ECMO for Respiratory Failure

Recovering after a stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a long and difficult process, and for some survivors, healing the body may only be a fraction of the journey.In recent years, attention has increasingly turned to the cognitive impact post-intensive care syndrome, or PIC ...  عرض المزيد

When it comes to critical illness, nutrition isn't just supportive care—it can be a key part of the treatment plan.In this episode, Dr. Sergio Zanotti sits down with Dr. Jayshil Patel to discuss nutrition therapy for critically ill adults and the growing evidence behind enteral n ...  عرض المزيد

Dr. Edward Soltesz leads a discussion on Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the adult cardiac patient. 

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD

Educational Pearls:

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and T.R. Eckler MD interview Nick Harrison, MD and Daniel Brenner, MD, two of the authors of the February 2024 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Management of Patients With Right Heart FailurePathophysiologyPresenting Sympto ...  عرض المزيد

Critically unwell patients often present with inadequate oxygenation and ventilation, in this episode we're going to explore some of the physiology of critical illness, look at how we can improve oxygenation and ventilation, take a look mechanical ventilation and have a think ...