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Albumin in Critically Ill Patients: Evidence, Indications, and the 5% vs 25% Debate

Albumin is one of those topics where everyone has an opinion, but very few people actually look at the cost-benefit data. In this lecture, I’m breaking down why the 5% albumin you’re hanging might be a waste of money, and where the 25% concentration actually moves the needle in s ... Show more

. 30min 5sec

Peripheral Vasopressors, Practically Safe: What a 250-Patient Prospective Cohort Means for Your Unit

A new prospective multicenter cohort of 250 patients with shock examines the safety and outcomes of peripheral vasopressor administration. Extravasation events were rare and clustered only after several days of infusion, while norepinephrine use and simple physiologic markers cor ... Show more

. 7min 32sec

CCBs and Oxygenation: Why the Sat Falls After the Drip

Intravenous dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers can quietly worsen oxygenation by blunting hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. In this episode, we break down the bedside mechanism, which agents are implicated, who’s at highest risk (post-op atelectasis, obesity, pneumonia, f ... Show more

. 7min 46sec

Timing Is Everything: Early Inotropes and Survival in Cardiogenic Shock

In this episode of Saving Lives: Critical Care Conversations, we discuss new evidence from the University of Pennsylvania that challenges how we time inotropic therapy in acute decompensated heart failure–related cardiogenic shock.This retrospective cohort study found that patien ... Show more

. 5min 3sec

Should You Avoid the Right IJ for Central Lines in Critically Ill Patients?

In this episode of the Saving Lives Podcast, Eddy Joe breaks down a 2025 Journal of Critical Care study examining how the choice of the internal jugular vein for initial central line placement impacts outcomes when patients later need hemodialysis catheters. You'll learn why usin ... Show more

. 8min 27sec