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Issue #3: The Latest in Critical Care, 6/5/23

PulmCCM

There was no significant difference in survival with a favorable neurologic outcome at 30 days (20% vs 16% nominally favoring the ECMO group, P=0.52) or at 6 months. Check out the preliminary program , and use code PULMCCM15 to get 15% off the attendance fees. Patients with secondary pneumothoraces (e.g.,

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SGEM#350: How Did I Get Epi Alone? Vasopressin and Methylprednisolone for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Case: A code blue is called for a 71-year-old male in-patient that is boarding in the emergency department (ED). You arrive and see that the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) algorithm is being followed for adult cardiac arrest patients with pulseless electrical activity (PEA).