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Episode 25 – Interpreting the TTM2 Trial – 33C versus Controlled Normothermia from 2021-06-17T09:32:57

A new multicenter trial published in NEJM, commonly known as the “TTM2” trial, evaluated treating patients resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with targeted temperature management t...

Episode 24 - ECG Timing and Post-Cardiac Arrest Cath Findings from 2021-04-19T12:36:18

Electrocardiography (ECG) represents a central diagnostic tool in the post-arrest evaluation of patients resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), and it should be acquired immedi...

Episode 23 - Cardiac arrest, up close and personal: A discussion with @Lglaucomflecken from 2021-03-12T11:13:23

While we have focused on the science of targeted temperature management and other care strategies for critically ill survivors, it is important for us to remember that real people experience car...

Episode 22 - The Role of Oxygen in Critical Illness from 2021-01-28T20:49:42

The role of oxygenation during critical illness remains a major question.  Is extra oxygen harmful or helpful? What oxygen levels should we target, both fo...

Episode 21 - IHCA during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications of COVID-19 for resuscitation care from 2020-11-14T11:00

Critical illness from COVID19 remains a major challenge to health systems worldwide. When patients progress to in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA), what is the chance of survival?  Studies have so...

Episode 20 - Resuscitation Guideline in the time of COVID-19 from 2020-07-03T12:12:50

Dr. Felipe Teran joins Drs. Cindy Hsu and Hans van Schuppen to discuss recent guidance regarding cardiac arrest resuscitation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Key publications referenced in ...

Episode 19 - OHCA during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications of COVID-19 for resuscitation care from 2020-06-15T10:06:29

Dr. Felipe Teran discusses the recent studies pertainig to OHCA during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Key publications referenced in this episode:

• Baldi E et al. Out-of-hospi...
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Episode 18 - Survivorship: The new frontier in post-arrest care from 2020-03-06T14:37:44

Dr. Abella discusses a very recent American Heart Association scientific statement on cardiac arrest survivorship, increasingly recognized as an important topic around the globe. While many stud...

Episode 17 - New evidence: physician perspectives on post-arrest neuroprognostication from 2020-02-14T12:14:30

Drs. Teran and Abella discuss a hot-off-the-press survey study by Maciel CB et al (Critical Care Medicine, 2020), probing physician perspectives and practice on post-arrest neurologic assessment...

Episode 16 - Gender differences in cardiac arrest and post-arrest care from 2020-01-10T16:43:40

Drs. Abella and Teran discuss the scientific literature surrounding gender differences in care during and following cardiac arrest. From differences in bystander CPR provision for public cardiac...

Episode 15 - ReSS Year in Review: Part 2 of 2 from 2019-12-15T14:25:46

Drs. Robert Neumar and Cindy Hsu (both at University of Michigan) continue their discussion with Dr. Felipe Teran following the plenary “Year in Review” presentation by Dr. Ne...

Episode 14 - ReSS Year in Review: Part 1 of 2 from 2019-12-03T12:00

Resuscitation Science Top Studies of 2019: Part 1 of 2

Drs. Robert Neumar and Cindy Hsu (both at University of Michigan) are guest presenters in this...

Episode 13 – Transesophageal echocardiography during cardiac arrest resuscitation from 2019-11-08T12:03:54

Drs. Teran and Abella discuss the role of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the resuscitation of cardiac arrest patients.  Listen for details of how this cutting-edge application of TEE ...

Episode 12 - HYPERION Results - TTM following non-shockable cardiac arrest from 2019-10-04T14:21:01

Earlier this week, results from the HYPERION trial were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Drs. Abella and Teran discuss the use of TTM for patients resuscitated from cardiac arre...

Episode 11 - ECMO Implementation for Refractory Cardiac Arrest in the ED from 2019-09-20T07:50:17

Following the success of Episode 6, which discussed the scientific evidence for ECMO in cardiac arrest, we decided to take a deeper look at the implementation of ECMO in the ED. Drs. Felipe Tera...

Episode 10 - TTM Following Opioid Overdose Cardiac Arrest from 2019-09-06T10:00

Drs. Teran and Abella discuss the role of TTM for patients following cardiac arrest caused by opioid overdose. Several recent observational studies are reviewed to understand the demographics of...

Episode 9 - MRI Imaging for Post-Arrest Neurological Prognostication from 2019-08-23T13:29:29

Following resuscitation from cardiac arrest, accurate evaluation of neurological recovery can help guide patient care and family decisions. In this podcast, Drs. Teran and Abella discuss a recen...

Episode 8 – Oxygen Delivery After Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation  from 2019-08-09T10:00

Episode 8 – Oxygen Delivery After Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation

During cardiac arrest resuscitation, most patients are intubated and placed on 100% oxygen. In this podcast, Drs. T...

Episode 7 - Cardiac Arrest Regionalized Care from 2019-07-19T10:48:40

Drs. Felipe Teran and Ben Abella discuss an important recent publication in Annals of Emergency Medicine by Elmer et al, in which some of the strongest evidence to date are presented that suppor...

Episode 6 - ECMO for Cardiac Arrest from 2019-07-05T09:47:27

Drs. Benjamin Abella, John Greenwood and Felipe Teran discuss the use of ECMO (extra corporeal membrane oxygenation) for cardaic arrest patients. 

Referenced article:

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Episode 5 - The Importance of Neurological Monitoring Post-Arrest from 2019-06-14T22:49:55

Dr. Felipe Teran discusses with Dr. Ramani Balu the importance of post-arrest neurological monitoring.

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Episode 4 - Transnasal Cooling During Cardiac Arrest from 2019-05-13T14:15:05

Dr. Abella discusses the recent publication in JAMA regarding the PRINCESS trial of intra-arrest brain cooling.

JAMA Article: https://doi....

Episode 3 - Neuroprognostication from 2019-04-12T11:22:27

Dr. Abella discusses neuroprognostication following cardiac arrest and how long to continue care before considering withdrawl.

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Episode 1 - Goal Temperature for Targeted Temperature Management from 2019-03-07T01:02:51

Welcome to the first episode of Penn Medicine's TTM Academy Podcast. Dr. Benjamin Abella discusses the goal temperatures for TTM. 

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