The role of NIV in ARDS is debatable. There is lots of uncertainty amongst the clinicians as to when to initiate NIV in patients with ARDS. In this podcast, Dr Chacko and I critically appraise the evidence on this topic and suggest an approach to deal with this controversy. 

In this episode, Dr Chacko & I discuss the recently published trial HYPERION. This trial is about targeted temperature management in patients who had cardiac arrest due to non-shockable rhythm. 

In this episode, Dr. Chacko & I discuss the significance of Augmented renal clearance for Intensivist. ARC is often underutilized in ICU and its routine use in ICU may have a significant impact on the outcomes of patients with septic shock and the future of antibiotic resistance.

In this episode, Dr Chacko & I discuss recently published COACT trial. This trial evaluated the role of immediate vs delayed coronary angiography in out hospital cardiac arrest patients who do not have ST-segment elevation on their post-resuscitation ECG.

In this episode, Dr Chacko & I discuss various controversies associated with nutrition in acute pancreatitis. 

In this podcast, Dr Chacko & I discuss recent RCT in JAMA in which authours evaluated the efficacy of less demanding weaning strategy vs more demanding strategy. 

The use of IABP in cardiogenic shock remains controversial to date. In this podcast, Dr Chacko & I discuss the evidence available on this topic and make recommendations for the future.

In this podcast, Dr Chacko & I discuss newly published RCT discussing the role of vitamin C in the treatment of post-operative vasoplegia after cardiothoracic surgery.

In this podcast, Dr Chacko & I critically evaluate the role of steroids in patients with Septic shock admitted to ICU.

In this podcast, Dr Chacko & I critically appraise the ROSE trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of early NMB in patients with severe ARDS.