Exciting session starting soon! Come listen in room 6B on the upper level of the Convention Center! ATS vs ESICM ARDS Guidelines. Dr. Niall Ferguson Eddy Fan Nida Qadir, MD Bram Rochwerg

When I was a 4th year med student an insurance salesman talked me into applying for disability insurance. (Even though I had no income) The problem? I got denied due to a PMH To this day, I cannot get disability insurance because of that mistake Wanna know why #medtwitter ?

📣 The #SEECMO2024 special edition of Perfusion Journal including all abstracts accepted to the conference, starting tomorrow in Marina del Rey now available, #FOAMcc! 🔓 journals.sagepub.com/toc/prfa/39/2_… 🖥️ Registrations for virtual option still open, join us! 🔗 bit.ly/4bYQGpx

Patients' experiences at the UCLA #ECMO symposium ongoing in Marina del Rey, with parents (& pet)) of neonatal, pediatric & adult #ECLS patients on stage to share their journeys with attendees... We were honoured to listen to your stories!

Withdrawing #ECMO as bridge to nowhere against family's wishes? 3 settings ⚖️ crisis: do not allocated limited resources to the ones less likely to benefit ⚖️ innovation: not expanding use of ECMO as long term support if benefit not proportional ⚖️ ethical equivalence of

🛬 Back home after few days spent in Marina Del Rey, CA 🌊 for #SEECMO2024 Specialist Education in #ECMO conference... Congratulations to the organizers UCLA Health & ELSO for for inviting me to talk about Normothermic Regional Perfusion in DCD organ donors... Honoured our

If you intubate you need to read the #PREOXI trial! -n=1301 people requiring intubation in ED/ ICU were randomized to preoxygenation with oxygen mask vs non-invasive ventilation (NIV) -NIV HALVED the risk of hypoxemia: 9 vs 18% -NIV reduced mortality: 0.2% vs 1.1% #CCR24 🧵 1/

😧 What’s an ICU clinician’s greatest fear? …the awake 😳, paralyzed patient. Just out in #journal_CHESTCritCare, Mangaoang et al help us understand how often this occurs post RSI: chestcc.org/article/S2949-… Mind the Gap… ⭕️

In case you missed it… …now with Brooke Barlow of Ashley & Brooke Barlow PharmD fame’s amazing visual abstract! 🎨

What it’s like to be in healthcare right now: “We will pay you $2 for that pie” “But it costs me $4 in pie ingredients and $2 in human labor to make a pie. We need $6 to break even” “Sorry, we’ll only pay you $2 for that pie. We suggest you make many more pies that you also

🧵regarding the useful technique of 'straightening the wire' during central line placement when the plastic guide is no longer within reach. If you do a lot of central lines (or a lot of percutaneous procedures), this technique will come in handy over and over again. (1/ )

📢🗣️🚨 In honor of July Pulm PEEPs is embarking on an ARDS literature journey! Throughout the summer we will release Rapid Fire Journal Club Luke Padgett Hedrick, MD episodes on landmark ARDS trials. These are key reading for all critical care providers! Tune in! First episode tomorrow!

Maybe it’s because of my cardiac arrest, but I don’t understand why patients get upset when I say their symptoms are due to aging. 95% of what I diagnose is because we get old. I always bring it up as delicately as possible, but like do you know how lucky you are? I see patients

This post is a bit polarizing. A lot of responses about doctors dismissing patient concerns because of “old age.” It’s a valid point and one that I hope people listen to. It’s also true that it’s ok to get old. It’s ok to BE old. It’s something to celebrate. As a physician I will

This is a departure from my yearly MedGala threads, but inspired by Clement Lee, MD, MSc, here’s specialties as athletes from the Olympics 2024

Invasive devices are routinely used in the care of critically ill patients and are often essential, but they can be a common source of complications. How can clinicians identify, prevent, and manage these complications? bmj.com/content/386/bm…

How can you identify, prevent, and manage complications associated with devices frequently used in intensive care? A review bmj.com/content/386/bm…

Beta-Blocker Interruption or Continuation after Myocardial Infarction: NEJM 🥸Abyss trial is a very interesting name! 😱30 points summary! 👇👇👇