Chacko's Critical Care Blogspot

Fossat G, Muller L, Seguin A, et al. Effects of out-of-bed armchair positioning on oxygenation in spontaneously breathing ICU patients receiving respiratory support: a randomized controlled trial. Intensive Care Med. 2026 May 18 Introduction and Background  Conventionally, critically ill patients were considered unsuitable for out-of-bed mobilization (1). However, lyin...

I walk into my ICU this morning. Or perhaps I should call it a digital ecosystem with occasional patients interspersed amid the screens. There are resident doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and technicians — nearly all of them bent diligently, almost reverentially, over glowing screens. Some peer into mobile phones, others into tablets. You may be…

Writing Committee Members, Creager MA, Barnes GD, Giri J, Mukherjee D, Jones WS, et al. 2026 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ACEP/CHEST/SCAI/SHM/SIR/SVM/SVN Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation. 2026 Mar 24;153(12) This...