Episode 45

HAPPEN Trial | Small vs Large Chest Tubes

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Nov 4-8, 2024.

These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member.

Wednesday Spoon Feed:

This RCT found high-intensity non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in COPD patients with persistent hypercapnia decreased the need for endotracheal intubation according to prespecified criteria. 


Friday Spoon Feed:

While there was concern for selection bias in a number of included studies, this systematic review and meta-analysis found that small–bore thoracostomy tubes may be appropriate to use in traumatic hemothorax.

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Nicholas Zelt

The voice behind the mic! I'm an emergency medicine resident with a real nerdy love for podcasts and evidence based medicine. Joined the JournalFeed team way back in the before times (pre-COVID).
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Clay Smith

Hi! I've been practicing emergency medicine for over 20 years and started JournalFeed. I'm the Chief Spoon-Feeder, which means I either write or edit everything that's posted on the JournalFeed blog. But Nick totally runs the show with the podcast!