• How the Modern ICU Was Galvanized By a Polio Epidemic

  • Aug 15 2023
  • Length: 35 mins
  • Podcast

How the Modern ICU Was Galvanized By a Polio Epidemic

  • Summary

  • The medical and dental students who kept polio patients alive by hand-ventilating them around the clock are among the cast of characters in this incredible story.

    This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only.

    To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit:

    https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine

    Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

    Hannah Wunsch, MD, MSc, Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Toronto; Staff Physician, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    The Autumn Ghost, Hannah Wunsch, MD; https://greystonebooks.com/products/the-autumn-ghost

    Why we can thank a polio emergency for the birth of intensive care; Nature 618, 234-235 (2023), Eric Topol; https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01830-3

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    For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

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