Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are gaining more traction in the world of heart failure primarily as a bridge-to-transplantation or destination therapy (ie, ineligible…
Factor IX deficiency (hemophilia B) was first described in the 1950s by British doctors caring for a young boy. That child’s, who later went…
Glucocorticoids (GCs, “steroids”) are routinely used to induce immunosuppression in patients who have received transplants or have autoimmune diseases. However, we often see an…
As a cardiac anesthesiologist, I’ve been involved in my fair share of open and endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repairs. Although sometimes these are…
Daily spontaneous breathing trials (SBT) for patients receiving mechanical ventilation are considered standard-of-care across intensive care units (ICUs); however, when we discuss weaning strategies,…