ECLS gone wrong… i.e. When ECMO attacks!!!
Greetings again from ECMOVember 2014!! Here is another lecture I gave at a recent ECMO training course. Today we have a picturesque look at the times when ECMO doesn’t go as […]
Critical Care Medicine
eCPR: Correcting the failures ACLS leaves behind!
Welcome to ECMOvember 2014!! Apologies for the late start, but I think you will agree the wait was worth it! Today we have a talk that I gave at the
Shah + Badjatia: Therapeutic Hypothermia 2014
Today we are fortunate to have the combined mental powers of two of the greatest minds in the field of therapeutic hypothermia. First you will hear from Nirav Shah, Assistant
Patel- Viral Infections & the ICU: a deadly combination!
Dr Devang Patel is a member of the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and works currently as the Chief
Wendy Chang: Status Epilepticus Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make!
Today we are honored to have Dr. Wan-Tsu (Wendy) Chang, member of both the Neurocritical Care Department and the Emergency Department here at the University of Maryland. Dr. Chang has spent
Chyle- coming to a paracentesis near you!
You are sitting in the call room, counting down the minutes until you are finished covering the critical care floor when you get a phone call from one of the
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
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
