Up to one-third of patients with status epilepticus will not respond to benzodiazepines. Unfortunately, treatment of benzodiazepine-refractory status epilepticus is not well studied. The longer seizures persist, the worse patients do. In this podcast, we discuss the results of the recently completed ESETT trial that evaluated three anticonvulsant medications for status epilepticus.
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Untreated pain, anxiety, and agitation have both short- and long-term consequences for our critically ill patients. More importantly, it is well-known that patients remember the pain experienced during their critical illness. New guidelines for the assessment and management of pain, agitation, delirium, immobility, and sleep were just published. In this podcast, we review the latest guideline and discuss pearls and pitfalls of analgesia and sedation in the critically ill. Companion Handout MaterialDownload You can get CME credit for this episode here! Click here for CME Account Creation Instructions ...
A plethora of great articles pertaining to the care of critically ill patients were published in 2018. In this podcast, we review some of the key articles you NEED to know from the 2018 emergency medicine and critical care literature. Companion Attachment MaterialDownload You can get CME credit for this episode here! Click here for CME Account Creation Instructions ...
New guidelines have just been published on the care of family members of critically ill patients! So many family members of critically ill patients have significant problems, including PTSD and depression, in the months following the ICU stay of their loved one. Peter, Rob, Mike, and John review select recommendations of these new guidelines. Incredibly important content this month! Download Companion HandoutDownload You can get CME credit for this episode here! Click here for CME Account Creation Instructions ...
