How the Modern ICU Was Galvanized By a Polio Epidemic

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: 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; Why we can thank a polio emergency for the birth of intensive care; Nature 618, 234-235 (2023), Eric Topol; You may also like: Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show For questions or feedback, please email: news@medscape.net

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How the Modern ICU Was Galvanized By a Polio Epidemic is an episode from Medicine and the Machine by Medscape Podcasts.

This episode is 34:36 long.

This episode was published on Aug 15, 2023.

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