Vitamin C in sepsis: Don’t LOVIT Lamontagne F, Masse MH, Menard J, et al; LOVIT Investigators and the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Intravenous Vitamin C in Adults with Sepsis in the Intensive Care Unit. N Engl J Med. 2022 Jun 23;386(25):2387-2398. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2200644. PMID: 35704292 This is a big […]
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I have a long history of complaining about guidelines and their seeming disregard for science and common sense. Therefore, when I sat down to read the most recent AHA guidelines on the evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain, I expected to be disappointed. Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised. It is […]
I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Feels like Christmas came early this year, with the American Academy of Pediatrics gifting […]
The pressure cooker of COVID-19 has brought out examples of both the best and the worst in medicine. We need to spend more time focusing on the best – the incredible creativity, innovation, teamwork, compassion, and dedication demonstrated throughout this crisis. However, we also need to consider the lessons that […]
A rant about guidelines (and an opportunity to help shape the future of the ILCOR guideline process)
