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A/Professor George Skowronski: Episode 14 – Ethical Dilemmas in COVID-19 Dr Swapnil Pawar
In this podcast, Maddi & I talk about innate immunity, MHC proteins, the role of T & B lymphocytes along with hypersensitivity reactions. IMMUNOLOGY Outline the components involved in innate immunity Innate immunity is the first line of defence of the body. It is non-specific and consists of life-long immune […]
In this podcast, Professor Dale Needham from John Hopkins hospital shares his insights into ICU rehab experiences during COVID-19 pandemic. He talks about the challenges associated with prolonged ICU length of stay and advises on how to optimise the recovery of COVID-19 patients.
In this podcast, Professor Maurizio Cecconi talks about Italian experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic and outlines the challenges specific to intensive care in the post-pandemic phase. He discusses various issues including prolonged ICU length of stay, slow weaning, and the impact of the pandemic on staff well-being.
COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant ethical challenges to an intensive care community. Although we managed to contain the spread with social distancing, the second wave of the pandemic is still on the radar. In this podcast, George & I discuss the various ethical dilemmas that ICU clinicians might face during […]
In this podcast, Professor john Marini from Minnesota talks about the new terminology CARDS and explains how the concept of power and energy can be utilised to optimise mechanical ventilation in COVID-19. For full podcast –
COVID -19 has a very unique pattern and it has challenged the dogmatic approach of mechanical ventilation described for ARDS patients. In this podcast, Prof Luciano Gattinoni talks in-depth about the pathophysiology of the disease and how we should ventilate these patients. His key messages are monitor closely, identify the […]
In this episode, Professor Steve McGloughlin, the chair of ANZICS COVID guidelines group talks about the process of guideline development, different recommendations in comparison with other guidelines and the approach to deal with ethical dilemmas.
In this podcast, A/Prof Craig French from melbourne talks about the new initiatives from ANZICS such as SPRINT-SARI and shares his insights from SARS pandemic in order to get ready for COVID-19.
Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19: a multinational registry analysis Design: Multinational registry analysis including 671 hospitals in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Subjects: Patients hospitalized between Dec 20, 2019, and April 14, 2020, and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Data […]
