Beta-Blockers for Shelter From the Storm.

This document is an editorial from the journal Critical Care Medicine. It discusses the use of beta-blockers as a potential treatment for thyroid storm, a severe and life-threatening condition caused by excessive thyroid hormone levels. The authors emphasize the importance of rigorously examining the strengths and limitations of machine learning-derived predictive models in healthcare decision-making. They also highlight the ethical challenges faced by clinicians that cannot be solved by machine learning alone. The authors disclose their affiliations and potential conflicts of interest. The document includes references to previous studies on thyroid storm and related topics. [Extracted from the article]