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REBEL Cast Ep79: COVID-19 – Trying Not to Intubate Early & Why ARDSnet may be the Wrong Ventilator Paradigm

Hey there REBEL Cast listeners, Salim Rezaie here.  For me and I am sure many COVID-19 has been quite the whirlwind.  So much information, so little time to process all of it.  Meanwhile, many of us are on the frontlines ...

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Infectious DiseaseThoracic and Respiratory

COVID-19: Protected Code Blue

The protected code blue is designed to keep your staff safe when managing a patient with COVID-19 who has a sudden cardiac arrest. You will continue to do high quality CPR, defibrillation (if indicated), give code medications, and BVM with ...

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Resuscitation

COVID-19 Hypoxemia: A Better and Still Safe Way

I have been thinking a lot about patients with COVID-19 and the pulmonary pattern that they develop.  This disease process has been categorized like ARDS, but the reality is it is not like “typical” ARDS.  Lung compliance is often normal ...

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Infectious DiseaseResuscitation

Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with COVID-19

Background: The Surviving Sepsis Campaign published their recommendations for the management of patients with COVID-19 on March 20th, 2020 (though as of the date of this blog post, the document has not been peer reviewed).  36 experts from 12 countries ...

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Infectious Disease

Lopinavir-Ritonavir in Hospitalized Patients with Severe COVID-19

Background: Since the introduction of SARS-CoV-2 to the world in December 2019, there have been no medications approved or proven effective for the treatment of this pandemic. Lopinavir is an HIV protease inhibitor that is combined with Ritonavir to increase ...

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Infectious Disease
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