Critical Care Ultrasound , Ultrasound , Critical Care , Cardiology

Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound: The 60/60 Sign, Let's Be Specific

10/24/2022 Dustin Slagle, MD , Parth S. Gandhi, DO , Ashley Panicker, MD, FACEP

The 60/60 sign is an ultrasound finding that can help increase specificity in diagnosing right ventricular dysfunction in the setting of an acute pulmonary embolism.

Critical Care Devices , Surgical Airway , Critical Care

Critical Care Device Series: Tracheostomy Complications and Troubleshooting in the ED

10/24/2022 Evan McMurray, MD , Brendan Innes, MD , Taylor Miller, MD

Tracheostomies are a common surgical procedure for long-term airway management that involves creating a permanent connection between the anterior neck and trachea. Complications occur in up to 50% of

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , Cardiology , Airway

Critical Care Alert: PREPARE II - A Randomized Clinical Trial

8/22/2022 Taylor Miller, MD , Evan McMurray, MD

Critical Care Alert: The PREPARE II trial investigated whether a fluid bolus would impact cardiovascular collapse in critically ill patients undergoing intubation.

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , Trauma , Shock

Critical Care Alert: ETCO2 as a Predictor of Patient Outcomes

8/15/2022 Brittney I. Gordon, MD , Mustafa Rasheed, MD , Taylor Miller, MD

Critical Care Alert: The triage of patients in the trauma bay is difficult, and no single measurement or vital sign will provide sufficient information for mortality. This study indicates ETCO2 - a co

Critical Care , Neurology , Trauma

Drowning in a Flash: A Review on Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema

8/10/2022 Bryce Taylor, DO, MS

Neurogenic pulmonary edema, associated with high mortality, can occur after any neurologic insult and is best addressed by controlling intracranial pressure.

Critical Care Devices , Critical Care

Critical Device Series: Arterial Lines Tips and Tricks

8/1/2022 Jeremy Kaswer, MD

The EMRA Critical Care Committee presents an arterial line primer as part of its Critical Care Devices series. Follow this series for insight and troubleshooting guidance for devices and procedures th

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , Cardiology

Critical Care Alert: Femoral artery Doppler ultrasound is more accurate than manual palpation for pulse detection in cardiac arrest

8/1/2022 Erin Bell, MD , Taylor Miller, MD

Critical Care Alert: Femoral artery Doppler ultrasound is more accurate than manual palpation for pulse detection in cardiac arrest. Although it was a small study, it sheds light on resuscitation mana

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , Cardiology

Critical Care Alert: Association of Advanced Airway Insertion Timing and Outcomes in Out-of Hospital Cardiac Arrest

6/28/2022 Aaron Lim, MD , Roshan Givergis, DO , Neil Dasgupta, MD , Lyncean Ung, DO , Jijoe Joseph, DO, MBA

Our retrospective secondary analysis of data from the Pragmatic Airway Resuscitation Trial (PART), examining the timing of airway management in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, found that: (1) there wa

Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Cardiology

Critical Care Alert: Termination-of-resuscitation Rule in the ED Following Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

6/15/2022 Erin Bell, MD , Taylor Miller, MD

A recent study aimed to develop and validate a modified Goto’s termination-of-resuscitation rule. The results can inform emergency department management of patients who suffered out-of-hospital cardia

Airway , Ventilator Management , EMS , Pediatric EM

Pediatric Drowning Case: Favorable Neurologic Outcomes Possible With Prolonged CPR

6/10/2022 Dimitri Livshits, DO , Brenda Sokup, DO , Jordan Jeong, DO , Nirav Patel, DO , Mark Kindschuh, MD

Currently, there are no definitive guidelines or robust clinical evidence on which to base the duration of CPR in pediatric drowning cases. However, we make the case that in select drowning patients,

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