Saving Lives Podcast: Critical Care w/eddyjoemd

About Saving Lives Podcast: Critical Care w/eddyjoemd

Saving Lives Podcast: Critical Care w/eddyjoemd is a podcast that reviews evidence-based strategies to care for the critically ill patient in the Intensive Care Unit and other topics in Medicine. It is hosted by Eddy Joe Gutierrez, MD, a board-certified critical care physician. In each episode, Dr. Gutierrez discusses the latest research and best practices in Intensive Care Medicine. He also shares his own insights and experiences as an Intensivist/Critical Care physician. The podcast is designed for healthcare professionals who want to stay up-to-date with evidence-based medicine.

Publisher

Eddy Joe Gutierrez, MD

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jul 2020

Latest episode

8 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

37 of 162 episodes have a transcript.

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   8 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Albumin in Critically Ill Patients: Evidence, Indications, and the 5% vs 25% Debate

   Albumin is one of those topics where everyone has an opinion, but very few people actually look at the cost-benefit data. In this lecture, I’m breaking down why the 5% albumin you’re hanging might be a waste of money, and where the 25% concentration actually moves the needle in septic shock and cardiac surgery. In this episode, we cover: The "Cool" Science: Where does this stuff come from? (Cold Cohn Fractionation). The Price Tag: Why your hospital administrator cringes when you order it.Sepsis & Septic Shock: What the SAFE and ALBIOS trials actually showed vs. the "statistical gymnastics" used to find a benefit.Cardiac Surgery: Does it help the kidneys or hurt them? (Comparing ALBICS-AKI and HAS-FLAIR II). The Lasix Combo: Is there a real mortality benefit to the albumin-lasix "concoction"?Citations: All data points have PubMed IDs listed in the slides. Please read these for yourself. Disclaimer: This is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. I’m an ICU physician, but I’m not your physician. Timestamps:0:00 Intro & Disclaimers 1:45 How Albumin is made (and why the glass bottles?) 4:30 Electrolyte breakdown: Sodium and Chloride concerns 6:00 The actual cost vs. Saline/LR 9:15 Why our patients' albumin levels drop in the first place 12:30 Sepsis survival: The statistical gymnastics 16:00 Septic Shock & 20% Albumin 19:00 Early Resuscitation: Should you wait 6 hours?22:30 Cardiac Surgery: The AKI controversy 26:15 Albumin & Lasix: Does it actually work? 29:00 Final Verdict: Is 5% Albumin dead? Citations: https://eddyjoemd.com/albumin-in-critically-ill/ (https://eddyjoemd.com/albumin-in-critically-ill/) The Vasopressor & Inotrope Handbook Amazon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/47qJZe1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://amzn.to/47qJZe1) (Affiliate Link) My Store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://eddyjoemd.myshopify.com/products/the-vasopressor-inotrope-handbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://eddyjoemd.myshopify.com/products/the-vasopressor-inotrope-handbook) (Use "podcast" to save 10%)

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   12 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Peripheral Vasopressors, Practically Safe: What a 250-Patient Prospective Cohort Means for Your Unit

   Host eddyjoemd translates a 250-patient prospective study on peripheral vasopressor administration, revealing rare extravasation events and correlations between norepinephrine use and survival, offering bedside guidance for safe implementation.

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   8 Nov 2025

   CCBs and Oxygenation: Why the Sat Falls After the Drip

   Eddyjoemd MD examines how intravenous dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers can worsen oxygenation by blunting hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction, highlighting implicated agents and high-risk patients.

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Albumin in Critically Ill Patients: Evidence, Indications, and the 5% vs 25% Debate

Published 8 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] This is where we see it in patients who are septic or after cardiopulmonary bypass, things of that nature. It is also indicated in cases of acute nephrosis. These are where patients are actually urinating out all their protein and therefore you need to fix their albumin levels. ARDS, and here it is provided to spare them from receiving crystalloids, which would third space and worsen the inflammatory process in the patient's lungs. It could also be used, it is also, excuse me, indicated for ascites for patients after cardiopulmonary bypass. Sometimes it's used as priming, but that's a different conversation. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

199 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

84 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

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Quality

74

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

95

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