Episode 51

The Ketamine vs Etomidate RCT | AHA Updates

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Dec 15-19, 2025.

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.

Monday’s Spoon Feed:

There was no difference in 28-day mortality in critically ill adult patients with ketamine vs. etomidate for rapid sequence induction (RSI), but ketamine increased the need for peri-intubation vasopressor support.


Tuesday’s Spoon Feed:

The 2025 executive summary shows new developments in the AHA guidelines, integrating science, systems, and education with a unified Chain of Survival across the entire cardiac arrest continuum so that communities can prioritize which changes matter most for their patients, from lay rescuer response to prehospital care to the ED and beyond.

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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!