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Critical Care Alert – April 1, 2018

April 1, 2018

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  • A Perspective on PEEP at 50 Years

    Fifty years ago, positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) was introduced as an effective technique for improving oxygenation in patients with large intrapulmonary shunt, the hallmark of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Although PEEP remains the primary means for stabilizing oxygenation in ARDS, consensus on how to approach setting it remains elusive. This is a narrative review on how our understanding and approach to PEEP has evolved over the past half century.

  • Critical Illness-related Corticosteroid Insufficiency: What’s New?

    For critically ill patients with sepsis, septic shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and major trauma, a multispecialty task force of 16 international experts developed evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis of corticosteroid insufficiency and use of corticosteroids in the ICU.

  • ECMO vs. Prone Position in ARDS: The Curious Rejection of Evidence-based Practice

    Despite credible evidence from a large, randomized, controlled trial and numerous meta-analyses demonstrating improved outcomes, prone position is seldom attempted prior to initiating extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to treat severe acute respiratory distress syndrome.