Critical Care Reviews Podcast

Rob Mac Sweeney
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Critical Care Reviews Podcast

The Critical Care Reviews Podcast discusses the biggest critical care trials, either planned or in progress, with their chief investigators. It's hosted by Rob Mac Sweeney, an intensivist in Belfast, Northern Ireland. We also release audio versions of the presentations from the Critical Care Reviews Meetings and ad hoc livestreams

  1. 4D AGO

    ACIOS Study

    Rob Mac Sweeney discusses the ACIOS study with Tim Baker, the study lead. ACIOS is a point prevalence study describing the burden of critical illness in Africa. It was published in the Lancet in March, 2025.

    27 min

  2. 11/13/2024

    IVIO Trial

    Rob Mac Sweeney discusses the IVIO trial with investigators Lars Wiuff Andersen and Mikael Fink Valentine from Aarhus, Denmark. The IVIO trial compared intraosseous with intravenous vascular access in adult patients suffering an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. It was presented at the 2024 European Resuscitation Council congress in Athens and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

    29 min

  3. 11/12/2024

    PARAMEDIC 3 Trial

    Rob Mac Sweeney discusses the PARAMEDIC 3 trial with it's investigators Keith Couple and Ranjit Lall from the University of Warwick, England. PARAMEDIC 3 compared intravenous with intraosseous vascular access in adult patients suffering cardiac arrest and requiring drug administration during ongoing resuscitation. It was presented at the European Resuscitation Council meeting in Athens on October 31st and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

    40 min

  4. 04/07/2024

    B-FREE Trial

    Rob Mac Sweeney chats with Jessica Spence about the B-FREE trial, investigating benzodiazepine-free anaesthesia for the prevention of delirium in cardiac surgery

    41 min

  5. 03/13/2024

    Beyond Platform Trials Panel Discussion

    Bala Venkatesh (Brisbane) hosts a panel discussion entitled "Beyond Platform Trials" at the Critical Care Reviews Meeting 2023. The panellists include Bronagh Blackwood (Belfast), Susan Rowell (Chicago), Fernando Zampieri (Edmonton), Marion Campbell (Aberdeen), David Harrison (London), Roger Lewis (Los Angeles), Derek Angus (Pittsburgh) & Kathy Rowan (London).

    1h 4m

  6. 03/13/2024

    Causality Panel Discussion

    Kathy Rowan (London) hosts a fascinating panel discussion on causality at the Critical Care Reviews Meeting 2023. The panellists include Bronwen Connolly (Belfast), Ewan Goligher (Toronto), Flavia Machado (Sao Paulo), Kath Maitland (Kalifi), John Norrie (Edinburgh), Victoria Cornelius (London), Andrew Althouse (Pittsburgh) and Chris Seymour (Pittsburgh).

    1h 1m

  7. 03/13/2024

    REMAP-CAP Trial Long Term Outcomes

    Dr Lisa Higgins (Melbourne) presents the long term outcomes of the REMAP-CAP domains at the Critical Care Reviews Meeting 2023. Prof Howard Bauchner (Boston) delivers an editorial. Prof Christopher Seymour (Pittsburgh) chairs the session.

    47 min

  8. 03/13/2024

    AID-ICU Trial

    Nina Christine Andersen-Ranberg presents the AID-ICU trial, investigating haloperidol for the management of delirium in the ICU. Danny McAuley delivers an editorial. Anders Perner joins the discussion and the session is chaired by Paul Mouncey.

    39 min
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    The Critical Care Reviews Podcast discusses the biggest critical care trials, either planned or in progress, with their chief investigators. It's hosted by Rob Mac Sweeney, an intensivist in Belfast, Northern Ireland. We also release audio versions of the presentations from the Critical Care Reviews Meetings and ad hoc livestreams

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    • Creator
      Rob Mac Sweeney
    • Years Active
      2016 - 2025
    • Episodes
      100
    • Rating
      Clean
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