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Diaphragm Thickening Fraction for Predicting Esophageal Pressure and Ventilator Weaning in Children

Diagnostic Yield of CT Imaging and Point-of-Care Ultrasound After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Evaluating the Association Between Patient Priorities and ICU Care Delivery in Adults Receiving Mechanical Ventilation

Post-ICU Care Trajectories and Outcomes Among Veterans

Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Patients With Nosocomial Respiratory Infections

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GUIDELINES AND CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Transfusion of Fresh Frozen Plasma and Platelets in Critically Ill Adults

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Association of Timely Antibiotics and Fluid Resuscitation With Increased Discharge to Home After Sepsis
Hallie C. Prescott, MD, and Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD, FCCP (moderator)

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In Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Is Right Ventricular Function Affected by a Specific PaCO₂ Target?

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INFOGRAPHIC

Long-Term Tracheostomy Management

Learn about oxygenation and ventilation management, nonrespiratory management, and decannulation (removal) readiness assessment.

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Review the Critical Care Lineup for Phoenix

Alice Gallo de Moraes, MD, FCCP, shares sessions she's excited for on topics such as echocardiography, neurocritical care, and more.

GUIDELINE

Transfusion of Fresh Frozen Plasma and Platelets in Critically Ill Adults

Explore recommendations for the transfusion of FFP or platelets in critically ill patients with thrombocytopenia who are undergoing invasive procedures.

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What Is Auto-Trigger/False Trigger Asynchrony?

Learn about the causes and different types of auto-trigger that may occur during mechanical ventilation.

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As part of the CHEST journal portfolio, this open access journal advances the care of patients served by multidisciplinary clinicians across critical care medicine.

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Critical Care Board Review On Demand

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Late Cycle Dyssynchrony

Learn what late cycle dyssynchrony is, the clinical implications, and how optimal synchrony can be achieved.

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CHEST Networks are specialty-focused communities that provide forums for leadership, education, and advocacy. The Critical Care Network enhances the scientific knowledge, evidence-based medicine, and clinical practices that further our understanding of the mechanism and management of acute and life-threatening critical illness, nonrespiratory critical care, palliative and end-of-life care, and sepsis/shock.

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Critical care must-reads in CHEST Physician^®

Palliative and End-of-Life Care Section

Impossible choices: Goal-concordant care in the ICU

Mechanical Ventilation and Airways Management Section

Ventilatory management of immune checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis

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Large trial finds no advantage for balanced fluids over saline in pediatric sepsis

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The evaluation and management of OSA in medically hospitalized patients

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Advancing postarrest care in the ICU

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