Lightning rounds 44: Post-intubation sedation...

Dr. Brian Cuthbertson, anesthesiologist and intensivist and lead author of the OSCAR trial, shares with us the fascinating history of high frequency oscillatory ventilation. Check out the Intensive Care Academy here! References 

Theresa Human, former academic clinical pharmacist in neurocritical care and now medical liaison for a large pharmaceutical company, chats about late-career transitions and working for private industry. Check out the Intensive Care Academy here! 

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: Peter Bakes, MD

Educational Pearls:

Anand Swaminathan on an update on the appropriate selection of induction agents. Hans Rosenberg on when to use gabapentinoids for pain control in the ED. Katie Lin on pearls for neuroprotective intubation. Nour Khatib and Hamza Jalal on an approach to paresthesias in the ED. Eric ...  Show more

This episode covers the intensive care unit.

Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/surgery/anaesthetics/icu/ or in the anaesthetics and ICU section of the Zero to Finals surgery book.