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Targeted Temperature Management & Non-shockable Rhythms Dr Swapnil Pawar
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Augmented Renal Clearance in ICU Dr Swapnil Pawar
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ICU Journal Club- COACT Trial Dr Swapnil Pawar
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The Elevator Pitch for Health Professions Educators Dr Swapnil Pawar
HYPERION TRIAL Dr Jose Chacko & Dr Swapnil Pawar Targeted temperature management with a target of 32 degrees C to 36 degrees C (moderate therapeutic hypothermia) is currently advocated by ILCOR guidelines for all patients with coma after successful resuscitation from cardiac arrest. TTM Trial results published in 2013, however, […]
Dr Swapnil Pawar & Dr Jose Chacko What is ARC? Augmented renal clearance (ARC) is the phenomenon of enhanced renal function in critically ill patients. ARC is characterized by a higher than predicted increase in the renal elimination of solutes. It occurs due to an increase in glomerular filtration and […]
Dr Swapnil Pawar & Dr Jose Chacko Coronary Angiography after Cardiac Arrest without ST-Segment Elevation Lemkes et al https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1816897 Background – Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death. A recent study reported a mortality of approximately 40% among patients who had been successfully resuscitated after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest associated with ventricular fibrillation or […]
In this podcast, Dr Kristina Dzara shares her views on why health professions educators should learn about elevator pitch and outlines a four-step approach to master the elevator pitch in order to excel as a health professions educator. Dr Kristina Dzara, PhD, MMSc is Instructor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School […]
by Dr Jose Chacko & Dr Swapnil Pawar Acute pancreatitis is the leading cause of acute hospital admission for gastrointestinal disorders in many countries, and its incidence continues to rise worldwide. The annual incidence of AP ranges from 13 to 45 cases per 100,000 population with the global estimate of […]
by Dr Swapnil Pawar & Dr Jose Chacko Effect of Pressure Support vs T-Piece Ventilation Strategies During Spontaneous Breathing Trials on Successful Extubation Among Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation A Randomized Clinical Trial Background – The latest American Thoracic Society guidelines for weaning recommend PSV SBTs with moderate-quality evidence. Among patients […]
by Dr Swapnil Pawar & Dr Jose Chacko
Dr Swapnil Pawar & Dr Jose Chacko A Pilot, Randomised, Double-Blind Study of Vitamin C in the treatment of Vasoplegic Shock after Cardiac Surgery https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2019.08.034 Background- High dose vitamin C has a strong biological rationale in post-cardiac surgery vasoplegia. Vitamin C scavenges reactive oxygen species, which likely contribute to vasoplegia […]
by Dr Jose Chacko & Dr Swapnil Pawar
