patient from their critical illness – but do you know what happens to them after they leave your ICU? Well, if not – you might be
Nader Habashi: Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) – A mechanistic and physiologic view
Dr. Nader Habashi is a master of all things APRV. What’s the evidence for APRV? Should APRV be used as a preventative mode of mechanical ventilation in patients at risk
Angela's Story – Resus of an Amniotic Fluid Embolism Induced DIC with TEG
About a month ago, a young woman by the name of Angela Knight reached out to let us to let us know that she believes the use of the thrombelastogram
Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome, i.e. Clotting Gone Wild!!
Thanks to Drs. Katelyn Donohue and Christina Tupe for this fantastic Case Report! After a long night of all-out chaos you hear of a transfer accepted by the previous shift and fast
We Won! The 2014 ATS Innovations in Fellowship Education Award
Congratulations to all of the fellows and faculty at the University of Maryland for winning the 2014 ATS Innovation in Fellowship Education Award. Each year the American Thoracic Society recognizes
Bioterrorism and the ICU: Fear, Threats, and Reality
Today we have asked Dr. Emilie Calvello, MD, MPH to speak to us on a sensitive but crucial topic: bioterrorism. Dr. Calvello currently holds the position of Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Speaking out: urging physicians to take the lead in patient safety
As critical care physicians, we all wish to lead our ICU to better outcomes and give the highest quality care. One way to do that is being actively involved in
Roy Brower – Managing Severe ARDS and Being on the Edge of the Evidence
Dr. Roy Brower is one of the original ARDSnet authors that brought Low Tidal-Volume ventilation to the masses. We asked him to speak his mind on what he thinks we should
