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Critical Care Reviews Podcast

Discussing the best critical care trials with their chief investigators

Podcasts coming soon

PLUS Follow-Up Podcast

Simon Finfer and Naomi Hammond join Rob Mac Sweeney to discuss the questions and comments which were posted on Twitter after the PLUS trial results presentation livestream

COMBAT-COVID Podcast

Per Johanssen chats about the COMBAT-COVID trial, a phase II randomised controlled trial investigating  prostacyclin in patients with COVID-19 associated respiratory failure and endotheliopathy

RECOVER-RS Follow-Up Podcast

After being presented at a Critical Care Reviews Livestream in August and published in late January in JAMA, we now have the opportunity to continue the conversation on the role of CPAP and HFNO in COVID-19 related respiratory failure

COMBAT-COVID Podcast


Posted February 28th, 2022

Prof Pär Johansson from Copenhagen, Denmark, discusses the fascinating COMBAT-COVID phase II trial, investigating the use of prostacyclin in intubated patients with COVID-19 and severe endotheliopathy


PLUS Trial Follow-Up Podcast


Posted February 22nd, 2022

Naomi Hammond and Simon Finfer join Rob Mac Sweeney on the podcast to discuss the reaction on Twitter to the PLUS trial results presentation livestream. The PLUS trial compared the use of 0.9% saline with Plasmalyte in critically ill patients in the ICU. Additionally, the simultaneously published systematic review and meta analysis on balanced fluids is also addressed.


BOUGIE Trial Follow-Up Podcast


Posted February 13th, 2022

Brian Driver and Matt Prekker join Rob Mac Sweeney to answer the question and comments posted on Twitter after the BOUGIE trial results presentation livestream. The BOUGIE trial compared the use of a stylet with that of a bougie in 1102 critically ill patients requiring an emergency intubation


VAM-IHCA Trial Follow-Up Podcast


Posted October 13th, 2022

Chief investigator Lars Andersen joins Rob Mac Sweeney to address some of the questions and comments that arose following the presentation and publication of the VAM-IHCA trial results, investigating vasopressin and methylprednisolone for in-hospital cardiac arrest.


Ivermectin

REMAP-CAP Trial Series


Posted September 3rd, 2021

Prof Alistair Nichol (Dublin & Melbourne) discusses the latest controversial investigative agent to be added to the REMAP-CAP platform trial - ivermectin


Behind the Scenes

REMAP-CAP Trial Series


Posted August 23rd, 2021

Dr Lennie Derde (Utrecht) talks about the running of the REMAP-CAP trial, including her roles as Chair of the international Trial Steering Committee and European Coordinating Investigator


BaSICS Trial Follow-Up Podcast


Posted August 21st, 2021

BaSICS trial leads Drs Fernando Zampieri & Alexandre Biasi Cavalcante join Rob Mac Sweeney to address some of the questions and comments that arose following the presentation and publication of the BaSICS trial results.


TTM2 Trial Follow-Up Podcast


Posted August 18th, 2021

Niklas Nielsen, the chief investigator for the TTM2 trial, joins Rob Mac Sweeney to address some of the questions and comments that arose on Twitter and the livestream chat function during and following the presentation and publication of the TTM2 trial results.


Interleukin-6 Receptor Antagonist Prospective Meta Analysis Podcast


Posted July 6th, 2021

Prof Manu Shankar-Hari, Professor in Critical Care Medicine at King's College London and an NIHR Clinician Scientist, joins Rob Mac Sweeney to discuss the WHO REACT Groups prospective systematic review and meta analysis on IL-6 receptor antagonists in severe COVID-19.


SYNAPSE-ICU Study Podcast


Posted June 29th, 2021

Prof Giuseppe Citerio, Professor of Anesthesia and Intensive Care at the Milano Bicocca University, and the Editor-in-Chief of Intesive Care Medicine, talks about the global SYNAPSE-ICU trial, investigating the use of ICP monitors across the world.


Learning While Doing

REMAP-CAP Trial Series


Posted June 5th, 2021

Prof Derek Angus (Pittsburgh) discusses the concept of a learning healthcare system and how this relates to the REMAP-CAP trial


COAST Trial Podcast


Posted May 23rd, 2021

Prof Kathryn Maitland, from the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, in Kilifi, Kenya, chats about the remarkable COAST trial, investigating oxygen use in hypoxic children with pneumonia


The Ventilator

REMAP-CAP Trial Series


Posted May 11th, 2021

Prof Alistair Nichol (Dublin & Melbourne) discusses the new ventilator domain soon to be launched as part of the greater REMAP-CAP trial


INTUBE Study Podcast


Posted March 28th, 2021

Professors Vincenzo Russotto and Sheila Myatra discuss the INTUBE study, published March 23rd in JAMA, investigating global practice in performing tracheal intubation in critically ill patients.