#CPPPLU Highlights: The updated ARDS guideline in @ATSBlueEditor recommends corticosteroids, NMBAs, VV-ECMO and high PEEP in moderate-severe ARDS. #PharmICU
https://t.co/xU4Skn2uKc
Despite the evidence that supports the use of antiinflammatory reliever strategies in asthma, barriers across multiple levels have made implementation challenging. Read more in the CHEST Commentary from the February @journal_CHEST issue: https://t.co/9ToAOyXihY
#MedEd
Night shift workers usually sleep 1 to 4 hours less per day than daytime workers. A new infographic from the CHEST Sleep Medicine Network outlines strategies for before, during, and after your shift to maximize quality sleep. https://t.co/b0dmh04Tri
#CHESTSleep#SleepMedicine
Check out the new guidelines for corticosteroids in critically ill patients. 🎩 tip to the authors. I also knocked out a quick (<7 minute) podcast episode on the topic this morning.
https://t.co/4Ise540F2X
A meta-analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa eradication treatment in bronchiectasis reports successful eradication in 40% of cases at 12 months. The data suggest superior results with the inclusion of an inhaled antibiotic.
https://t.co/9NLvfLGSMK
Automated CT-Based Quantification of Pulmonary Veins Shows Greater Central Venous Dilation in Group 2 Pulmonary Hypertension Compared With Group 1 Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Control Subjects
Read more in #journal_CHESTPulm: https://t.co/YkQ5S2V96m
#MedEd#JournalCHEST
CAPE COD trial:
31 ICUs in France
Required MV, HFNC, or NRB
Randomized to Hydrocort 200mg x 4 days or placebo
At day 4, if still sick based on pre-specified criteria, re-randomized to receive steroids until day 8 or 14