How to Choose the Right Statistical Test

Ketamine-midazolam combination may be more effective than midazolam alone for the initial treatment of pediatric Generalized Seizures. (Ket-Mid Study) #pedsICU #neuroICU #pedsNeuro

#PedsICU @PALISInet

📚 Statistical errors in meta-analyses can impact the reliability of systematic reviews. This new article highlights the most frequent mistakes and how to avoid them. 📖 Read it here: https://t.co/2YSWWGwa6M #SystematicReviews #MetaAnalysis #ResearchMethods #Statistics

What’s the best way to manage cardiac thrombosis? Let’s find out in this amazing webinar we are putting on. #PedsICU @PALISInet #thrombosis #cicu

PCV + spontaneous vs volume ACV in #ARDS, 🇫🇷 RCT 🔍700 adults, moderate/severe ARDS 🫁PC encouraging non-synchronised unassisted ventilation ⬇️ need for sedation/adjunctive therapies for hypoxemia but not significantly ⬇️ mortality. 🔓 https://t.co/SAvIJEGqwL ⬇️ visual abstract

In a randomized clinical trial of critically ill patients with stroke, preventive normothermia effectively reduced fever burden but did not improve functional outcomes at 3 months. https://t.co/cdsjg7briB

Diagnostic algorithm for hyponatremia 💡

Linear Regression clearly explained 👇🏻

If something happens to your pilot balloon, a 20g catheter and a syringe can be used to refill the cuff and maintain your airway

Glasgow coma scale

Nothing says intensivist like this comment 😍🤓

INSIDE LOOK 👀 From the upcoming issue (July 8): A retrospective study of 3,999 patients showed similar in-hospital mortality & a higher risk of C. difficile colitis in the extended anaerobic coverage group compared w/ the limited anaerobic coverage group. https://t.co/ToGsPeO4aH

major update to the diuretics chapter, including: 🟡new section on SGLT2 inhibitors 🟡PK explanation of why loop diuretic drips don't fix diuretic resistance 🟡spironolactone downgraded due to sluggish onset 🟡amiloride for balanced diuresis 😁 https://t.co/vpjfyEGUUr

Vasopressors summary for new #ICU residents/fellows. #FOAMed #FOAMcc Courtesy: ICU Management & Practice, Volume 23 - Issue 2, 2023

Welcome new #PedsICU fellows! As you get oriented, we are excited to share our newly created Audio Learning Bootcamp! 🎧 This is a collation of episodes highlighting the most fundamental concepts & cases as you start to build your ICU foundations! 🎙️:

If you intubate you need to read the #PREOXI trial! -n=1301 people requiring intubation in ED/ ICU were randomized to preoxygenation with oxygen mask vs non-invasive ventilation (NIV) -NIV HALVED the risk of hypoxemia: 9 vs 18% -NIV reduced mortality: 0.2% vs 1.1% #CCR24 🧵 1/

Anatomy of vegetative state, locked-in syndrome and brainstem death

this is what I'm settling on for now. bottom line: olanzapine 🏆 is the meropenem of antiemetics. (unfortunately there are almost no head-to-head RCTs, so it's impossible to be sure)

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