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The Real-World Boards: Question #24 • SECURE THE AIRWAY.
The Real-World Boards: Question #24
SECURE THE AIRWAY.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The Real-World Boards: Question #24 • SECURE THE AIRWAY.
Pulse oximeters did not overstate oxygenation in any ethnicity (EquiOx study) • The largest prospective study in critically ill adults yields surprising results
Pulse oximeters did not overstate oxygenation in any ethnicity (EquiOx study)
The largest prospective study in critically ill adults yields surprising results
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January 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Pulse oximeters did not overstate oxygenation in any ethnicity (EquiOx study) • The largest prospective study in critically ill adults yields surprising results
New Guideline for End-of-Life Care in the ICU • Time for hospitals to do more. Will they?
New Guideline for End-of-Life Care in the ICU
Time for hospitals to do more. Will they?
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January 12, 2026 at 2:31 PM
New Guideline for End-of-Life Care in the ICU • Time for hospitals to do more. Will they?
The Year in Critical Care: Everything Else • Wrapping the 2025 with posts on PE, hemorrhages, surgery, and more
The Year in Critical Care: Everything Else
Wrapping the 2025 with posts on PE, hemorrhages, surgery, and more
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January 9, 2026 at 2:31 PM
The Year in Critical Care: Everything Else • Wrapping the 2025 with posts on PE, hemorrhages, surgery, and more
Guideline Updates in 2025: The Year in Critical Care • Part 7 of the wrap
Guideline Updates in 2025: The Year in Critical Care
Part 7 of the wrap
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January 7, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Guideline Updates in 2025: The Year in Critical Care • Part 7 of the wrap
Should intensivists prescribe fewer antibiotics? • And in whose interests should we ask the question?
Should intensivists prescribe fewer antibiotics?
And in whose interests should we ask the question?
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January 5, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Should intensivists prescribe fewer antibiotics? • And in whose interests should we ask the question?
The Year in Critical Care: Sepsis and ID • Part 6 of the 2025 year-end roundup
The Year in Critical Care: Sepsis and ID
Part 6 of the 2025 year-end roundup
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January 2, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The Year in Critical Care: Sepsis and ID • Part 6 of the 2025 year-end roundup
The Year in Critical Care: Neurology and Neurocritical Care • Part 5 of the 2025 year-end roundup
The Year in Critical Care: Neurology and Neurocritical Care
Part 5 of the 2025 year-end roundup
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December 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Year in Critical Care: Neurology and Neurocritical Care • Part 5 of the 2025 year-end roundup
Can driving pressure-guided ventilation improve outcomes? (REVIEW) • Largest-ever DESIGNATION trial enrolls abdominal surgery patients (not ARDS)
Can driving pressure-guided ventilation improve outcomes? (REVIEW)
Largest-ever DESIGNATION trial enrolls abdominal surgery patients (not ARDS)
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December 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Can driving pressure-guided ventilation improve outcomes? (REVIEW) • Largest-ever DESIGNATION trial enrolls abdominal surgery patients (not ARDS)
The Year in Critical Care: Mechanical Ventilation and ARDS • Part 4 of the 2025 year-end roundup
The Year in Critical Care: Mechanical Ventilation and ARDS
Part 4 of the 2025 year-end roundup
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December 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The Year in Critical Care: Mechanical Ventilation and ARDS • Part 4 of the 2025 year-end roundup
The Year in Critical Care: GI and Nutrition • Part 3 of the 2025 year-end roundup
The Year in Critical Care: GI and Nutrition
Part 3 of the 2025 year-end roundup
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December 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Year in Critical Care: GI and Nutrition • Part 3 of the 2025 year-end roundup
Can new smart vents beat intensivists in the MICU? (ACTIVE trial) • A large RCT tests closed loop adaptive support ventilation in critical illness
Can new smart vents beat intensivists in the MICU? (ACTIVE trial)
A large RCT tests closed loop adaptive support ventilation in critical illness
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December 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Can new smart vents beat intensivists in the MICU? (ACTIVE trial) • A large RCT tests closed loop adaptive support ventilation in critical illness
The STAMINA trial was ironically named, it turns out
The STAMINA trial was ironically named, it turns out
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December 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The STAMINA trial was ironically named, it turns out
The Real-World Boards: Question #23 • A 42-year-old man with post-op respiratory failure and worsening fevers
The Real-World Boards: Question #23
A 42-year-old man with post-op respiratory failure and worsening fevers
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December 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The Real-World Boards: Question #23 • A 42-year-old man with post-op respiratory failure and worsening fevers
The Year in Critical Care: Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation • Part 2 of the 2025 year-end roundup
The Year in Critical Care: Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
Part 2 of the 2025 year-end roundup
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December 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The Year in Critical Care: Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation • Part 2 of the 2025 year-end roundup
Expedited transfer to expert centers after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (EVIDENCE trial)
Expedited transfer to expert centers after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (EVIDENCE trial)
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December 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Expedited transfer to expert centers after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (EVIDENCE trial)
Early vitamin C for sepsis, given in emergency departments (C-EASIE trial)
Early vitamin C for sepsis, given in emergency departments (C-EASIE trial)
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December 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Early vitamin C for sepsis, given in emergency departments (C-EASIE trial)
Early versus late tracheostomy in critically ill patients
Early versus late tracheostomy in critically ill patients
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December 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Early versus late tracheostomy in critically ill patients
Targeted precision therapy for sepsis! Is it here? • ImmunoSep trial shows impressive results ... until day 90 anyway
Targeted precision therapy for sepsis! Is it here?
ImmunoSep trial shows impressive results ... until day 90 anyway
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December 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Targeted precision therapy for sepsis! Is it here? • ImmunoSep trial shows impressive results ... until day 90 anyway
Etomidate vs. ketamine for intubation induction (RSI Trial) • New answers to longstanding questions about the common induction agents
Etomidate vs. ketamine for intubation induction (RSI Trial)
New answers to longstanding questions about the common induction agents
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December 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Etomidate vs. ketamine for intubation induction (RSI Trial) • New answers to longstanding questions about the common induction agents
The Real-World Boards: Question #22 • A 70-year-old woman with the sudden onset of chest pain and dyspnea
The Real-World Boards: Question #22
A 70-year-old woman with the sudden onset of chest pain and dyspnea
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December 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Real-World Boards: Question #22 • A 70-year-old woman with the sudden onset of chest pain and dyspnea
The Year in Critical Care: Airways and Intubation • Part 1 of the 2025 year-end roundup
The Year in Critical Care: Airways and Intubation
Part 1 of the 2025 year-end roundup
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December 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Year in Critical Care: Airways and Intubation • Part 1 of the 2025 year-end roundup
Post-Cardiac Arrest: 2025 Guideline Update
Post-Cardiac Arrest: 2025 Guideline Update
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December 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Post-Cardiac Arrest: 2025 Guideline Update
New Guideline: Get full-body CT scans for post-cardiac arrest patients • Fishing often catches fish, a major society concludes
New Guideline: Get full-body CT scans for post-cardiac arrest patients
Fishing often catches fish, a major society concludes
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December 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
New Guideline: Get full-body CT scans for post-cardiac arrest patients • Fishing often catches fish, a major society concludes
The Real-World Boards: Question #21 • A 48-year-old man with ESRD and a new pleural effusion
The Real-World Boards: Question #21
A 48-year-old man with ESRD and a new pleural effusion
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December 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The Real-World Boards: Question #21 • A 48-year-old man with ESRD and a new pleural effusion