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Episode 87! In this episode we talk about Albumin with two related studies, ALBIOS ("Albumin replacement in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock" by Caironi et al) and ARISS ("Albumin Replacement Therapy in Septic Shock" by Sakr et al)
ALBIOS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24635772/
ARISS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41712212/
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Episode 86! In this episode we talk about endotracheal tubes or "Hospital and long-term outcomes for subglottic suction and polyurethane cuff versus standard endotracheal tubes in emergency intubation" published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine February 2026 by Treggiari et al.
Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41319662/
LRM: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(25)00294-2/abstract
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Episode 85! In this episode we go over LIBERATE-D or "A Conservative Dialysis Strategy and Kidney Function Recovery in Dialysis-Requiring Acute Kidney Injury" by Liu et al in JAMA 2026. We have the second author, Eddie Siew, on with us to discuss!
LIBERATE-D (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41201895/
LIBERATE-D (JAMA): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2841171
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Episode 84! In this episode we finish up our discussion of the articles presented with the CCR Down Under Conference with ACTiVE (close loop ventilation) and CLIP2 (cryopreserved platelets for surgical bleeding). Both are neutral trials at best, so we took them both pretty short.
ACTiVE: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41361939/
ACTiVE (JAMA): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2842610
CLIP2: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41360717/
CLIP2 (JAMA): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2842479
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Episode 83! Only one article this episode since Todd is feeling a little under the weather, but still a good discussion!
ImmunoSep (JAMA): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2842634
ImmunoSep (pubmed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41359996/

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