Resus: ECMO Parameters in Obstetric Patients

Our latest blog post, by Sailakshmi Kumar, a fourth-year medical student at CWRU, explores ECMO in pregnancy with a focus on indications, physiological changes, and best practices for maternal and fetal care.

ResusLauren McCaffertyDecember 8, 2024resus, pregnancy, ob, obstetric, ecmo

Resus - Cold Crisis, Hot Solutions: Navigating the Complex Terrain of Hypothermic Resuscitation

Now that we’re in the midst of winter, there’s a good chance you’ll have a patient presenting with hypothermia. Our latest blog post by Lucas Rappert, a 4th year medical student from Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine who recently completed our Resus elective, provides an excellent review of the pathophysiology and management of hypothermia in the ED. Read on to learn more!

ResusLauren McCaffertyJanuary 29, 2024resus, resuscitation, hypothermia

Resuscitation: A Review of the Methods, Benefits, Risks, and Clinical Utility of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) in Civilian Trauma

Our latest resus blog is an excellent review of REBOA by CWRU MS4 Matthew McCabe! Hope you enjoy!

ResusLauren McCaffertyDecember 20, 2023resus, resuscitation, REBOA, trauma

Resuscitative Thoracotomy: When to Crack the Chest

Our latest blog is by MS4 Erica Fleming-Hall and explores the indications and evidence for Resuscitative Thoracotomy. Read on to learn more!

ResusLauren McCaffertyNovember 4, 2023thoracotomy, resus, resuscitation, trauma

Resus: Resuscitative TEE: Background and Evidence

Our latest Resus blog post is by former CWRU MS4 Chris Schlechter which features a great discussion of resuscitative TEE and the evidence supporting its utility!

ResusLauren McCaffertySeptember 5, 2023TEE, echo, pocus, resuscitative, resuscitation, resus, transesophageal, cpr

Resus: Commotio Cordis

Our latest Resus blog post is by MS4 Sarah Powell and features a great review of the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and recommendations for the management and prevention of commotio cordis.

ResusLauren McCaffertyFebruary 5, 2023resus, resuscitation, commotio cordis, cardiac, cardiac arrest

Resus: When to Intubate? Airway Management in the Chain of Survival

Our next Resus blog post is by MS4 Otis Pinkard and features a great review of airway management following cardiac arrest!

ResusLauren McCaffertyOctober 25, 2022resus, resuscitation, airway, airway management, intubation, rosc

Resus: What is the Impact of Family Presence During Resuscitation?

This latest Resus blog post is by Sarah Seresinghe, MS4, who recently completed a Resus rotation with us! She discusses the impact of family presence during the resuscitation of their loved one. This practice has been shown to have potential psychological benefit to the family without negatively impacting resus effort or quality, long-term outcomes, or medicolegal claims.

ResusLauren McCaffertyApril 4, 2022resus, resuscitation, family, critical care, ebm, dracc

Resus Blog: Stress Dose Steroids

Our newest post is by Brian Fort (MS4 at CWRU) and covers a great discussion of the evidence behind stress dose steroid use in septic shock.

ResusLauren McCaffertyJanuary 15, 2022resuscitation, resus, steroids, sepsis

RESUS BLOG - Back to the Basics: The Effect of Acidemia on Catecholamine Response

Thrilled to release our Resus in The Land Blog! Brought to you by our EM-Intensivists and residents/students completing a Resus elective! This first post, by MS4 Jilan Shimberg, covers a review of the effect of acidemia on catecholamine response! Be sure to follow along for more!

ResusLauren McCaffertyOctober 5, 2021resuscitation, resus

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