ACCRAC Podcast

A Podcast for Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews, Debates and Commentary

ANESTHESIA AND CRITICAL CARE REVIEWS AND COMMENTARY

Episode 104: Sepsis with Pam Lipsett

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In this 104th episode I welcome Dr. Pam Lipsett to the show to discuss the diagnosis and treatment of sepsis.

References:

Sepsis-3 guidelines from JAMA: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2492881

Marik Sepsis cocktail: Marik PE et al. Hydrocortisone, Vitamin C, and Thiamine for the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock. 2017: 151(6);1229–1238.

ADRENAL trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1705835

APROCCHSS Trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1705716

SEPSISPAM Trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1312173

Episode 79: Pediatric Cardiothoracic Anesthesia with Dheeraj Goswami

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In this episode, episode 79, I welcome Dr. Dheeraj Goswami to the show to discuss pediatric cardiothoracic anesthesiology.  We discuss the training required to do these cases, the most common cases and concerns, and how it differs from other forms of anesthesia.

Episode 76: Pain Pathways with Mark Bicket

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In this episode, episode 76, I welcome Dr. Mark Bicket to the show to discuss pain pathways.  We shape this one around some great board style questions that Mark put together.

Episode outline by Brian Park: Pain Pathways Outline

Episode 69: Intro to Trauma with Bob Sikorski

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In this episode, Episode 69, I welcome Dr. Bob Sikorski, director of trauma anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins, to the show to discuss a general overview of trauma anesthesia.  We discuss prehospital, ER and OR management and key things to keep in mind when caring for trauma patients.

References: Trauma references list

TEG diagram: 

 

Episode 52: Diastolic Heart Failure with Todd Dorman

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In this episode, episode 52, I welcome Dr. Todd Dorman to the show.  Dr. Dorman is a professor of anesthesiology here at Johns Hopkins, is the Vice Chair for Critical Care, and is the immediate past president of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).  Dr. Dorman and I discuss diastolic heart failure or heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF), how it differs from systolic heart failure or heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFREF), how it presents, and how to manage it perioperatively.

References for peripheral vasopressors:

  1. Medlej K et al. Complications from Administration of Vasopressors Through Peripheral Venous Catheters: An Observational Study. JEM 2018. PMID: 29110979
  2. http://rebelem.com/peripheral-vasopressors-safe-dangerous/

Episode 45: Postop Delirium with Charlie Brown

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In this episode, episode 45, I welcome Dr. Charlie Brown to the show.  Dr. Brown is one of our cardiac anesthesiologists with a research interest in postop delirium.  We discuss risk factors, consequences, prevention and treatment of postop delirium.

Episode 43: Maternal Physiology with Mike Hofkamp

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In this episode, episode 43, I welcome Dr. Mike Hofkamp to the show.  Dr. Hofkamp is Director of OB Anesthesia at Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.  We discuss the changes to women’s physiology when they become pregnant and the implications of those changes for anesthetic management.

Episode 39: Liver Transplant with Dr. Steve Frank

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In this episode, episode 39, I interview Dr. Steve Frank, Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins, Medical Director of Blood Management for Johns Hopkins Health System and Chief of Adult Anesthesiology about anesthesia for liver transplants.

Episode 36: Pediatric respiratory anatomy and physiology with Dr. Schwengel

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In this episode, episode 36, I welcome Dr. Deb Schwengel, one of our pediatric anesthesiologists and our residency program director, to the show to discuss the differences in anatomy and physiology in pediatric versus adult patients.

Episode 22: Postop Visual Loss with Dr. Joe Hughes

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In this episode I interview Dr. Joseph Hughes, one of our neuro anesthesiologists, about the history, etiology, pathophysiology and prevention of postoperative visual loss.

We refer to a thromboelastogram which looks like this.  It is the fibrinolysis portion that can be prevented with tranexamic acid (TXA):

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High Yield Outline by Brian Park can be found here: Outline