TRAUMA ● CRITICAL CARE ● ACUTE CARE SURGERY
Think Clearly.
When Minutes Matter.
Evidence, physiology, and practical decision-making for clinicians caring for critically ill and injured patients.
50+ EPISODES | 4.9 ★ APPLE PODCASTS | GLOBAL CLINICAL AUDIENCE
CLINICAL EDUCATION BUILT FOR THE BEDSIDE
Understand the physiology. Make the decision.
Trauma ICU Rounds is practical education in trauma, resuscitation, and surgical critical care.
The focus is not simply on memorizing guidelines or algorithms. It is understanding why the patient is deteriorating, what physiology is driving the problem, and what should happen next.
Recognize → Understand → Intervene → Reassess
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Explore Core Topics
Shock
Recognition, classification, physiology, and early intervention.
Hemorrhage & Resuscitation
Whole blood, damage-control resuscitation, massive transfusion, and coagulopathy.
Airway & Ventilation
Airway management, mechanical ventilation, ARDS, and liberation.
Thoracic Trauma
A structured approach to life-threatening chest injury.
Surgical Critical Care
Resuscitation, organ support, complications, and ICU decision-making.
Leadership & Systems
Decision-making, teams, communication, and systems under pressure.
LATEST TEACHING
Whole Blood in Trauma Resuscitation
What have TOWAR and SWiFT actually taught us?
Whole blood has returned to the center of trauma resuscitation. But two major randomized trials have challenged the assumption that it is superior to modern component therapy.
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ABOUT
Dennis Kim, MD
Trauma surgeon. Intensivist. Medical educator.
Dennis Kim is a Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of British Columbia and practices trauma surgery and critical care in Victoria, British Columbia.
Trauma ICU Rounds was built around a simple idea:
Teach clinicians how to think through difficult problems, not simply what to memorize.