Marik's Miracle
How the Loss of One Career Fueled the Spectacular Rise of Another
A brilliant ode to my dearest friend and colleague, Dr. Paul Marik, a must read. Two corrections: Paul was not stripped of his license as instead he resigned it, and two, the mortality reductions Paul achieved in sepsis patients was an absolute risk reduction of 32% in his study, and then his hospital observed a 16% absolute risk reduction across the entire hospital (but his protocol was used in only one unit).. -
Someone once said that if you fail to adapt to a changing environment, you can quickly become extinct. However, if Dr. Paul Marik is anything, he is resourceful, and adapts quickly.
Dr. Paul E. Marik, the beloved Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the Eastern Virginia University School of Medicine, courage…
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