Flavia Machado and Paul Young present the top 10 ICU trials of the recent past SMACC style. Their list of trials includes a number that challenge dogma and establish interesting new lines of scientific enquiry. In addition, they also include all the recent clinical trials that should change your practice. If you want to know what’s new in critical care then this is the talk for you.
ICU year in review
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Remembering Rory: Sepsis and Learning from Error
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, medical error, pediatric sepsis, Rory Staunton, Sepsis, 0
We will walk together through the events surrounding the tragic death of Rory Staunton, caused by sepsis. The focus...
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Decompressive Craniectomy for Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: Can we just STOP now?
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, decompressive craniectomy, hemicraniectomy, infarction, large hemispheric infarction, middle cerebral artery infarct, 0
A summary of the evidence, discussion of some controversies and a decision matrix on whether or not to recommend...
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Paed-Iconoclasm: Breaking the Myths without Breaking Your Patient
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, California, dogma, dogmalysis, emergency medicine, Harbor-UCLA, Horeczko, Myths, paediatrics, pediatrics, PEM, Tim, Tim Horeczko, USA, 0
Myths and medical dogma fill the gap between what we know and what we don’t know. Learn “Defense Against...
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Life From Death: Our role in organ donation and death by neurological criteria
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, ICU, Neuro, organ donation, Trauma, 0
An overview brain death, management of the brain dead and organ donation from a North American perspective.
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First, do no oxygen
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, cardiac arrest, Oxygen, reperfusion, 0
Recent data has suggested that oxygen increases myocardial injury in patients with STEMI and may increase neurological injury after...
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Stop Complaining, Start Making… 3D print your own Sim Stuff
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, 3D Print, 3D Scan, cric, innovation, Sim, Simulation, surgical airway, Trainer, 0
Novel application of 3D printing technology to facilitate low cost, high fidelity Simulation teaching.
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Sepsis—The Dark Knight: Prehospital Diagnosis and Treatment
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Sepsis, 0
Sepsis can be subtle and elusive; diagnostic tools such as point of care lactate, end-tidal CO2 monitoring and validated...