“30 minutes with…” is a new talk format where you have the opportunity to ask any question you might have to world-renowned experts in the field of Intensive Care Medicine.

After starting with Prof Luciano Gattinoni, this second session was led once more by ESICM President Maurizio Cecconi, who engaged in conversation with Prof Flavia Machado on critical ICU topics.

Prof Machado is a leading expert in sepsis: she has served on the board of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines and the International Sepsis Forum (ISF) Council since 2014.

She has been involved in the CoDEX randomised clinical trial to determine whether dexamethasone increases the number of ventilator-free days among patients with COVID-19-associated ARDS