Tag: Critical Care

High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) – Part 1: How It Works

by Frank Lodeserto MD posted August 20, 2018 No Comments

The use of heated and humidified high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) has become increasingly popular in the treatment of patients with acute respiratory failure through all age groups. I first started using it as a pediatric intensive care fellow, but …

Thoracic and Respiratory

Baclofen Withdrawal

by Anand Swaminathan posted October 27, 2016 No Comments

Definition: A dysfunctional condition in which removal of baclofen, an inhibitory neurotransmitter, from the central nervous system (CNS) causes CNS excitation.

Toxicology

Mythbuster: Administration of Vasopressors Through Peripheral Intravenous Access

by Salim Rezaie posted May 28, 2015 No Comments

Background: Vasopressors are frequently used in critically ill patients with hemodynamic instability both in the emergency department (ED) as well as intensive care units (ICUs). Typically, vasopressors are given through central venous catheters (CVCs) as opposed to peripheral intravenous (PIV) …

Resuscitation

Critical Care Horizons

by Salim Rezaie posted June 11, 2014 No Comments

Please welcome a new development in critical care publishing with the launch of a new open access critical care journal: CRITICAL CARE HORIZONS!!! This will be a fresh, new, original voice in the critical care literature, offering thought provoking, …

Resuscitation

Social Media And Critical Care (SMACC)

by Salim Rezaie posted March 21, 2014 No Comments

This year I was fortunate enough to attend the Social Media And Critical Care (SMACC) conference from Mar 19th – 21st, 2014 at the Gold Coast Australia, also known as SMACCGOLD. SMACC is a modern, academic meeting, mixed with on-line …

ResuscitationTrauma