ICU Ed and Todd-Cast

Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 69! We start talking about the articles from the CCR25 conference with RESCUE-3 or "Temporary Transvenous Diaphragm Neurostimulation for Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation" published in AJRCCM by Dres et al and PROMIZING or "Proportional-Assist Ventilation for Minimizing the Duration of Mechanical Ventilation" by Bosma et al in NEJM.RESCUE-3 (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40498082/PROMIZING (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40513024/PROMIZING (NEJM): https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2505708If you enjoy the show be sure to like and subscribe, leave that 5 star review! Be sure to follow us on the social @icucast for the associated figures, comments, and other content not available in the audio format! Email us at icuedandtoddcast@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions! Thank you Mike Gannon for the intro and exit music! 

Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 68! Today we talk about modes of mechanical ventilation with the first author Dr. Kevin Seitz. This was published in CHEST April of 2025 as "Effect of Ventilator Mode on Ventilator-Free Days in Critically Ill Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial".Disclaimer, this is stated in the episode but Todd and I are authors on this paper. Please keep that in mind as you enjoy the episode!Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40189043/CHEST: https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(25)00417-9/fulltextIf you enjoy the show be sure to like and subscribe, leave that 5 star review! Be sure to follow us on the social @icucast for the associated figures, comments, and other content not available in the audio format! Email us at icuedandtoddcast@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions! Thank you Mike Gannon for the intro and exit music! 

Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 67! Today we do a quick overview of the presentations from the Critical Care Reviews 2025 (CCR25) Conference!If you enjoy the show be sure to like and subscribe, leave that 5 star review! Be sure to follow us on the social @icucast for the associated figures, comments, and other content not available in the audio format! Email us at icuedandtoddcast@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions! Thank you Mike Gannon for the intro and exit music! 

Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 66! Today we talk about Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease with one of our favorite hematologists, Benjamin Tillman! We base our discussion around the TASC trial or "Comparison of Prophylactic and Therapeutic Doses of Anticoagulation for Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease" published by Dessap et al in AJRCCM April of 2025.Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40209087/AJRCCM: https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/rccm.202409-1727OCIf you enjoy the show be sure to like and subscribe, leave that 5 star review! Be sure to follow us on the social @icucast for the associated figures, comments, and other content not available in the audio format! Email us at icuedandtoddcast@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions! Thank you Mike Gannon for the intro and exit music! 

The hosts share insights on the risk factors for stress ulcers and gastrointestinal bleeding, emphasizing the unexpected role of steroids. They delve into the complexities of transfusion thresholds, highlighting a study that critiques traditional practices and suggests a restrictive approach may lower mortality rates. The conversation navigates the importance of individualized stress ulcer prophylaxis based on patient severity, prompting a reevaluation of existing protocols. A humorous start leads to serious discussions about improving outcomes in critically ill patients.

Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 64! We talk more about steroids in severe community acquired pneumonia with "Effect of hydrocortisone on mortality in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia : The REMAP-CAP Corticosteroid Domain Randomized Clinical Trial" published in Intensive Care Medicine April of 2025.Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40261382/If you enjoy the show be sure to like and subscribe, leave that 5 star review! Be sure to follow us on the social @icucast for the associated figures, comments, and other content not available in the audio format! Email us at icuedandtoddcast@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions! Thank you Mike Gannon for the intro and exit music! 

Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 63! We talk about intermediate risk PE in "Large-Bore Mechanical Thrombectomy Versus Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis in the Management of Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism" by Jaber et al published in Circulation in February 2025. Then we talk about "Fibrinolysis for patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism" by Meter et al in NEJM 2014.PEERLESS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39470698/PEITHO: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24716681/PE Meta-analysis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24938564/If you enjoy the show be sure to like and subscribe, leave that 5 star review! Be sure to follow us on the social @icucast for the associated figures, comments, and other content not available in the audio format! Email us at icuedandtoddcast@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions! Thank you Mike Gannon for the intro and exit music! 

Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 62! We talk briefly about two of the analyses that dropped with the ISICEM conference and then talk in depth about SESAR or "Inhaled Sedation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome" by Jabudon et al in JAMA 2025. Then was answer a question on sleep in the ICU. Eddie did misspeak when he said one of the dexmedetomidine articles was in Lancet Respiratory medicine, rather, it was published in eClinical Medicine part of the Lancet network.SESAR (JAMA): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2831857SESAR (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40098564/OVISS (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40098600/Nocturnal dexmedetomidine (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29498534/Nocturnal dexmedetomidine cardiac surgery (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36590787/If you enjoy the show be sure to like and subscribe, leave that 5 star review! Be sure to follow us on the social @icucast for the associated figures, comments, and other content not available in the audio format! Email us at icuedandtoddcast@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions! Thank you Mike Gannon for the intro and exit music! 

Dive into the evolving landscape of respiratory support as the hosts dissect innovative approaches to weaning patients from high flow nasal cannula. They address changing extubation criteria, analyze extubation failure in the COVID context, and critique research design in clinical trials. The conversation is peppered with light-hearted banter on complex medical practices, making sense of metrics like the Rapid Shallow Breathing Index, and the deeper implications of high flow nasal cannula therapy in critical care settings.

Send us a Text Message (please include your email so we can respond!)Episode 60! We jump to SCCM where we talk about 2 late breakers - PROACTIVE or "Propranolol As an Anxiolytic to Reduce the Use of Sedatives for Critically Ill Adults Receiving Mechanical Ventilation" by Downar et al and "Acetylsalicylic Acid Treatment in Patients With Sepsis and Septic Shock" by Almeida et al both published in CCM in 2025. PROACTIVE (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39982178/PROACTIVE (CCM): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11801419/ASA in sepsis (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39982179/ASA in sepsis (CCM): https://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/fulltext/2025/02000/acetylsalicylic_acid_treatment_in_patients_with.2.aspxIf you enjoy the show be sure to like and subscribe, leave that 5 star review! Be sure to follow us on the social @icucast for the associated figures, comments, and other content not available in the audio format! Email us at icuedandtoddcast@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions! Thank you Mike Gannon for the intro and exit music!