SCCM Pod-298 Critical Care Organizations in Academic Medical Centers in North America: A Descriptive Report
Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Stephen M. Pastores, MD, FCCM. Dr. Pastores serves as Program Director of Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. (Source: SCCM PodCast - iCritical Care)
Source: SCCM PodCast - iCritical Care - October 22, 2015 Category: Intensive Care Authors: The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Tags: Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Warmed fluids for preventing hypothermia during operations
One of the possible problems for patients during surgical operations is that their body temperature falls. There are a variety of ways to prevent this, and a new Cochrane Review from April 2015 looks at one of these, the use of intravenous and irrigation fluids. Gillian Campbell, a consultant anaesthetist at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee in Scotland, and lead author for the review tells us more. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - August 5, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Anaesthesia and the developing brain
Dr Neil Morton, Reader in Paediatric Anaesthesia and Pain Management from Glasgow discusses his article "Anaesthesia and the developing nervous system: advice for clinicians and families", which is published in the June print edition of BJA Education. Topics discussed include the existing preclinical and epidemiological evidence, ongoing prospective clinical studies and practical advice on clinical practice in this subject area. (Source: CEACCP Podcasts)
Source: CEACCP Podcasts - June 26, 2015 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: British Journal of Anaesthesia Ltd Source Type: podcasts
Physiotherapy in the critically ill
Nicola Beaumont, clinical lead physiotherapist in critical care discusses her article "Respiratory physiotherapy in the critical care unit" from the February print edition of CEACCP. Topics discussed include the physiological consequences of critical illness and mechanical ventilation, respiratory physiotherapy interventions and their evidence base, and rehabilitation both during and following critical care admissions. (Source: CEACCP Podcasts)
Source: CEACCP Podcasts - April 17, 2015 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: British Journal of Anaesthesia Ltd Source Type: podcasts
Perioperative beta-blockers for preventing surgery-related mortality and morbidity
Some of the reviews from the Cochrane Anaesthesia Group look at ways to reduce the risks of surgery and one such review was published in September 2014, investigating the role of beta-blockers. Hermann Blessberger from the Linz General Hospital in Austria, describes the findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 5, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
An intervention to improve housing stability for homeless adults with mental illness, lorazepam before general anesthesia, the natural history of benign thyroid nodules, review of irritable bowel syndrome, and more.
Editor's Audio Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the March 03, 2015 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - March 3, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Bleeding disorders: Safe perioperative care
Dr Madan Narayanan, consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine discusses his article "Anaesthetic considerations in patients with inherited disorders of coagulation" from the February print edition of CEACCP. The podcast focuses on the diagnosis, management and principles of perioperative care for patients with the bleeding disorders haemophilia and von Willebrand's disease. (Source: CEACCP Podcasts)
Source: CEACCP Podcasts - February 16, 2015 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Oxford University Press Source Type: podcasts
Bleeding disorders: Safe perioperative care
Dr Madan Narayanan, consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine discusses his article "Anaesthetic considerations in patients with inherited disorders of coagulation" from the February print edition of CEACCP. The podcast focuses on the diagnosis, management and principles of perioperative care for patients with the bleeding disorders haemophilia and von Willebrand's disease. (Source: CEACCP Podcasts)
Source: CEACCP Podcasts - February 16, 2015 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: British Journal of Anaesthesia Ltd Source Type: podcasts
Operating theatre time, where does it all go?
Waiting times in theatre can be a source of friction – but is the delay due to mandatory anaesthetic faff around time (MAFAT), or AWOL surgeons?
Elizabeth Travis, and orthopaedic house officer in New Zealand and colleagues, have been trying to create and evidence base to argue the toss, and she joins me now to discuss her study, Operating... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - December 19, 2014 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Operating theatre time, where does it all go?
Waiting times in theatre can be a source of friction – but is the delay due to mandatory anaesthetic faff around time (MAFAT), or AWOL surgeons?
Elizabeth Travis, and orthopaedic house officer in New Zealand and colleagues, have been trying to create and evidence base to argue the toss, and she joins me now to discuss her study, Operating theatre time, where does it all go?
Read the full research:
http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7182 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - December 19, 2014 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
