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Frederic T. (Josh) Billings IV, MD, MSc

@ftbIV

Physician-scientist studying mechanisms of organ injury and developing novel therapies for patients having surgery and in the ICU. Comments are my own.

 Vanderbilt U., Nashville
Joined December 2019
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Paul Young@DogICUma19 Mar 2024
New paper. A glimpse at future of medicine (I reckon) Individualized Treatment Effects of Oxygen Targets in Critically Ill Adults jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
Individualized Treatment Effects of Oxygen Targets in Critically Ill Adults

Individualized Treatment Effects of Oxygen Targets in Critically Ill Adults

This cohort study examines whether peripheral oxygenation-saturation targets on mortality would differ by individual patient characteristics among 2 temporally and geographically distinct randomized...

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By virtue of their 2-0 victory over C.F. Monterrey, @NashvilleSC has earned a berth in the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup for the first time in club history. Reigning MLS MVP Hany Mukhtar & Nashville will host Lionel Messi & @InterMiamiCF in the Leagues Cup 2023 Final on Saturday.
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What happened in Tennessee is the latest example of a broader erosion of civility and democratic norms. Silencing those who disagree with us is a sign of weakness, not strength, and it won’t lead to progress.
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center@VUMCDiscoveries1 Dec 2022
Higher levels of excess oxygen given to patients under general anesthesia add risk of injury to the kidneys, lungs and heart, according to a large observational study led by researchers at VUMC. Reported in @bmj_latest. spr.ly/6011Mh5w1

Study links excess oxygen during anesthesia to risk of organ injury

A Vanderbilt study found that higher levels of excess oxygen given to patients under general anesthesia add risk of injury to the kidneys, lungs and heart.

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@CrewsMat1026 Nov 2022
ENZO FERNANDEZZZZZ WHAT A GOAL
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@FAERanesthesia25 May 2022
Announcing FAER’s approved Spring 2022 Grantees! Join us in congratulating these incredible physician-investigators and read more on our website! asahq.org/faer/about/news-an… #Anesthesiology #Research #TheFutureIsFAER #FAERgrantees #FAERgrantee #FAERgrants @wiscanesthesia
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Marcos Lopez@MarcLopezMD24 Feb 2022
My first R01 application impact score came back at the 25th percentile which is right at the pay line for NHLBI ESI R01s last year. Not sure what to think but I guess 🤞🤞is in order
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IARS360@iars3601 Mar 2022
Check out the @AUA_Anesthesia Panel: Intraoperative Oxygen Administration, Mechanisms, and Outcomes - The Perioperative Sweet Spot? On 3/19 at 2pm ET with Drs. Frederic Billings, Cynthia Ju, Ines Koerner and Shahzad Shaefi @iars360 #iars22 #aua22 @ftbIV meetings.iars.org/
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christina hayhurst@christina_icu9 Dec 2020
Our anesthesia critical care fellow Ben Fedeles on his elective: Vandy life flight pre-hospital critical care. Thanks life flight! #lifeflight @VUMC_Anes
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VUMC Anesthesiology@VUMC_Anes19 Nov 2020
Jonathan Wanderer, MD, MPhil, has been named an editor for Anesthesiology. @VUMChealth #anesthesiology #anesthesia #vumc
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Stephan A Mayer
@stephanamayer5 Aug 2020
This is how I make ICU rounds. 1. Turn off the sedation 2. Turn off the TV 3. Untie the patient. Every patient. Every day. You’d be amazed what you can learn when you unsedate, undistract and unrestrain! @WesElyMD @CuringComa #MedTwitter
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intubateCOVID@IntubateCovid27 Mar 2020
We are pleased to announce that IntubateCOVID is now open to the USA! More countries to follow! In the UK, we have registered 393 intubations in the last week & 6.6% of respondents developed COVID-19. Register your intubations and COVID-19 outcomes here: intubatecovid.org
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@AprilKapu28 Mar 2020
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