eCritCare Podcast
eCritCare Podcast
Swapnil Pawar
The landscape of Intensive care is changing. In the era of evidence based medicine, we try to make best possible decision for our patients based on best available evidence. Every fortnight, Dr Swapnil Pawar & Dr Jose Chacko will bring you one hot topic in Critical care. If you want to stay up to date with recent evidence or learn how to critically evaluate the literature in critical care, this podcast is for you.
Episode 92: NIV in COVID-19
In this episode, we discuss the controversy surrounding the use of NIV in hypoxemic respiratory failure in severe COVID-19. The results of the RECOVERY-RS trial has provided us with significant evidence on this topic.
Mar 3, 2022
34 min
Episode 91: ICU journal Club - Long term outcomes in COVID- MONITOR-IC  Study
In this episode, we discuss the recently published trial on long term outcomes in COVID patients. 
Feb 22, 2022
19 min
Episode 90: ICU journal Club - PLUS Study
In this episode, we discuss a recently published PLUS study comparing saline solution with Plasmalyte-148. This study demonstrated no significant mortality difference between the saline group and the plasmalyte-148 group.
Feb 8, 2022
32 min
Episode 89: ICU journal Club - MICHELLE Trial
In this episode, we discuss the recently published RCT evaluating the role of extended thromboprophylaxis in COVID-19.
Jan 30, 2022
22 min
Episode 88: Omicron Variant - Facts and Challenges
In this episode, we discuss the challenges faced by healthcare systems and the patterns emerging from the current COVID-19 pandemic wave caused by the Omicron variant. 
Jan 12, 2022
39 min
Episode 87: ICU journal Club - COVID HighFlow Trial
In this episode, we discuss a recently published trial comparing conventional oxygen therapy and high flow nasal oxygen therapy. 
Dec 28, 2021
24 min
Episode 86: Glycemic Control in ICU
In this podcast, we discuss the controversy surrounding glycemic control in intensive care. We discuss the target range, the ideal amount of time spent in the target range and the utility of continuous glycemic monitoring in critically ill patients.
Nov 30, 2021
28 min
Episode 85: ICU Journal Club - Controlling Study
In this episode, we discuss the CONTROLLING study which compared the novel strategy of individualised glycemic control vs conventional glucose control. 
Nov 23, 2021
30 min
Episode 84: Early Vs Delayed RRT
In this episode, we dive deeper into the controversy around the timing of initiation of RRT in Intensive Care. 
Nov 8, 2021
24 min
Episode 83: ICU Journal Club - COVID Steroid 2
The controversy around the dose of steroid dose in COVID-19 still exists. In this podcast, we discuss the recently published RCT COVID Steroid 2 and dive deeper into this controversy. 
Oct 26, 2021
23 min
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