NIV for SCAPE

Acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema is a common presenting complaint in the emergency department. Dr Roberto Cosentini is an emergency physician from Bergamo in Italy.  He joins Todd to discuss the use of NIV in the management of these patients.

Transcutaneous pacing

Transcutaneous pacing is an important emergency skill.  In this podcast, senior emergency medicine trainee Dr Tim Balfour joins Todd to discuss the indications for pacing, describe the process of applying and adjusting it, and share some tips and tricks for its use.

Airway Pressure Release Ventilation

Manipulating the ventilator to protect the critically ill ARDS patient from harm, while simultaneously improving their condition, is one of the dark arts of intensive care practice. Airway Pressure Release Ventilation is a somewhat novel mode of mechanical ventilation which seeks to enhance lung r…

Critical illness - the patient perspective

Traditionally we’ve measured the performance of the health system machine on hard endpoints such as mortality, and this is particularly so in ICU. In recent years however, we’ve begun to focus more on the patient experience, including their functional outcomes.  Narrative and qualitative research …

Preventing IV complications

The intravenous cannula may be the most common procedure performed in healthcare.  You probably perform several of them a day, without thinking twice. However, without attention to detail, it’s possible the humble cannula could cause your patient harm. Gillian Ray-Barruel is an experienced nurse …

Net Ultrafiltration Rate

Many patients undergoing Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in ICU require fluid removal. But how fast can you remove it?  Dr Emily See is a Nephrologist and senior ICU fellow at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne Australia.  She joins Todd on this edition of the podcast from the 2021 ANZICS CTG …

Driving pressure to set tidal volume

Limiting tidal volumes to prevent lung injury has been a core plank of ICU care for the past 20 years. However, is it that simple?  Dr Ewan Goligher joins us to discuss how using the driving pressure to set Vt may help tailor ventilation to the patient's needs.

Colin McArthur - REMAP-CAP steroids

Colin McArthur is an Intensivist and director of research at Auckland City Hospital in New Zealand, and is the Co-lead for the Australia-New Zealand arm of the REMAP-CAP study, which today releases the results of its first domain study, corticosteroids. Colin joins Todd on the podcast to discuss t…

Lina Bergman - transporting ventilated patients

Transporting the ventilated patient is one of the highest risk processes critically ill patients will face Lina Bergman is a critical care nurse and researcher from Gothenberg in Sweden, and she joins Todd on the podcast to discuss her research into this delicate process.

Carol Hodgson - disability after ICU and the PREDICT trial

Critical illness can have an overwhelming effect on the long term quality of life of survivors of ICU. On this thought provoking interview, Professor Carol Hodgson joins Todd on the podcast to discuss the latest publication in her research program, the PREDICT trial, which was presented at the 202…