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Dr. Taylor Thomas and Dr. Matt Vanneman join the podcast to discuss the evidence on whether pulmonary artery catheters improve outcomes in cardiac surgery. Dr. Thomas is a dual obstetric and adult cardiothoracic anesthesia fellow at MGH and recent graduate of the anesthesia resid ...  Show more

Dr. Gopika Hari and Dr. Lana Joudeh join the podcast to discuss the literature on the safety of peripartum opioid use and its implications for breastfeeding. Dr. Hari is an anesthesia resident in the MGH Anesthesia Residency Program and a graduate of Washington University School ...  Show more

In this episode we explain what rapid sequence intubation or RSI is and the indications for its use in securing a definitive airway. More importantly, we share lessons learned regarding COVID-specific considerations for intubating patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure ...  Show more

Contributor: Ricky Dhaliwal MD

Educational Pearls: 

Etomidate was previously the drug of choice for rapid sequence intubation (RSI)

On this week's episode of Critical Care Time, Nick & Cyrus tackle extubation. Join them for a pragmatic, soup-to-nuts approach on liberation from mechanical ventilation. You'll learn about the pre-extubation assessment, pitfalls and pears of the RSBI, who benefits from extubation ...  Show more

Contributor: Aaron Lessen MD

Educational Pearls:

Is the adage, "GCS of 8, you've got to intubate" accurate? A recent study published in the November 2023 issue of JAMA attempted to answer this questi ...