Critical Care
Commentary
Vacationing Doctors Fight to Revive a Drowned Child
Physician couple on vacation steps in to help boy who was unconscious in a pool.
Latest News
Which Emergencies Are Genuine Emergencies?
Four out of 10 cases require an ER; Doctor tackles emergency medicine usage for care more appropriate for patients’ PCP.
Commentary
‘No Pulse’: An MD’s First Night Off in 2 Weeks Turns Grave
Physician on a night out with friends works to save the life of a man who is unresponsive and has no pulse.
Latest News
A Prescription Checklist for Older Adults in ED
New guidance on safe prescriptions for older patients discharged from the ED, called GEMS-Rx, is provided based on expert consensus.
News
A Military Nurse Saves a Life After a Brutal Rollover Crash
After watching a woman being ejected from her car then run over by a trailer, a nurse stabilizes her for transport to the hospital.
From the Journals
Small-volume blood sample tubes may reduce anemia and transfusions in intensive care
“Here’s an opportunity to move the needle on reducing anemia in hospitalized patients, where the benefit also doesn’t come at a cost.”
Feature
Revisiting the role of hydrocortisone, fludrocortisone in septic shock
Two decades after choosing not to treat septic shock with hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone, the author describes why he is reconsidering.
From the Journals
Trial shows utility of small-volume blood collection tubes
A clinical trial in Canada has found that small-volume blood collection tubes equal standard-volume tubes for specimen capture while reducing...
From the Journals
Piperacillin-tazobactam poses no renal risk in adults with sepsis
“These data should offer solace that if the choice is made to use piperacillin-tazobactam, there is not an increased risk of AKI.”
Conference Coverage
Pulmonary hypertension increases ARDS mortality risk
The presence of PH was associated with about a 50% higher risk for in-hospital mortality.
News
New guidelines for determining brain death released
For the first time, the guidance clarifies that clinicians don’t need to obtain consent before performing a brain death evaluation, unless...