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iCritical Care: All Audio offers access to all of the Society of Critical Care Medicine's podcasts offering in-depth interviews on adult and pediatric clinical topics as well as updates in the field on various issues.
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Jan 22, 2021
SCCM Pod-431 Hypertonic Saline in Children with Raised Intracranial Pressure
Mannitol is a commonly used osmotherapy agent in raised intracranial pressure (ICP) but the side effects are significant.
Dec 10, 2020
SCCM Pod-430 Optimal Bundle of Management for Cardiac Arrest
Sudden cardiac arrest remains a leading cause of premature death worldwide.
Dec 2, 2020
SCCM Pod-429 Drug Dosing Considerations in AKI and RRT
Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is complex, and dosing varies among institutions.
Nov 19, 2020
SCCM Pod-428 Endotracheal Tube Size and Aspiration
Each year, approximately 790,000 patients in the United States develop acute respiratory failure that requires intubation and mechanical ventilation.
Nov 10, 2020
SCCM Pod-427 Severe COVID-19 and Sepsis
Severe COVID-19 infection can be a form of viral sepsis with occasionally concomitant bacterial infection.
Oct 22, 2020
SCCM Pod-426 CRRT in the ICU From a Nursing Perspective
Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) requires considerable involvement from the bedside nurse.
Oct 15, 2020
SCCM Pod-425 Outcomes in Cystic Fibrosis PICU Admissions
Cystic fibrosis patient care has advanced greatly in recent years and the mortality rate has improved.
Oct 8, 2020
SCCM Pod-424 Critical Care Implications of Respiratory Depression on Hospital Wards
Continuous monitoring on hospital wards can prevent adverse events and unnecessary ICU admissions.
Oct 1, 2020
SCCM Pod-423 Coagulopathy in COVID-19 Patients
COVID-19 is associated with a high prevalence of coagulopathy and venous thromboembolism.
Sep 24, 2020
SCCM Pod-422 Procalcitonin in COVID-19 and Influenza-Related Secondary Bacterial Infections
Procalcitonin testing on admission seems to be a valuable piece of information for early risk assessment and ruling out bacterial co-infection in COVID-19 patients.
Sep 18, 2020
SCCM Pod-421 COVID-19 and Renal Replacement Therapy
The increase in acute kidney injury in COVID-19 patients is resulting in more utilization of renal replacement therapy (RRT) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).
Sep 10, 2020
SCCM Pod-420 Nebulized Bacteriophages for Prophylaxis of Experimental MRSA VAP
Alternative strategies are needed to combat and prevent antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. Host Ashish K. Khanna, MD, FCCP, FCCM, talks with David R. Cameron, PhD, about the potential for bacteriophage prophylaxis in the context of experimental ventilator-associated pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in rats.
Jul 23, 2020
SCCM Pod-419 Hemodynamic Monitoring in the ICU
Review how to best utilize parameters provided by minimally invasive advanced hemodynamic monitors. Host Michael Smith, MD, talks with Michael Scott, MBChB, about clinical thresholds that may warrant continuous advanced hemodynamic monitoring and the application of parameters such as stroke volume and stroke volume variation when administering fluid.
Jul 9, 2020
SCCM Pod-418 COVID-19 Learning: Conversion of a Children's Hospital to an Adult Hospital
Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York, USA, quickly converted a children's hospital to an adult COVID-19 hospital.
Jun 25, 2020
SCCM Pod-417 COVID-19-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Clinicians are working to understand and formulate an effective treatment for COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome.
May 28, 2020
SCCM Pod-416 COVID-19 Learning: Multiple Patients on a Single Ventilator
In a situation where ventilators are in short supply, multiple patients on a single ventilator could be a strategy of last resort.
May 11, 2020
SCCM Pod-415 NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
The National Institutes of Health has released Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines.
May 7, 2020
SCCM Pod-414 COVID-19 VIRUS Registry Aims to Identify Effective Treatment Strategies
Discovery, the Critical Care Research Network's Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study creates a real-time COVID-19 registry of current ICU and hospital care patterns.
May 1, 2020
SCCM Pod-413 COVID-19 Fact Versus Science Fiction
Explore the need for randomized COVID-19 clinical trials and the difficulties and potential consequences of misinformation with host Ashish K. Khanna, MD, FCCP, FCCM, and Nicholas E. Ingraham, MD.
Apr 29, 2020
SCCM Pod-412 COVID-19 in Critically Ill Children
Gain valuable insight on the clinical management of COVID-19 and its relevance to the pediatric critical care provider with host Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, and Jacqueline Ong, MB BChir, MMed (Paeds), MRCPCH
Apr 8, 2020
SCCM Pod-411 Clinical Moral Distress
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Christopher S. Parshuram, MBChB, PhD, discuss clinician moral distress in Canadian pediatric and neonatal intensive care units.
Apr 8, 2020
SCCM Pod-410 COVID-19 Neurologic Manifestations
Review neurologic manifestations of COVID-19 and other severe respiratory viral contagions with host Ludwig H. Lin, MD, and author Christopher P.
Apr 3, 2020
SCCM Pod-409 SSC COVID-19 Guidelines
Explore the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Mar 13, 2020
SCCM Pod-408 Vaping-Associated Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Kyle B. Enfield, MD, and Craig M. Lilly, MD, discuss the newly released guidance for vaping-associated respiratory distress syndrome, published in Critical Care Explorations.
Mar 3, 2020
SCCM Pod-407 Life Following Pediatric Septic Shock
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Jerry J. Zimmerman, MD, PhD, FCCM talk about the trajectory of long-term mortality and significant health-related quality of life disability among children encountering septic shock.
Feb 10, 2020
SCCM Pod-406 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Children's Guidelines
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Scott L. Weiss, MD, FCCM, discuss the release of: Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Septic Shock and Sepsis-Associated Organ Dysfunction in Children
Jan 30, 2020
SCCM Pod-405 Acute Kidney Injury Biomarkers and the Challenges of Clinical Use
Ludwig H. Lin, MD, and Michael G.S. Shashaty, MD, MS, discuss acute kidney injury (AKI) biomarkers and whether they are ready for clinical use.
Jan 15, 2020
SCCM Pod-404 Population-Based Epidemiology and Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Rashid Alobaidi, MD, on his article titled Population-Based Epidemiology and Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children published in the January 2020 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Dec 18, 2019
SCCM Pod-403 Sepsis: The Hour-1 Bundle, the Future of Research, and More
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Mitchell M. Levy, MD, MCCM discuss the Hour-1 Bundle, the controversies of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, and the future of sepsis.
Dec 4, 2019
SCCM Pod-402 Early Palliative Care Consultations in the ICU
Kyle B. Enfield, MD, and Marin H. Kollef, MD, discuss the findings and design of the cluster randomized crossover trial on early palliative care consultation in the medical intensive care unit (ICU) published in the December 2019 issue of Critical Care Medicine.
Nov 27, 2019
SCCM Pod-401 Enteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill
Michael Smith, MD, and Jayshil Patel, MD discuss the factors associated with managing malnutrition in the critical ill utilizing enteral nutrition.
Nov 20, 2019
SCCM Pod-400 Are AKI Biomarkers Ready for Clinical Use?
Kyle B. Enfield, MD, FCCM, and Azra Bihorac, MD, MS, FCCM, discuss best practices and complexities of implementing biomarkers for kidney stress and acute kidney injury (AKI) and what the future holds for AKI biomarker literature.
Nov 13, 2019
SCCM Pod-399 Risk for Mortality in Critically Ill Children Needing Renal Replacement Therapy
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Danny Hames, MD, on his article titled: Risk Factors for Mortality in Critically Ill Children Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy, published in the November 2019 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Oct 30, 2019
SCCM Pod-398 Feeding the Critically Ill Morbidly Obese Patient
Michael Smith, MD, and Sarah Vest Cogle, PharmD, BCCCP, review current methodologies for managing nutrition concerns for critically ill morbidly obese patients.
Oct 23, 2019
SCCM Pod-397 Renal Recovery After Critical Illness
Ludwig H. Lin, MD, and John A. Kellum, MD, MCCM, review factors associated with renal recovery, therapies and techniques used to enhance recovery, and long-term consequences of nonrecovery in critical illness.
Oct 7, 2019
SCCMPod-396 Post-ICU Clinics and Peer Support Groups to Reduce Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Kyle B. Enfield, MD, and Kimberley J. Haines, PhD, BHSc, discuss implementing post-ICU clinics and peer support groups following critical illness to help reduce the burden of post-intensive care syndrome.
Sep 23, 2019
SCCM Pod-395 Recovery After Critical Illness
Ranjit Deshpande, MD, and Pratik P. Pandharipande, MD, FCCM, discuss the impact of critical illness on neurocognitive and physical functions
Sep 11, 2019
SCCM Pod-394 Polyneuropathy in Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Children
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Rakesh Lodha, MD, on his article titled Polyneuropathy in Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Children: Experience from Tertiary Care Hospital in North India, published the September issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Sep 4, 2019
SCCM Pod-393 Updated Pediatric Admission, Discharge, and Triage and Levels of Care Guidance
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Lorry R. Frankel, MD, FCCM, discuss the updated pediatric critical care admission, discharge, and triage criteria and levels of care guidance published in the September issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Sep 4, 2019
SCCM Pod-392 Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients
Kyle B. Enfield, MD, and Michael J. Connor Jr, MD, discuss when to start renal replacement therapy (RRT) in critically ill patients
Jul 22, 2019
SCCM Pod-391 Pediatric Nutritional Guidelines
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Elizabeth Emrath, MD, discuss Dr. Emrath's talk on the new pediatric nutritional guidelines from the 48th Critical Care Congress precourse Current Concepts in Pediatric Critical Care
Jul 15, 2019
SCCM Pod-390 Telehealth and Patient Outcomes
Ranjit Deshpande, MD, and Donna Lee Armaignac, PhD, APRN, CCNS, CCRN, discuss maximizing positive patient care outcomes through telemedicine
Jul 9, 2019
SCCM Pod-389 Infections on Extracorporeal Life Support
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Luregn Schlapbach, MD, FCICM, review a survey of international practice on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infections on extracorporeal life support in adults and children published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Jun 18, 2019
SCCM Pod-388 Choosing Wisely in Critical Care
Ranjit Deshpande, MD, and Ruth M. Kleinpell, PhD, RN, ACNP, FCCM, discuss the results of the Choosing Wisely national survey from the Critical Care Societies Collaborative
Jun 11, 2019
SCCM Pod-387 Targeted Temperature Management
Kyle B. Enfield, MD, and Sheila A. Alexander, BSN, PhD, RN, FCCM, review targeted temperature management, especially its use in treating intracerebral hemorrhage
Jun 3, 2019
SCCM Pod-386 Tele-ICUs
Kyle B. Enfield, MD, and Craig M. Lilly, MD, FCCM, examine tele-ICUs. Dr. Lilly presented on this topic at the 48th Critical Care Congress
May 22, 2019
SCCM Pod-385 Clostridium difficile
Kyle B. Enfield, MD, and Paula Ferrada, MD, discuss Dr. Ferrada's talk from the 48th Critical Care Congress titled Clostridium difficile: Sparring With Spores
May 14, 2019
SCCM Pod-384 Updated Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Guidelines
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Patrick M. Kochanek, MD, MCCM, discuss the updated pediatric severe traumatic brain injury guidelines
May 6, 2019
SCCM Pod-383 Anticoagulant Reversal
Ranjit Deshpande, MD, and Mark D. Cipolle, MD, PhD, FCCM, discuss Dr. Cipolle's talk from the 48th Critical Care Congress on what's new in anticoagulant reversal.
Apr 8, 2019
SCCM Pod-382 Drug-Seeking Behavior in the ICU
Ludwig H. Lin, MD, and Benjamin Moses, MD, MS, discuss Dr. Moses' talk from the 48th Critical Care Congress titled Drug-Seeking Behavior in the ICU. They review the opioid crisis and managing addiction in the ICU.
Apr 3, 2019
SCCM Pod-381 The Gut and Multiorgan Dysfunction
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Craig M. Coopersmith, MD, FCCM, discuss Dr. Coopersmith's talk from the 48th Critical Care Congress titled: The Gut as a Motor of Multiorgan Dysfunction in Critical Illness.
Mar 15, 2019
SCCM Pod-380 2019 Presidential Address
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with SCCM President Heatherlee Bailey, MD, FCCM, about Dr. Bailey's path to becoming SCCM's 2019 president and about her goals for SCCM during her term as president.
Mar 8, 2019
SCCM Pod-379 Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Risk Prediction Tool
Ludwig H. Lin, MD, and Ashish K. Khanna, MD, FCCP, FCCM, discuss top-rated abstract, Derivation and Validation of a Novel Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Risk Prediction Tool
Feb 11, 2019
SCCM Pod-378 Procalcitonin Guidance during Antibiotics Management
Ranjit Deshpande, MD, and Simon W. Lam, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM, discuss procalcitonin guidance during different phases of antibiotics management in patients admitted to intensive care units.
Jan 30, 2019
SCCM Pod-377 Procalcitonin Guidance in Patients with Sepsis
Ludwig H. Lin, MD, and Philipp Schuetz, MD, discuss procalcitonin and how it impacts treatment of sepsis.
Jan 16, 2019
SCCM Pod-376 2018 PADIS Guidelines
Kyle B. Enfield, MD, speaks with John W. Devlin, PharmD, FCCM, about the article: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU
Dec 17, 2018
Pod-375 Medical Emergency Calls and Hospital Mortality
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with John D. Santamaria, MBBS, MD, FRACP, FCICM, FCCP, about the article: Increasing the Number of Medical Emergency Calls Does Not Improve Hospital Mortality
Dec 10, 2018
Pod-374 Angiotensin II Treatment in Patients with Vasodilatory Shock and Renal Replacement Therapy
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Rinaldo Bellomo, MD, MBBS, FRACP, FCICM, FAAHMS, about the article Outcomes in Patients with Vasodilatory Shock and Renal Replacement Therapy Treated with Intravenous Angiotensin II
Dec 4, 2018
SCCM Pod-373 Preserving End-Organ Perfusion
Ranjit Deshpande, MD, speaks with Laurence W. Busse, MD, MBA, about Dr. Busse talk on preserving end-organ perfusion presented at the 46th Critical Care Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Dr. Busse is an assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary Critical Care, Sleep, and Allergy Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Nov 5, 2018
SCCM Pod-372 Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Nilesh M. Mehta, MD, about the article, Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, published in the July 2017 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Oct 1, 2018
SCCM Pod-371 Treating Volume Overload in the ICU with RRT
Ranjit Deshpande, MD, speaks with Rajit Basu, MD, MS, FCCM, about treating volume overload in the intensive care unit with renal replacement therapy.
Sep 17, 2018
SCCM Pod-370 2018 Presidential Address: High-Value Care
Kyle B. Enfield, MD, speaks with SCCM President Jerry J. Zimmerman, MD, PhD, FCCM, about the 2018 presidential address on high-value care that Dr. Zimmerman presented at the Society's 47th Critical Care Congress in San Antonio, Texas.
Sep 6, 2018
SCCM Pod-369 Hospital Variation in Risk-Adjusted Pediatric Sepsis Mortality
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Stefanie G. Ames, MD, about the article Hospital Variation in Risk-Adjusted Pediatric Sepsis Mortality, published in the May 2018 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Aug 9, 2018
SCCM Pod-368 Achieving Fluid Balance
Kyle Enfield, MD, speaks with Colin K. Grissom, MD, FCCM, and Matthew W. Semler, MD, about fluid management in the critically ill.
Jul 26, 2018
SCCM Pod-367 Variability in Antibiotic Use Across PICUs
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Thomas V. Brogan, MD, about the article Variability in Antibiotic Use Across PICUs, published in the June 2018 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Dr.
Jul 19, 2018
SCCM Pod-366 Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality After Rapid Response Team Calls
Ranjit Deshpande, MD, speaks with Matthew M. Churpek, MD, MPH, PhD, about the article, Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality After Rapid Response Team Calls in a 274 Hospital Nationwide Sample, published in the July 2018 issue of Critical Care Medicine.
Jul 12, 2018
SCCM Pod-365 Medications and RRT: We Know How to Dose, Right?
Dr. Fraser, MD, speaks with Bruce A. Mueller, PharmD, FCCP, FASN, about his talk presented at the 47th Critical Care Congress in San Antonio, Texas, entitled Artificial Kidney Meets Mechanical Lung: Comanaging the Patient with Renal and Respiratory Failure.
Jul 5, 2018
SCCM Pod-364 Characterization of Pediatric In-Hospital CPR Quality Metrics
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Dana E. Niles, MS, about the article Characterization of Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality Metrics Across an International Resuscitation Collaborative, published in the May 2018 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Jun 7, 2018
SCCM Pod-363 Hemodynamic Support of Pediatric and Neonatal Septic Shock
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Joseph A. Carcillo, MD, about the article, American College of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Parameters for Hemodynamic Support of Pediatric and Neonatal Septic Shock, published in the June 2017 issue of Critical Care Medicine.
May 7, 2018
SCCM Pod-362 Time of Admission to the PICU and Mortality
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Michael C. McCrory, MD, MS, about the article, Time of Admission to the PICU and Mortality, published in the October 2017 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Mar 22, 2018
SCCM Pod-361 Antibiotic Therapy in Comatose Mechanically Ventilated Patients Following Aspiration
Dr. Fraser, MD, speaks with Jean Baptiste Lascarrou, MD, about the article, Antibiotic Therapy in Comatose Mechanically Ventilated Patients Following Aspiration: Differentiating Pneumonia from Pneumonitis, published in Critical Care Medicine.
Feb 15, 2018
SCCM Pod-360 Alarm and Alert Fatigue in Critical Care
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Bradford D. Winters, PhD, MD, FCCM, about alarm and alert fatigue in critical care. Alarm fatigue is the desensitization that clinicians experience to frequent alarms, particularly those that do not provide useful clinical information, or false alarms.
Jan 25, 2018
SCCM Pod-358 Liberal Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Palash Kar, MBBS, about the article, Liberal Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: An Exploratory Study, published in Critical Care Medicine.
Jan 11, 2018
SCCM Pod-357 Initial Crystalloid Resuscitation in Sepsis and Septic Shock
Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Daniel E. Leisman, BS, about the article, Patterns and Outcomes Associated With Timeliness of Initial Crystalloid Resuscitation in a Prospective Sepsis and Septic Shock Cohort, published in Critical Care Medicine.
Jan 2, 2018
SCCM Pod-356 Repeated Critical Illness and Unplanned Readmissions to PICUs
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Jeffrey D. Edwards, MD, MA, MAS, about the article, Repeated Critical Illness and Unplanned Readmissions Within 1 Year to PICUs, published in the August 2017 issue of Critical Care Medicine.
Dec 7, 2017
SCCM Pod-355 The Epidemiology of Hospital Death Following Pediatric Severe Sepsis
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Scott L. Weiss, MD, MSCE, about the article, The Epidemiology of Hospital Death Following Pediatric Severe Sepsis: When, Why, and How Children With Sepsis Die, published in the September 2017 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Nov 28, 2017
SCCM Pod-VCCR11 Workup, Management, and Critical Sequelae of Burn Injuries
Richard Iuorio, MD speaks with Laura Johnson, MD, and Jim Reilly, MD, about the workup, management, and critical sequelae of burn injuries.
Nov 16, 2017
SCCM Pod-354 The Septic Shock 3.0 Definition and Trials
Ranjit Deshpande, MD, speaks with James A. Russell, MD, about the article, The Septic Shock 3.0 Definition and Trials: A Vasopressin and Septic Shock Trial Experience, published in the June 2017 issue of Critical Care Medicine.
Nov 14, 2017
SCCM Pod-VCCR10 Pathophysiology and Management of AKI
Richard Iuorio, MD, speaks with Kianoush Kashani, MD and Jim Reilly, MD about the pathophysiology and management of acute kidney injury.
Nov 9, 2017
SCCM Pod-353 Are Biomarkers Ready for Prime Time?
Kyle Enfield, MD, speaks with John A. Kellum, MD, MCCM, about his talk presented at the 46th Critical Care Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii entitled, Are Biomarkers Ready for Prime Time?
Oct 25, 2017
SCCM Pod-352 New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in the Critically Ill
Kyle Enfield, MD, speaks with Travis J. Moss, MD, MSc, and J. Randall Moorman, MD, about the article, New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in the Critically Ill, published in the May 2017 issue of Critical Care Medicine.
Aug 31, 2017
SCCM Pod-351 2016 Orlando Pulse Nightclub Shooting: Lessons Learned
Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Charles Hunley, MD, about his talk presented at the 46th Critical Care Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii entitled, Rapidly Distributing Critical Care Services in Response to a Surge Event with Multiple Casualties.
Aug 31, 2017
SCCM Pod-350 Emergency Preparedness in Healthcare
Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Grete Porteous, MD, about emergency preparedness in healthcare and the role of critical care personnel in catastrophic situations.
Aug 31, 2017
SCCM Pod-349 Implementation of an ICU Bundle in the PICU
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Shari Simone, DNP, about the article, Implementation of an ICU Bundle: An Interprofessional Quality Improvement Project to Enhance Delirium Management and Monitor Delirium Prevalence in a Single PICU, published in the June 2017 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Aug 29, 2017
SCCM Pod-348 Delirium in Critically Ill Children
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Chani Traube, MD, about the article, Delirium in Critically Ill Children: An International Point Prevalence Study, published in the April 2017 issue of Critical Care Medicine.
Aug 21, 2017
SCCM Pod-347 High-Quality Randomized Controlled Trials in Pediatric Critical Care
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks Mark Duffett, PhD, about the article, High-Quality Randomized Controlled Trials in Pediatric Critical Care: A Survey of Barriers and Facilitators, published in the May 2017 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Aug 14, 2017
SCCM Pod-346 Delays in Antibiotic Administration for Sepsis
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Christopher W. Seymour, MD, MSc, about the article, Delays From First Medical Contact to Antibiotic Administration for Sepsis, published in Critical Care Medicine.
Aug 3, 2017
SCCM Pod-345 International Survey of Critically Ill Children with Acute Neurological Insults
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Ericka L. Fink, MD, MS, about the PANGEA study (Prevalence of Acute Critical Neurological Disease in Children: A Global Epidemiological Assessment), published in the April 2017 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Jul 13, 2017
SCCM Pod-VCCR9 Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS, speaks with Joshua Trob, MD about continuous renal replacement therapy. In the episode, the indications, timing of initiation, and intensity of renal replacement therapy are discussed.
Jul 13, 2017
SCCM Pod-344 Developing an ICU Diary in the Pediatric ICU
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Jenny Tcharmtchi, BSN, RN, CCRN, about the article, "Family Experience in the PICU," published in Critical Connections, the Society of Critical Care Medicine's newsletter.
Jun 29, 2017
SCCM Pod-343 Patient Diaries in the ICU
Dr. Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Christina Jones, PhD, RN, about the ICU Patient Diary Network. Dr. Jones discusses the widespread adoption of ICU diaries in the United Kingdom, various models that institutions are using, and the overall positive impact that implementation has had on patients, families, and providers.
Jun 29, 2017
SCCM Pod-VCCR8 Ketamine for Refractory Status Epilepticus
Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS, speaks with Karen Berger, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP about refractory status epilepticus. In the episode, the use of continuous sedatives is discussed for refractory epilepticus with a focus on the novel use of ketamine in super-refractory status epilepticus patients.
Jun 22, 2017
SCCM Pod-342 Clinician Pro/Con: Paralysis and Proning in ARDS
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with John J. Marini, MD, about the Congress session Clinician Pro/Con: Paralysis and Proning in ARDS, which was presented at the 45th Critical Care Congress in Orlando, Florida.
Jun 8, 2017
SCCM Pod-VCCR7 The Basics of Veno-Arterial and Veno-Venous ECMO and the Indications of ECMO Therapy
Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS, speaks with Elliott Cohen, MD about extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). In the episode, the basics of Veno-Arterial (VA) and Veno-Venous (VV) ECMO are outlined and the indications of ECMO therapy are discussed.
May 25, 2017
SCCM Pod-VCCR6 Vasopressor Selection in Septic Shock
Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS, speaks with Scott T. Benken, PharmD, BCPS-AQ Cardiology about vasopressor selection in septic shock. In the episode, each vasopressor agent is discussed individually regarding its receptor profile, adverse effect profile, and the comparative clinical evidence supporting its use in this patient population.
May 24, 2017
SCCM Pod-VCCR5 Rumack-Matthew Nomogram and Acetaminophen Toxicity
Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS, speaks with Nadia Awad, PharmD, BCPS about Rumack-Matthew nomogram and acetaminophen toxicity. In the episode, the toxidrome of acetaminophen overdose is outlined and the nuances (including clinical practice pearls) are discussed regarding the nomogram used to decide whether N-acetylcysteine is warranted for acetaminophen toxicity.
May 19, 2017
SCCM Pod-341 Reflections on the ICU Liberation ABCDEF Bundle Improvement Collaborative
Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Brenda Pun, DNP, RN, ACNP, about the ICU Liberation ABCDEF Bundle Improvement Collaborative. Dr. Pun reflects upon Collaborative work, including origins and logistics of the project, team training and resource-sharing, and the importance of the interprofessional care model, as well as successes, challenges, and barriers to bundle implementation.
May 17, 2017
SCCM Pod-VCCR4 Common Sedatives and Paralytics for Rapid Sequence Intubation
Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS, speaks with Joseph Muench, PharmD, BCPS about airway pharmacology. In the episode, the most common sedatives and paralytics for rapid sequence intubation are discussed, including concepts regarding dosing, adverse effects, onset and duration of effect, and clinical pearls.
May 11, 2017
SCCM Pod-VCCR3 Activated Charcoal in the Overdose Patient
Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS, speaks with Frank Paloucek, PharmD, DABAT about the use of activated charcoal in the overdose patient. In the episode, nuances of activated charcoal including dosing, dosage forms, administration, and efficacy are discussed.
May 4, 2017
SCCM Pod-340 Interview with Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Patrick Kochanek
Ranjit Deshpande, MD, speaks with Patrick Kochanek, MD, MCCM, about his plenary talk at the 46th Critical Care Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii, entitled The Brain and Hypothermia: From Aristotle to Targeted Temperature Management, the Good Stuff Keeps Coming Back.
Apr 25, 2017
SCCM Pod-VCCR2 New Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Septic Shock
Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS, speaks with Ishaq Lat, PharmD, about new onset atrial fibrillation in septic shock. In the epsiode, the issue of rate versus rhythm control is discussed as well as the need for anticoagulation among this patient population.
Apr 25, 2017
SCCM Pod-VCCR1 Treatment Approaches for ACE Inhibitor-Induced Angioedema
Sean P. Kane, PharmD, BCPS, speaks with Craig Cocchio, PharmD, BCPS, about angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor-induced angioedema. In the episode, a variety of treatment approaches for ACE inhibitor-induced angioedema are discussed, including fresh frozen plasma, ecallantide, icatibant, and conventional therapies for undifferentiated angioedema.
Apr 20, 2017
SCCM Pod-339 Guidelines for Family-Centered Care in the ICU
Stressful decision making often falls to family members because most patients in the ICU are too ill to participate in decisions. Ranjit Deshpande, MD, speaks with Judy E. Davidson, DNP, RN, FAAN, FCCM, and J. Randall Curtis MD, MPH, about the Guidelines for Family-Centered Care in the Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult ICU.
Apr 13, 2017
SCCM Pod-338 Building Global Collaboration in Acute Care Research
Dr. Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with John C. Marshall, MD, FRCSC, FACS, about his talk given at the 46th Critical Care Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii on, Building Global Collaboration in Acute Care Research.
Apr 6, 2017
SCCM Pod-337 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sustained Neuromuscular Blockade in the Adult Critically Ill Patient: 2016 Update
Dr. Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Michael J. Murray, MD, PhD, FCCM, FCCP, about the article, Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sustained Neuromuscular Blockade in the Adult Critically Ill Patient, published in Critical Care Medicine.
Mar 30, 2017
SCCM Pod-336 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines: 2016 Update
Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Mitchell M. Levy, MD, MCCM, about the release of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2016, presented at the 46th Critical Care Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Mar 23, 2017
SCCM Pod-335 SCCM President Ruth Kleinpell Discusses the Year Ahead
Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Ruth M. Kleinpell, PhD, RN, FAAN, FCCM. Dr. Kleinpell is Director at the Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship and Professor in the College of Nursing at Rush University in Chicago, Illinois.
Mar 16, 2017
SCCM Pod-334 Vasopressors: Future Research
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Lakhmir S. Chawla, MD, about future research related to the Congress session: Bench-Pressing in the ICU: Which Vasopressor Agent Should I Choose for My Patient? which he presented at the 45th Critical Care Congress in Orlando, Florida.
Mar 9, 2017
SCCM Pod-333 Ultrasound Guidance and Other Determinants of Successful Peripheral Artery Catheterization
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with David B. Kantor, MD, PhD, about the article, Ultrasound Guidance and Other Determinants of Successful Peripheral Artery Catheterization in Critically Ill Children, published in the December 2016 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Dec 6, 2016
SCCM Pod-332 Dexmedetomidine Use in Critically-Ill Children with Acute Respiratory Failure
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Mary Jo C. Grant, APRN, PhD, about the article, Dexmedetomidine Use in Critically-Ill Children with Acute Respiratory Failure, published in the December 2016 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Dec 1, 2016
SCCM Pod-331 Bleeding Management and Reversal Strategies for the DOAC Patient: New and Future Approaches
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Scott Kaatz, DO, FACP, SFHM, about his talk given at the 45th Critical Care Congress on, Bleeding Management and Reversal Strategies for the DOAC Patient: New and Future Approaches. Dr. Kaatz is Senior Staff Hospitalist and Medical Director for Professional Development and Research in the Division of Hospital Medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.
Nov 17, 2016
SCCM Pod-330 Long-Term Mental Health Problems After Delirium in the ICU
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Arjen Slooter, MD, PhD, about the article, Long-Term Mental Health Problems After Delirium in the ICU, published in Critical Care Medicine.
Oct 3, 2016
SCCM Pod-329 A Bedside Model for Mortality Risk in Pediatric Patients with ARDS
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Aaron C. Spicer, MD, MAS. Dr. Spicer completed a pediatric residency and critical care fellowship and now is a resident in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
Sep 16, 2016
SCCM Pod-328 Long-Term Quality of Life Among Survivors of Severe Sepsis: Analyses of Two International Trials
Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Sachin Yende, MD, MS, about his article, "Long-Term Quality of Life Among Survivors of Severe Sepsis: Analyses of Two International Trials," published in Critical Care Medicine.
Sep 1, 2016
SCCM Pod-327 Does Simulation Improve Recognition and Management of Pediatric Septic Shock?
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Mark C. Dugan, MD, about the article: Does Simulation Improve Recognition and Management of Pediatric Septic Shock, and If One Simulation Is Good, Is More Simulation Better?
Aug 26, 2016
SCCM Pod-326 Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Creating Spread for Quality Improvement
Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Jane Taylor, Ed.D, about quality improvement science and her contributions to the Surviving Sepsis Campaign.
Aug 18, 2016
SCCM Pod-325 Pediatric Triage in a Severe Pandemic
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Christine Gall, DrPH, about the article, "Pediatric Triage in a Severe Pandemic: Maximizing Survival by Establishing Triage Thresholds," published in the September 2016 issue of Critical Care Medicine.
Aug 11, 2016
SCCM Pod-324 Intensive Care Unit Admission, Discharge, and Triage Guidelines
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Joseph L. Nates, MD, MBA, FCCM, about the article, "Intensive Care Unit Admission, Discharge, and Triage Guidelines: A Framework to Enhance Clinical Operations, Development of Institutional Policies, and Further Research," published in Critical Care Medicine.
Jul 28, 2016
SCCM Pod-323 Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Bedside General and Cardiac Ultrasonography - Part II: Cardiac Ultrasonography
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Alexander B. Levitov, MD, FCCM, FCCP, RDCS. Dr. Levitov is a professor in the division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Director of the Ultrasound Training Program at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia.
Jul 1, 2016
SCCM Pod-322 Disaster and Mass Casualty Response Strategies
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Chadwick P. Smith, MD, about disaster and mass casualty response strategies in the wake of the Orlando shooting.
Jun 23, 2016
SCCM Pod-321 Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Adult Critically Ill Patient
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Beth E. Taylor, RD, DCN
May 3, 2016
SCCM Pod-320 Impact of Sepsis Classification and Multidrug-Resistance Status on Outcome Among Patients Treated With Appropriate Therapy
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Marin H. Kollef, MD, about the article, Impact of Sepsis Classification and Multidrug-Resistance Status on Outcome Among Patients Treated With Appropriate Therapy, published in Critical Care Medicine.
Apr 29, 2016
SCCM Pod-319 Learning from Others: What We Can All Take from the Pediatrics Experience
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Neethi Pinto, MD, about her talk, Learning from Others: What We Can All Take from the Pediatrics Experience, presented at the 45th Critical Care Congress in Orlando, Florida.
Apr 21, 2016
SCCM Pod-318 A Multicenter Evaluation of Prolonged Empiric Antibiotic Therapy in Adult ICUs in the U.S.
Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Zachariah Thomas, PharmD, about the article, A Multicenter Evaluation of Prolonged Empiric Antibiotic Therapy in Adult ICUs in the United States, published in Critical Care Medicine.
Apr 14, 2016
SCCM Pod-317 Duration of Antimicrobial Treatment for Bacteremia in Canadian Critically Ill Patients
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Nick Daneman, MD, about the article, Duration of Antimicrobial Treatment for Bacteremia in Canadian Critically Ill Patients, published in Critical Care Medicine.
Apr 7, 2016
SCCM Pod-316 The SPLIT Randomized Clinical Trial
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Paul Young, FCICM, about the article, Effect of a Buffered Crystalloid Solution vs Saline on Acute Kidney Injury Among Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: The SPLIT Randomized Clinical Trial.
Apr 4, 2016
SCCM Pod-315 Pharmacological Therapies for Intracranial Hypertension in Children With Severe TBI
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Steven L. Shein, MD, about the article, Effectiveness of Pharmacological Therapies for Intracranial Hypertension in Children With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
Mar 11, 2016
SCCM Pod-314 Sepsis Redefined: Why Do We Need a New Definition?
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Clifford S. Deutschman, MD, FCCM, about his talk, Sepsis Redefined: Why Do We Need a New Definition? presented at the 2016 Critical Care Congress in Orlando, Florida.
Mar 10, 2016
SCCM Pod-313 Idarucizumab for Dabigatran Reversal
Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Charles V. Pollack, Jr., MD. Dr. Pollack is Professor and Senior Advisor for Interdisciplinary Research and Clinical Trials in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.
Mar 3, 2016
SCCM Pod-312 Interview with SCCM President Todd Dorman
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with SCCM President Todd Dorman, MD, FCCM. Dr. Dorman is Senior Associate Dean for Education Coordination, Associate Dean of Continuing Medical Education, and Professor and Vice Chair for Critical Care.
Feb 23, 2016
SCCM Pod-311 New Sepsis Definitions: An In-Depth Interview with Craig Coopersmith
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's Immediate Past-President, Craig Coopersmith, MD, FACS, FCCM, discusses the new sepsis definitions published in JAMA and unveiled during the 45th Critical Care Congress.
Feb 18, 2016
SCCM Pod-310 Evidence-Based Pediatric Outcome Predictors to Guide the Allocation of Critical Care Resources in a Mass Casualty Event
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Philip Toltzis, MD. Dr. Toltzis is Professor of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Feb 11, 2016
SCCM Pod-309 Overall Hypothermia Update
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Benjamin Abella, MD. Dr. Abella is Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Jan 28, 2016
SCCM Pod-308 Four-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate Versus Plasma For Rapid Vitamin K Antagonist Reversal
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Joshua N. Goldstein, MD, PhD, FACEP, FAHA. Dr. Goldstein works as an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.
Jan 7, 2016
SCCM Pod-307 Transforming the Morbidity and Mortality Conference to Promote Safety and Quality in a PICU
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Christina L. Cifra, MD. Dr. Cifra is a Pediatric Intensivist and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa.
Dec 17, 2015
SCCM Pod-306 Fusing Clinical Care with Clinical Research: The Future of the Randomized Control Trial in a Self-Learning Healthcare System
Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, FRCP, about his upcoming talk which he will present this February at the 45th Critical Care Congress in Orlando, Florida.
Dec 10, 2015
SCCM Pod-305 The Importance of Process of Care and ICU Structure to Improved Outcomes
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Derek Wheeler, MD. Dr. Wheeler works as an Intensive Care Specialist at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Dec 3, 2015
SCCM Pod-304 Implementation of Continuous Capnography Is Associated with a Decreased Utilization of Blood Gases
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Courtney M. Rowan, MD. Dr. Rowan works as a Critical Care Intensivist in the Department of Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Nov 25, 2015
SCCM Pod-303 Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: Truth About Consequences, Right Care Right Now... and Later
Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Maurene A. Harvey, MPH, RN, MCCM, about her upcoming plenary talk which she will present this February at the 45th Critical Care Congress in Orlando, Florida.
Nov 19, 2015
SCCM Pod-302 Feeding Critically Ill Children and Outcomes
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Ann-Marie Brown, ACNP, PhD, RN, FCCM, Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of Akron and Advanced Practice Nurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, Ohio.
Nov 12, 2015
SCCM Pod-301 Guiding AKI Prevention Using Biomarkers
Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Azra Bihorac, MD, MS, FCCM. Dr. Bihorac works as an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Surgery and Medicine at the University of Florida.
Nov 5, 2015
SCCM Pod-300 Timing of Death in Children Referred for Intensive Care with Severe Sepsis
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Mirjana Cvetkovic, FRCA. Dr. Cvetkovic works as a Clinical Fellow at the Children's Acute Transport Service at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London and a Consultant Intensivist in Anesthesia at Leicester Hospital.
Oct 29, 2015
SCCM Pod-299 Mortality in Multicenter Critical Care Trials: An Analysis of Interventions With a Significant Effect
Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Giovanni Landoni, MD. Dr. Landoni works as an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care at IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan, Italy.
Oct 22, 2015
SCCM Pod-298 Critical Care Organizations in Academic Medical Centers in North America: A Descriptive Report
Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Stephen M. Pastores, MD, FCCM. Dr. Pastores serves as Program Director of Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Oct 15, 2015
SCCM Pod-297 Extubation Failure in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU: A Report From the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Michael Gaies, MD. Dr. Gaies is an Assistant Professor and works as a Cardiac Intensivist in the Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases at C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital and University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, MI.
Oct 1, 2015
SCCM Pod-296 Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Bedside General and Cardiac Ultrasonography
Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Michael Blaivas, MD, FACEP, FAIUM. Dr. Blaivas serves as a Professor of Medicine at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
Sep 23, 2015
SCCM Pod-295 Development and Validation of a Mortality Prediction Model for Patients Receiving 14 Days of Mechanical Ventilation
Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with C. Terri Hough, MD, MSc. Dr. Hough works as an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Sep 17, 2015
SCCM Pod-294 Practice Patterns in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Donald D. Vernon, MD, FAAP. Dr. Vernon is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Sep 10, 2015
SCCM Pod-293 Why ICU Clinicians Need to Care about Post-Intensive Care Syndrome
Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Mark Mikkelsen, MD, MSCE. Dr. Mikkelsen works as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sep 8, 2015
SCCM Pod-292 It Takes a Team: Contributions of Each Team Member in a Post-Intensive Syndrome Clinic Model
Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with James C. Jackson, Psy.D, and Carla Sevin, MD
Aug 25, 2015
SCCM Pod-291 Long-Term Association Between Frailty and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Survivors of Critical Illness
Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Sean Bagshaw, MD, MSc
Aug 20, 2015
SCCM Pod-290 Morbidity and Survival Probability in Burn Patients in Modern Burn Care
Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Marc G. Jeschke, MD, PhD
Aug 13, 2015
SCCM Pod-289 Intraosseous Versus Central Venous Catheter Utilization and Performance During Inpatient Medical Emergencies
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Peter Lee, MD, MHS
Aug 6, 2015
SCCM Pod-288 The Use of Pediatric Ventricular Assist Devices in Children's Hospitals
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Robert T. Mansfield, MD
Jul 31, 2015
SCCM Pod-287 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Critical Illness Survivors: A Metaanalysis
Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Ann M. Parker, MD
Jul 24, 2015
SCCM Pod-286 Clinical Practice Guideline on Management of the Critically Ill Organ Donor
Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Gerard J. Fulda, MD
Jul 17, 2015
SCCM Pod-285 Trial of the Route of Early Nutritional Support in Critically Ill Adults
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Monty Mythen, MD
Jul 9, 2015
SCCM Pod-284 The Very Elderly Admitted to ICU: A Quality Finish?
Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Daren K. Heyland, MD, FRCPC
Jul 2, 2015
SCCM Pod-283 Transfusion Triggers for Guiding RBC Transfusion for Cardiovascular Surgery
Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with C. David Mazer, MD, FRCPC, and Gerard F. Curley, MB, MSc, PhD, FCARCSI
Jun 25, 2015
SCCM Pod-282 A Qualitative Study Exploring Moral Distress in the ICU Team
Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with Janice L. Zimmerman, MD, and Courtenay R. Bruce, JD, MA
Jun 18, 2015
SCCM Pod-281 A Survey on the Sequence of Medications for Treatment of Hyperkalemia in the PICU
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Nnenna O. Chime, MD, MPH
Jun 11, 2015
SCCM Pod-280 Evolution of Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Use in the PICU
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Andrea Wolfler, MD
Jun 5, 2015
SCCM Pod-279 Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Consensus Recommendations From the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Neal J. Thomas, MD
Jun 1, 2015
SCCM Pod-278 Feeding the Critically Ill Patient
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, speaks with Todd W. Rice, MD, MsC.
Jun 1, 2015
SCCM Pod-277 Respiratory Dysfunction Associated With Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Critically Ill Children
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Guillaume Emeriaud, MD, PhD.
May 21, 2015
SCCM Pod-276 Pediatric Delirium and Associated Risk Factors
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Chani Traube, MD.
May 19, 2015
SCCM Pod-275 44th Critical Care Congress: Is Repair After AKI Linked to Long-Term Outcomes?
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with John Kellum, MD, MCCM, Professor of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.
May 14, 2015
SCCM Pod-274 Tissue Oxygen Saturation and Finger Perfusion Index in Central Hypovolemia: Influence of Pain
Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Lars O. Hoiseth, MD.
May 7, 2015
SCCM Pod-273 Basic Critical Care Echocardiography by Pulmonary Fellows
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Kay Choong See, MRCP.
May 1, 2015
SCCM Pod-272 Tragedy in Nepal: Post-Disaster Efforts, Ways to Help
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Laura Hawryluck, MD, FRCPC, about Nepal's critical care infrastructure.
Apr 30, 2015
SCCM Pod-271 Epidemiology of Vasospasm in Children with Moderate-to-Severe TBI
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Nicole O'Brien, MD
Apr 23, 2015
SCCM Pod-270 Quality of Communication in the ICU and Surrogates Understanding of Prognosis
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Jared Chiarchiaro, MD
Apr 14, 2015
SCCM Pod-269 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Underestimates Risk Associated With Mild and Moderate Postoperative AKI
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Azra Bihorac, MD, MS, and Charles E. Hobson, MD, MHA
Apr 9, 2015
SCCM Pod-268 Results from the EPIC II study
Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Jean-Louis Vincent, MD, PhD, FCCM
Apr 7, 2015
SCCM Pod-267 Short and Long-Term Outcome in Elderly Patients After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Cohort Study
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with David Grimaldi, MD, PhD
Apr 2, 2015
SCCM Pod-266 Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Reduce Therapeutic Intensity for Severe TBI in Children
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with George P. Liao, MD and Charles S. Cox, MD
Mar 31, 2015
SCCM Pod-265 Diagnostic Errors in the Pediatric and Neonatal ICU
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Jason W. Custer, MD
Mar 26, 2015
SCCM Pod-264 44th Critical Care Congress: RESTORE Study
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Martha Curley, RN
Mar 24, 2015
SCCM Pod-263 44th Critical Care Congress: Nursings Role in Screening Ward Patients for Sepsis
Ludwig H. Lin, MD, speaks with Patricia Posa RN, BSN, MSA, FAAN
Mar 19, 2015
SCCM Pod-262 44th Critical Care Congress: End-of-Life Costs and Logistics
Ludwig H. Lin, MD, speaks with Dan R. Thompson, MD, MA, MCCM.
Mar 12, 2015
SCCM Pod-261 44th Critical Care Congress: A Model of NPs and PAs in the ICU
Aligning Goals and Strategies within the Healthcare System.
Mar 5, 2015
SCCM Pod-260 44th Critical Care Congress: SCCM Family-Centered Care Award Winner Shares Experience
Ludwig H. Lin, MD, speaks with Keri Nasenbeny, RN, MHA, Assistant Administrator of Critical Care at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle.
Feb 24, 2015
SCCM Pod-259 NEJM Study Examines if Simvastatin Improves ARDS Outcomes
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Daniel F. McAuley, MD
Feb 17, 2015
SCCM Pod-258 Extubation During Pediatric ECMO: A Single-Center Experience
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with James Thomas, MD
Feb 10, 2015
SCCM Pod-257 44th Critical Care Congress: The Practice of Critical Care: Ten Things We Can (and Must) Do Better
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Phillip R. Dellinger, MD, MCCM.
Feb 9, 2015
SCCM Pod-256 The Burden of Influenza-Associated Critical Illness Hospitalizations
Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Colin R. Cooke, MD.
Jan 29, 2015
SCCM Pod-255 44th Critical Care Congress: Ultrasound Credentialing
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, discusses Ultrasound Credentialing with Michael Blaivas, MD, FAIUM, FACEP.
Jan 28, 2015
SCCM Pod-254 44th Critical Care Congress: The ABCDEF Bundle Evolution
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with E. Wesley Ely, MD, FCCM, at the 44th Critical Care Congress in Phoenix, Arizona.
Jan 27, 2015
SCCM Pod-253 44th Critical Care Congress: Presidential Address
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with the Society of Critical Care Medicine 2015 President, Craig M. Coopersmith, MD, FCCM.
Jan 26, 2015
SCCM Pod-252 Creating a Healthy Work Environment Through Compassionate Care
Ludwig H. Lin, MD, speaks with Dorrie K. Fontaine, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean and Professor at the University of Virginia School of Nursing.
Dec 22, 2014
SCCM Pod-251 Pediatric Severe Sepsis in U.S. Childrens Hospitals
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Fran Balamuth, MD, PhD
Dec 22, 2014
SCCM Pod-250 Reducing Blood Testing in Pediatric Patients After Heart Surgery: A Quality Improvement Project
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Claudia Delgado-Corcoran, MD, MPH
Dec 22, 2014
SCCM Pod-249 Risk Factors for Acquiring Functional and Cognitive Disabilities During Admission to a PICU
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Meredith F. Bone, MD, MSCI
Nov 21, 2014
SCCM Pod-248 Achieving Nutrient Delivery Goals with a Stepwise Enteral Nutrition Algorithm
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Nilesh M. Mehta
Nov 20, 2014
SCCM Pod 247 Early Mobilization in the PICU
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Ira Cheifetz, MD, FCCM
Nov 20, 2014
SCCM Pod-246 Interaction Between Fluids and Vasoactive Agents on Mortality in Septic Shock
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Allan Garland, MD
Nov 3, 2014
SCCM Pod-245 Neonatal-Specific Consensus Definition for Sepsis
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with James L. Wynn, MD.
Nov 3, 2014
SCCM Pod-244 Early Mobility Implementation Strategies
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Heidi J. Engel, PT, DPT of UCSF Medical Center.
Nov 3, 2014
SCCM Pod-243 Understanding Sleep in Critically Ill Patients
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Brian Gehlbach, MD, Associate Professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Oct 10, 2014
SCCM Pod-242 Preparing for Emerging Infections
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with the Society of Critical Care Medicine President-Elect, Craig Coopersmith, MD, FCCM, and Jay Varkey, MD, about the Ebola epidemic.
Oct 10, 2014
SCCM Pod-241 Stem Cell Therapies in Critical Illness
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Adam Sapirstein, MD, Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Sep 24, 2014
SCCM Pod-240 Project Emerge: Improving Safety and Quality of Patient Care Through Systems Engineering
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Adam Sapirstein, MD, Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Aug 27, 2014
SCCM Pod-239 Hypertension and Health Outcomes in the PICU
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Brett J. Ehrmann, MD, MS
Jun 26, 2014
SCCM Pod-238 Internet-Based Knowledge Exchange Platform for Pediatric Critical Care Clinicians Worldwide
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Traci A. Wolbrink, MD, MPH
Jun 19, 2014
SCCM Pod-237 Evaluation of a Pharmacist-Managed Methadone Taper in the PICU
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Katherine J. Steineck, PharmD, pediatric clinical pharmacist at the University of Minnesota Amplatz
Jun 9, 2014
SCCM Pod-236 Are Pediatric Intensivists Changing Their Transfusion Practices?
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Jacques R. Lacroix, MD.
May 14, 2014
SCCM Pod-235 Study Explores the Impact of 24/7 In-House Coverage in a Pediatric ICU
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Kyle Rehder, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of pediatric critical care medicine at Duke Children Hospital.
Jan 30, 2014
SCCM Pod-234: Pediatric Intensive Care in South Africa: Making Optimum Use of Limited Resources
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Andrew Argent, MD, Medical Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at the Red Cross War Memorial Childrens Hospital.
Jan 30, 2014
SCCM Pod-233: Variation in Diagnostic Testing in Intensive Care Units
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Jessica Spence, BMR(OT), BSc(Med) MD, a PGY3 Resident at McMaster University.
Jan 2, 2014
SCCM Pod-232: Assessing Family Satisfaction using the FS-ICU Instrument in a Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with David Hwang, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology in the Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology at the Yale School of Medicine.
Nov 27, 2013
SCCM Pod-231: Family Presence: Evidence vs. Emotion
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM speaks with Cathie Guzzetta, RN, PhD, HNC, FAAN.
Nov 27, 2013
SCCM Pod-230 CCM: Pulmonary Artery Catheters in ICU Patients
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Hayley Beth Gershengorn, MD, lead author on an article published in the August Critical Care Medicine.
Nov 14, 2013
SCCM Pod-229: Lifetime Achievement Award, Sepsis Research
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Mitchell P. Fink, MD, FCCM.
Oct 30, 2013
SCCM Pod-228 CCM: Screening Criteria for Palliative Care
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Judith Nelson, MD, JD, lead author on an article published in the October Critical Care Medicine.
Oct 21, 2013
SCCM Pod-227 Highlights from the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines
Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with R. Phillip Dellinger, MD, MCCM, co-chair of the updated Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines.
Sep 20, 2013
SCCM Pod-226 CCM: Influence of RBC Transfusions on Clinical Practice
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with David John Murphy, MD, PhD, lead author on an article published in the October Critical Care Medicine.
Sep 9, 2013
SCCM Pod-225 Improving Alarms in the ICU
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Neil A. Halpern, MD, FCCM, who discusses his lecture.
Aug 29, 2013
SCCM Pod-224 PCCM: Epidemiology Trends in Patients with Severe Sepsis
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Mary Hartman MD, MPH, about her article published in the September Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Aug 19, 2013
SCCM Pod-223 CCM: Incidence of ARDS After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Jonathan Elmer, MD, lead author on an article published in the August Critical Care Medicine.
Jul 24, 2013
SCCM Pod-222: Therapeutic Hypothermia in Children
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Philip E. Empey, PharmD, PhD, BCPS, who discusses his Young Investigator Award winning abstract.
Jul 11, 2013
SCCM Pod-221: Improving Patient and Family Satisfaction in the Surgical ICU
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Matthew Lissauer, MD, FACS, to discuss his surgical intensive care unit's efforts to improve the care provided to critically ill and injured patients and their families.
Jul 2, 2013
SCCM Pod-220 CCM: Dysglycemia and In-Hospital Mortality in the ICU
Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Omar Badawi, PharmD, MPH, to discuss his article published in the December Critical Care Medicine.
Jun 25, 2013
SCCM Pod-219 PCCM: Readmissions to the Pediatric ICU
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with MD, MPH, Angela S. Czaja, MD, MSc, lead author on an article published in the July Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Jun 19, 2013
SCCM Pod-218 PCCM: Severity of Illness Assessment in Children
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Murray M. Pollack, MD.
Jun 12, 2013
SCCM Pod-217 CCM: Trends in Palliative and End-of-Life Care in the ICU
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with J. Randall Curtis, MD, MPH.
Jun 6, 2013
SCCM Pod-216 PCCM: Critical Pertussis Illness in Children
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with John T. Berger, MD, FCCM, Medical Director for Cardiac Critical Care at Childrens National Medical Center in Washington, DC, USA.
May 29, 2013
SCCM Pod-215 CCM: The Impact of Healthcare Directives
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Saqib A. Chaudhry, MD, lead author on an article published in the June Critical Care Medicine.
May 22, 2013
SCCM Pod-214 CCM: Benchmarking Severe Sepsis
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with David F. Gaieski, MD.
May 8, 2013
SCCM Pod-213 Implementing the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines
Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Christa A. Schorr, RN, MSN, FCCM, who is with us today to discuss implementing the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) guidelines.
May 2, 2013
SCCM Pod-212 CCM: Therapeutic Hypothermia Following Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with David R. Janz, MD, lead author on an article published in the December issue of Critical Care Medicine.
Apr 18, 2013
SCCM Pod-211 Practicing Critical Care During Wartime
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Warren C. Dorlac, MD, FACS, about his Critical Care Congress lecture.
Apr 8, 2013
SCCM Pod-210: Message from the 2013 President
Society of Critical Care Medicine president Carol L. Thompson, PhD, CCRN, ACNP, FCCM, discusses her professional background as a nurse.
Mar 28, 2013
SCCM Pod-209: ECMO in Pediatric Critical Care
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Heidi J. Dalton, MD, FCCM, about extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in pediatric critical care.
Mar 7, 2013
SCCM Pod-208 PCCM: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Children
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Christine N. Duncan, MD
Feb 28, 2013
SCCM Pod-207 PCCM: Attendance During Family-Centered Rounds
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Matthew J. Drago, MD, MBE
Feb 21, 2013
SCCM Pod-206 PCCM: Glycemic Control in Pediatric Patients
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Eliotte L. Hirshberg, MD.
Feb 7, 2013
SCCM Pod 205 CCM: New Pain, Agitation and Delirium Guidelines
Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Juliana Barr, MD, FCCM. The guidelines provide a roadmap for developing integrated, evidence-based, and patient-centered protocols for preventing and treating pain, agitation and delirium.
Feb 1, 2013
SCCM Pod-204 CCM: Surveillance Definitions for VAP
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Michael Klompas, MD, MPH
Jan 16, 2013
SCCM Pod-203 PCCM: Using the Vanguard Phase in Clinical Trials
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Victoria L. Pemberton, RN, MS, about her article published in the January Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Dec 20, 2012
SCCM Pod-202 CCM: Reducing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in the ICU
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Jill A. Marsteller, PhD, MPP, lead author on an article published in the November Critical Care Medicine
Dec 18, 2012
SCCM Pod-201 CCM: New Glycemic Control Guidelines
Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Judith Jacobi, PharmD, FCCM, lead author on the new glycemic control guidelines
Dec 6, 2012
SCCM Pod-200 PCCM: Mechanical Ventilation Use in Children with 2009 H1N1 Versus Seasonal Influenza
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Carl O. Eriksson, MD, MPH, lead author on an article published in the November Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Dec 6, 2012
SCCM Pod-199 PCCM: Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Ranjit S. Chima, MD, lead author of an article published in the November Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Nov 30, 2012
SCCM Pod-198 CCM: Cost Savings and Quality Improvement
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Amay Parikh, MD, MBA, MS, lead author on an article published in the October Critical Care Medicine
Nov 13, 2012
SCCM Pod-197 CCM: Sedative Doses, Mechanical Ventilation and Delirium
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Christopher W. Seymour, MD, MSc, lead author on an article published in the October Critical Care Medicine
Nov 5, 2012
SCCM Pod-196 CCM: Training Residents Effectively in Mechanical Ventilation
Michael Weinstein speaks with Ewan Goligher, MD, FRCPC, lead author on an article published in the October Critical Care Medicine
Oct 11, 2012
SCCM Pod-195 CCM: Tracheostomy Practice in Critically Ill Patients
Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Bradley D. Freeman, MD, FACS, to discuss his article published in the October Critical Care Medicine.
Sep 27, 2012
SCCM Pod-194 CCM: Understanding Procalcitonin in Diagnosing Infection, Sepsis
Use of Procalcitonin (PCT) for the diagnosis of infection has been studied extensively with conflicting results, in part because of the many different populations and clinical syndromes studied.
Sep 20, 2012
SCCM Pod-193 CCM: Research Consent Discrepancies Between Patients and Surrogates
Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Marc Moss, MD, lead author of an article published in the September Critical Care Medicine
Sep 12, 2012
SCCM Pod-192 PCCM: Residents Reveal Patient Safety Perceptions
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks Katri Typpo, MD, MPH, lead author of an article published in the September 2012 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Aug 30, 2012
SCCM Pod-191 CCM: Perceptions of Organ Donation
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Joanne L. Hart, MD, about her article published in the September Critical Care Medicine
Aug 23, 2012
SCCM Pod-190 CCM: Challenges within Interhospital Patient Transfers
Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Theodore J. Iwashyna, MD, PhD, about his August Critical Care Medicine article
Aug 2, 2012
SCCM Pod-189: Expanding Palliative Care Training for Fellows
iCritical Care Podcast associate editor Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Alyssa Majesko, MD, MS, about her article published in the August Critical Connections
Jul 26, 2012
SCCM Pod-188 CCM: Patient-Centered Critical Care Reconsidered
iCritical Care Podcast associate editor Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Constantine Manthous, MD
Jul 19, 2012
SCCM Pod-187 CCM: Pediatric Nutritional Practices
Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Nilesh Mehta, MD, about his article published in the July 2012 Critical Care Medicine
Jul 12, 2012
SCCM Pod-186 PCCM: Variability and Challenges in Pediatric Asthma
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, associate podcast editor, speaks with Susan L. Bratton, MD, MPH, about her paper published in the July Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Jul 3, 2012
SCCM Pod-185 PCCM: Defining Pediatric Sepsis
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, associate podcast editor, speaks with Denise M. Goodman, MD, MS, about her article published in the July Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Jun 28, 2012
SCCM Pod-184 PCCM: Health-Related Outcomes in Children
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, associate podcast editor, speaks with Nana Coleman, MD, EdM, about her editorial published in the July Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Jun 21, 2012
SCCM Pod-183: Healthcare in the 21st Century
Robert M. Pearl, MD, discusses the state of U.S. medicine as well as the importance of information technology and the future of healthcare reform with podcast editor Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC.
Jun 7, 2012
SCCM Pod-182 CCM: A Closer Look at Johns Hopkins Percutaneous Tracheostomy Program
Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Marek A. Mirski, MD, PhD, about his article published in the June 2012 Critical Care Medicine
May 31, 2012
SCCM Pod-181 CCM: Lip-Reading and the Ventilated Patient
iCritical Care associate editor Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Ellen Cowen Meltzer, MD, MSc.
May 25, 2012
SCCM Pod-180: Integrating Communication Bundles in the ICU
Former SCCM president Mitchell M. Levy, MD, FCCM, discusses communications bundles with podcast editor Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC.
May 10, 2012
SCCM Pod-179 CCM: Critical Care Research: Its Funding and Future
Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Clifford S. Deutschman, MD, FCCM, and Craig M. Coopersmith, MD, FCCM, who each serves as lead authors in two Critical Care Medicine papers related to critical care research.
May 3, 2012
SCCM Pod-178: Goal-Directed Nutrition
Ainsley Malone, RD, MS, LD, GNSD, discusses goal-directed nutrition with podcast editor Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC.
Apr 24, 2012
SCCM Pod-177 CCM: Organizational Culture and Family Satisfaction
iCritical Care associate editor Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, talks with Peter M. Dodek, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACP, about his article published in the May 2012 Critical Care Medicine.
Apr 19, 2012
SCCM Pod-176 PCCM: Guidelines for Pediatric TBI
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, associated podcast editor, speaks with Patrick M. Kochanek, MD, MCCM, about the revised guidelines for acute medical management of severe traumatic brain injury.
Apr 13, 2012
SCCM Pod-175 CCM: Poverty and Bloodstream Infections
New iCritical Care associate editor Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Kenneth Christopher, MD, about his paper published in the May 2012 Critical Care Medicine.
Apr 12, 2012
SCCM Pod-174: Damage Control Resuscitation
Bryan A. Cotton, MD, MPH, discusses damage control resuscitation with new iCritical Care Podcast editor Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC.
Apr 11, 2012
SCCM Pod-173 PCCM: Pediatric Lessons from Haiti Earthquake
Ericka L. Fink, MD, discusses her latest article published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Apr 4, 2012
SCCM Pod-172 PCCM: A Closer Look at the Critical Pertussis Study
Carol E. Nicholson, MD, MS, FAAP, is the Project Scientist for the Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network (CPCCRN) and Program Director for Pediatric Care and Rehabilitation Research (PCCR).
Mar 28, 2012
SCCM Pod-171 CCM: National Trends for Subdural Hematoma
Jennifer A. Frontera, MD, discusses national trends in the prevalence, cost and discharge disposition of patients after subdural hematoma.
Mar 13, 2012
SCCM Pod-170 PCCM: Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy During ECMO
Matthew Paden, MD, discusses his Pediatric Critical Care Medicine article: Recovery of Renal Function and Survival After Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
Mar 1, 2012
SCCM Pod-169 PCCM: Formal Handover Protocols Reduce Errors During Transition to the ICU
Brian F. Joy, MD, a fellow in the Department of Pediatric Cardiology at Childrens Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, USA, discussed an article published in the May 2011 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Feb 16, 2012
SCCM Pod-168 CCM: Managing End-Stage Liver Disease
Ali Al-Khafaji, MD, MPH, is the lead author of an article published in the May 2011 Critical Care Medicine
Jan 19, 2012
SCCM Pod-167 PCCM: Restrictive Versus Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Children
M. Cholette, MD, is the lead author of an article published in the January Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Jan 5, 2012
SCCM Pod-166 CCM: How Much Nutrition Should Critically Ill Patients Receive?
Todd W. Rice, MD, MSc, is the lead author of an article published in the May 2011 Critical Care Medicine.
Dec 15, 2011
SCCM Pod-165 PCCM: PAI-1 May Lead to Early Diagnosis of VAP in Children
Ramya Srinivasan, MD, discusses her article published in the January Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Nov 30, 2011
SCCM Pod-164 CCM: Rescue Therapies in Patients with ALI
Allan J. Walkey, MD, MSc, is the lead author of an article published in the June 2011 Critical Care Medicine.
Nov 15, 2011
SCCM Pod-163 PCCM: Central ECMO Leads to Better Survival in Children
Graeme MacLaren, MD, FCCM, is the lead author on an article published in the March Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Nov 7, 2011
SCCM Pod-162 Healthcare Quality: How Did We Get Here?
Kristine Lombardozi, MD, FCCM, discusses her article published in the August Critical Connections.
Oct 28, 2011
SCCM Pod-161 Clifford Deutschman on Sepsis Research
SCCM president-elect Clifford S. Deutschman, MD, FCCM, professor of anesthesiology and critical care at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia.
Oct 20, 2011
SCCM Pod-160 Enhanced LearnICU.org Promises Premiere Educational Opportunities
Mark Hall, MD, is a pediatric intensivist at Nationwide Childrens Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, where he is also an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University College of Medicine.
Sep 14, 2011
SCCM Pod-159 Continuous Capnography and the Difficult Airway
The Fourth National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and Difficult Airway Society was designed to identify and study serious airway complications occurring during anaesthesia in the intensive care unit and emergency department.
Sep 1, 2011
SCCM Pod-158 Mouth Care and VAP Prevention
Cindy L. Munro, RN, PhD, ANP-C, authored an article in the 2009 American Journal of Critical Care, titled: Chlorhexidine, Toothbrushing, and Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in Critically Ill Adults.
Aug 15, 2011
SCCM Pod-157 Sedation Strategies in the ICU
Troy E. Batterton, PharmD, a pharmacist at Lakeland Regional Medical Central, and Dean Sandifer, MD, an internist, both practicing at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida.
Aug 3, 2011
SCCM Pod-156 Delirium in the Critically Ill Patient
Pratik Pandharipande, MD, FCCM, is an assistant professor of anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
Jul 20, 2011
SCCM Pod-155 Fellowship Education and Research
Samuel A. Tisherman, MD, is a professor of critical care medicine and surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pennsylvania, and director of critical care fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh.
Jul 6, 2011
SCCM Pod-154 Establishing Successful FDM and FCCS Courses
Babak Sarani, MD, is a trauma surgeon and an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania.
Jun 15, 2011
SCCM Pod-153 Inducing a Host Response in Sepsis
Craig Coopersmith, MD, FCCM, is a professor of surgery at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.
May 31, 2011
SCCM Pod-152 CCM: Implementing Real-Time Computerized Sepsis Alerts
Marin H. Kollef, MD, is lead author of an article published in the March 2011 Critical Care Medicine.
May 10, 2011
SCCM Pod-151 Symptom Experiences of ICU Patients at Risk of Dying
Kathleen A. Puntillo, RN, DNSc, is the lead author of an article published in the November 2010 Critical Care Medicine.
May 4, 2011
SCCM Pod-150 PCCM: Blood Transfusion and Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
Ravi Thiagarajan, MD, MBBS, MPH, discusses his article published in the January Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Apr 26, 2011
SCCM Pod-149 Critical Care Coding and Billing
George A. Sample, MD, is a senior attending in critical care at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC.
Apr 7, 2011
SCCM Pod-148 Adjunctive Corticosteroid Therapy in Pediatric Sepsis
Jerry J. Zimmerman, MD, PhD, FCCM, discusses his article published in the January Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Mar 16, 2011
SCCM Pod-147 Daily Predictions of Death in the Medical ICU
William Meadow, MD, PhD, is the lead author of an article published in the March Critical Care Medicine titled: Power and limitations of daily prognostications of death in the medical ICU
Mar 7, 2011
SCCM Pod-146 Disaster Management in Haiti
Randy S. Wax, MD, and Marie Baldisseri, MD, FCCM, discuss disaster management and their relief efforts after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Feb 17, 2011
SCCM Pod-145 Drug Shortages in the ICU
Judith Jacobi, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, discusses drug shortages in the intensive care unit and how such shortages affect critical care patients and those requiring anesthesia.
Feb 2, 2011
SCCM Pod-144 Message from the 2011 President
Society of Critical Care Medicine president Pamela A. Lipsett, MD, MHPE, FCCM, discusses her professional background and research interests.
Jan 5, 2011
SCCM Pod-143 PCCM: The Effects of Heparin in Infants After Catheter-Related
Alan R. Schroeder, MD, lead author of an article published in the July Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Dec 2, 2010
SCCM Pod-142 PCCM: Helping Mechanically Ventilated Infants Swallow
Steven B. Leder, PhD, discusses his article, Dysphagia Testing and Aspiration Status in Medically Stable Infants Requiring Mechanical Ventilation Via Tracheotomy, published in the July 2010 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Nov 17, 2010
SCCM Pod-141 PCCM: Emergent Endotracheal Intubations in Children
Christopher L. Carroll, MD, FCCM, lead author of an article published in the May 2010 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Nov 2, 2010
SCCM Pod-140 PCCM: Blood/Brain Barrier Permeability During Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Monica Vavilala, MD, discusses her recent article published in the May issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Oct 28, 2010
SCCM Pod 139 CCM: Duration of Delirium as an ICU Predictor of Cognitive Impairment
Timothy D. Girard, MD, MSCI, discusses his July 2010 Critical Care Medicine article.
Sep 28, 2010
SCCM Pod-138 CCM: Understanding Critical Care Trial Design
Better understanding of important aspects of trial design and interpretation, such as whether patients enrolled in both intervention arms were comparable and whether the primary outcome of the trial is clinically important, will assist the bedside clinician in determining whether to apply the findings from the clinical study into clinical practice.
Sep 20, 2010
SCCM Pod-137: A Team Approach to Identifying MRSA
Adam Keene, MD, MS, discusses his paper published in the January 2010 issue of Critical Care Medicine
Aug 27, 2010
SCCM Pod-136 PCCM: Community-Associated MRSA in Previously Healthy Children
Amy Creel, MD, a pediatric critical care physician at Childrens Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana, served as lead author on an article published in the May 2009 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Aug 25, 2010
SCCM Pod-135 PCCM: WFPICCS: Its Global Agenda
Niranjan Kissoon, MD, FCCM, discusses his article published in the September 2009 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Aug 5, 2010
SCCM Pod 134 CCM: Resolving End-of-Life Conflicts in the ICU
M. Luce, MD, FCCM, discusses his latest article: A history of resolving conflicts over end-of-life care in intensive care units in the United States
Aug 2, 2010
SCCM Pod-133 CCM: Human Factors to Medication and Patient Safety in the ICU
Matthew C. Scanlon, MD, discuses his article: Value of human factors to medication and patient safety in the intensive care unit.
Jul 14, 2010
SCCM Pod-132 The Future of Acute Care Surgery
Lewis J. Kaplan, MD, FCCM, discusses acute care surgery, its relation to surgical critical care, and his predictions for the future of acute care surgery, trauma surgery and surgical critical care.
Jun 30, 2010
SCCM Pod-131 CCM: Dexmedetomidine vs. Midazolam: A Cost Minimization Analysis
Joseph F. Dasta, MSc, FCCM, discusses his article published in the February 2010 issue of Critical Care Medicine.
Jun 17, 2010
SCCM Pod-130 PCCM: Telemedicine in Rural Emergency Departments
Amelia Hopkins, MD, FCCM, discusses her article published in the September 2009 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Jun 10, 2010
SCCM Pod-129 CCM: The Use of RIFLE in Patients with AKI
John A. Kellum, MD, FCCM, discusses how one uses RIFLE to take care of patients with acute kidney injury (AKI).
May 20, 2010
SCCM Pod-128 Patient Management After Cardiac Surgery
Anthony Carlese, MD, DO, discusses management of the patient after cardiac surgery, specifically his approach to caring for patients in the ICU who have just undergone coronary artery bypass surgery.
Apr 30, 2010
SCCM Pod-127 CCM: Physician Extenders in the ICU
Ruth Kleinpell, RN, PhD, RN-CS, FCCM, discusses her experience as a nurse practitioner as well as her research into the role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the ICU.
Apr 20, 2010
SCCM Pod-126 Managing IAH and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Michael Cheatham, MD, FCCM, director of the surgical intensive care units at Orlando Regional Trauma Center in Florida, discusses his latest paper.
Mar 30, 2010
SCCM Pod-125 Focus on the Team: Acute Critical Care Surgery
Michael West, MD, PhD, FCCM, discusses his unique career path into critical care and his background as a trauma/critical care surgeon. West is chief of surgery at San Francisco General Hospital and professor and vice chair in the department of surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He served as chair of the 39th Critical Care Congress
Mar 1, 2010
SCCM Pod-124 Achieving Success With Paragon
The Paragon Critical Care Quality Implementation Program is a quality-focused program aimed to bring effective, tailored improvement strategies to hospitals.
Feb 18, 2010
SCCM Pod-123 Message from the 2010 President
Society of Critical Care Medicine president Judith Jacobi, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, discusses her goals and vision for the Society during her 2010 term.
Feb 11, 2010
SCCM Pod-122 Disaster Management in Haiti
Barbara McLean, ACNP, CCNS-NP, a nurse from Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia, discusses her recent volunteer efforts in Haiti following the January 12, 2010, earthquake that devastated the area. McLean discusses general disaster management strategies as well as patient populations and care challenges specific to the event.
Dec 17, 2009
SCCM Pod-121 PCCM: E-CPR and ECMO in Pediatric Patients
Robert Tasker, MD, MBBS, discusses two editorials related to neurological issues in critical care.
Nov 24, 2009
SCCM Pod-120 CCM: Tracheostomy Practice in the Surgical ICU
Bradley D. Freeman, MD, discusses his article published in the December 2009 Critical Care Medicine, titled: Examination of Non-clinical Factors Affecting Tracheostomy Practice in an Academic Surgical Intensive Care Unit.
Nov 17, 2009
SCCM Pod-119 PCCM: Does Fellowship Program Size and Rotations Affect Clinical and Research Time?
Wynne Morrison, MD, discusses an article published in the May issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, which highlighted the results of a national survey of pediatric critical care medicine fellowship clinical and research time allocation.
Oct 30, 2009
SCCM Pod-118 PCCM: HLH and Sepsis
Leticia Castillo, MD, FCCM, assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, discusses an article published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Oct 15, 2009
SCCM Pod-117 CCM: Public Awareness and Perception of Sepsis
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, discusses her article published in the January 2009 Critical Care Medicine.
Sep 24, 2009
SCCM Pod-116 CCM: Diabetes, Insulin, and the Development of ALI
Michelle Gong, MD, MS, discusses her recent articled published in the August 2009 issue of Critical Care Medicine.
Aug 31, 2009
SCCM Pod-115 PCCM: Difficult Conversations in the Pediatric ICU
Elaine Meyer, RN, PhD, discuss a paper published recently in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Aug 17, 2009
SCCM Pod-114 CCM: Why Not Physician-Assisted Death?
Constantine A. Manthous, MD, associate clinical professor of medicine at Bridgeport Hospital and Yale University School of Medicine in Connecticut, discusses his article published in the April 2009 issue of Critical Care Medicine.
Aug 4, 2009
SCCM Pod-113 Decontamination of the Digestive Tract
Phillip S. Barie, MD, MBA, FCCM, discusses decontamination of the digestive tract and oropharynx in an attempt to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia. He discusses a recent article published in The New England Journal of Medicine, "Decontamination of the Digestive Tract and Oropharynx in ICU Patients." Barie is Immediate Past President of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), as well as professor of surgery and public health at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York. He is also the director of surgical critical care and the surgical intensive care unit at New York Presbyterian Hospital. While Barie has not authored either of these articles, he is considered an expert in this field, which is very important to critical care practice.
Jul 23, 2009
SCCM Pod-112 Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Michael Diringer, MD, FCCM, discusses his article published in Critical Care Medicine about the management of acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Diringer is professor of neurology, neurosurgery, anesthesiology and occupational therapy at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. He is also section chief of neurological critical care. Diringer discusses the anticipation, prevention, and management of secondary complications related to aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Jun 16, 2009
SCCM Pod-111 CCM: Family Presence and Its Physician Performance
Rosemarie Fernandez, MD, an assistant professor at Wayne State University in Michigan, discusses an article published in the June 2009 issue of Critical Care Medicine, "The Presence of a Family Witness Impacts Physician Performance During Simulated Medical Codes." This is second iCritical Care Podcast to address this topic; listeners also may reference SCCM Pod-72 PCCM: Family Presence During Pediatric CPR.
Jun 1, 2009
SCCM Pod-110 CCM: Eye Care in the ICU
When faced with the complex conditions of critically ill and injured patients, eye care can sometimes be overlooked in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, attention to the eye is important, as these patients are at increased risk of exposure keratopathy.
May 21, 2009
SCCM Pod-109 PCCM: Simulation at the Point-of-Care
Jeffrey P. Burns, MD, MPH, discusses an article from the March 2009 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "Simulation at the Point-of-Care: Reduced cost, in-situ training via a mobile cart." Burns is chief of the division of critical care medicine at Children's Hospital in Boston as well as an associate professor at Harvard Medical School. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009;10(2):176 Released: 5/21/09
May 5, 2009
SCCM Pod-108 Discussion of H1N1 Influenza - Part III
Naomi O'Grady, MD clarifies the strain of the current virus, discusses the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic, and outlines the prescription therapies available specific to H1N1 Influenza. O'Grady is a senior staff physician in the Clinical Center's Critical Care Medicine Department and the medical director of the department's Vascular Access and Conscious Sedation Services. She also is an attending physician with the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Department of the Children's National Medical Center and an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine's Division of Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. This podcast is the third in a series focused on the H1N1 Influenza outbreak.
May 1, 2009
SCCM Pod-107 Discussion of H1N1 Influenza - Part II
John H. Beigel, MD, clarifies the definition of influenza and discusses the evolution of viruses, speculation on the mode of transmission and the role of vaccines and therapies as they relate to Influenza A (H1N1). The conversation references his recent publication in Critical Care Medicine (Beigel JH. Influenza. Crit Care Med. 2008; 36:2660-2666). Dr. Beigel is Director of Clinical Research at MacroGenics, Inc. in Rockville, Maryland, and a volunteer consultant at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. This podcast is the second in a series focused on the H1N1 influenza outbreak.
Apr 30, 2009
SCCM Pod-106 Discussion of H1N1 Influenza - Part I
Randy S. Wax, MD, discusses the current outbreak of influenza A (H1N1), the triage protocol for critical care during an influenza epidemic, the public's role in taking necessary precautions, and educational resources that are available. Dr. Wax is an intensivist at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. He has multiple areas of expertise, including disaster management. This podcast is the first in a series focused on the influenza A (H1N1) outbreak.
Apr 16, 2009
SCCM Pod-105 Message from the President
Society of Critical Care Medicine president Mitchell Levy, MD, FCCM, discusses his goals and vision for the Society during his 2009 term. Levy stresses the importance of professional collaboration and compassionate caregiving. Levy is professor of medicine at Brown University School of Medicine and director of the medical ICU at Rhode Island Hospital.
Apr 2, 2009
SCCM Pod-104 Paragon Successes
The Paragon Critical Care Quality Implementation Program is a quality-focused program that aims to bring effective, tailored improvement strategies to hospitals. William A. Brock, MD, FCCM, is outgoing chair of the Paragon committee and a Paragon coach. Carrie Ogilvie, CCRN, MS, RN, participated in the Paragon Pilot Program and also went on to become a coach. Both discuss the importance of quality improvement and detail the successes of this initiative.
Mar 19, 2009
SCCM Pod-103 Leadership in Critical Care - Part II
Vladimir Kvetan, MD, FCCM, discusses the history and goals of the Critical Care Leadership Network of the Greater New York Hospital Association for which he is a founding member. Dr. Kvetan is director of critical care at Montefiore Medical Center in New York where he is a professor of medicine and anesthesiology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The GNYHA seeks to serve healthcare providers, support patients in their journey toward better health and strengthen partnerships that promote high-quality, more affordable healthcare.
Mar 2, 2009
SCCM Pod-102 Leadership in Critical Care - Part I
John McNelis, MD, FCCM, discusses leadership and mentorship in the critical care community. McNelis is vice chairman of the department of surgery and director of surgical critical care and trauma at WinThuop University Hospital in Mineola, New York. In addition, he sits on the steering committee for the Critical Care Leadership Network of the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA), a group of nearly 300 hospitals and continuing care facilities Thuoughout the New York area. The GNYHA seeks to serve healthcare providers, to support patients in their journey toward better health, and to strengthen partnerships that promote high-quality, more affordable healthcare. The Critical Care Leadership Network presented several posters during the 38th Critical Care Congress, which McNelis also will discuss. This podcast is one of a two-part series focused on leadership and mentorship in critical care.
Feb 18, 2009
SCCM Pod-101 Nutrition in the ICU
Paul E. Wischmeyer, MD, discusses nutrition in the intensive care unit, specifically addressing what role total parenteral nutrition might have for the critically ill or injured patient. Dr. Wischmeyer is a professor of anesthesiology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colorado. Released: 2/18/09
Feb 1, 2009
SCCM Pod-100 Peter J. Pronovost Looks to the Future of Patient Safety
Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, discusses patient safety research and future efforts to reduce infections in the intensive care unit in this special 100th episode of the iCritical Care Podcasts. Dr. Pronovost is professor in the departments of anesthesiology and critical care medicine and surgery at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and a professor in the department of health policy and management at the Bloomberg School of Public Heath in Maryland. He also serves as director of the Quality and Safety Research Group at the Center for Innovations in Quality Patient Care Division of Adult Critical Care. Dr. Pronovost was selected to participate in the 100th iCritical Care Podcast because of his continued dedication to critical care, embodying the spirit of I AM SCCM.
Feb 1, 2009
SCCM Pod-99 Congress Preview: Mechanical Ventilation Modes
Richard D. Branson, RRT, FCCM, discusses his two upcoming presentations for the 38th Critical Care Congress, The Modes of Mechanical Ventilation and Mechanical Ventilation Modes: How and When. Both sessions will highlight new developments in mechanical ventilation and increase understanding. Mr. Branson is an assistant professor, division of trauma and critical care at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Ohio.
Jan 22, 2009
SCCM Pod-98 Congress Preview: Angus Discusses Critical Care Research
Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, FCCM, the recipient of the American College of Critical Care Medicine's (ACCM) Distinguished Investigator Award, discusses the state of critical care research as well as his unique background. Dr. Angus will accept the award during the 38th Critical Care Congress, where he also will be giving a presentation titled, "Change," during the ACCM Convocation and Award Ceremony. Dr. Angus is a professor of critical care at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania where he is currently chairman of the department of critical care. Released: 1/22/09
Jan 9, 2009
SCCM Pod-97 Congress Preview: Teaching Critical Care Medicine
Paul Rogers, MD, professor of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pennsylvania, discusses themes from his upcoming keynote session, "Teaching Medicine is an Art, Valuing it is Critical," to be presented during the 38th Critical Care Congress. Dr. Rogers recently was awarded The Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teaching Award, which recognizes significant contributions to medical education made by gifted teachers. Released: 1/5/09
Dec 1, 2008
SCCM Pod-96 PCCM: Acute Hyponatremia in Hospitalized Children
Desmond Bohn, MC, BCH, discusses his editorial, "The Problem of Acute Hyponatremia in Hospitalized Children: The Solution is the Solution," which was published in the November 2008 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. The editorial was in response to an article by P. Alvarez-Montanana et al, published in the same issue titled, "The use of isotonic fluid as maintenance therapy prevents iatrogenic hyponatremia in pediatrics: A randomized, controlled open study." Dr. Bohn is Department of Critical Care Medicine Chief at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008;9[6]:658) Released: 12/1/08
Nov 19, 2008
SCCM Pod-95 PCCM: Is the Endotracheal Tube Next to Go
James D. Fortenberry, MD, FCCM, discusses his editorial published in the September 2008 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled "8-Tracks, Betamax... Is the endotracheal tube next to go?" Fortenberry is a pediatric intensivist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta in Georgia, where he also is the medical director of the system's clinical research. Dr. Fortenberry also is director, division of critical care medicine in the department of pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. The editorial was in response to an article published in the same issue by Leticia J. Yanez et al., "A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of non-invasive ventilation in pediatric acute respiratory insufficiency." (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008;9[5]:536) Released: 11/19/08
Oct 7, 2008
SCCM Pod-94 Increased Mortality of Ventilated Patients with Endotracheal Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Jeanine Wiener-Kronish, MD, discusses an article published in the September 2008 issue of Critical Care Medicine, titled "Increased mortality of ventilated patients with endotracheal Pseudomonas aeruginosa without clinical signs of infection." Dr. Wiener-Kronish is a professor of research and teaching in anaesthetics and anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School, and Chief of Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, (Crit Car Med 2008.36(9): 2495)
Jul 29, 2008
SCCM Pod-93 ACCM Recommendations for Corticosteroid Insufficiency
Paul Marik, MD, FCCM, discusses the June Critical Care Medicine article, "Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of corticosteroid insufficiency in critically ill adult patients: Consensus statements from an international task force by the American College of Critical Care Medicine." Dr. Marik is the chief of pulmonary and critical care medicine at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. (Crit Care Med 2008;36[6]:1937)
Jun 24, 2008
SCCM Pod-92 Physician Management and Patient Mortality in the ICU
Mitchell Levy, MD, FCCM, discusses his article, Association between Critical Care Physician Management and Patient Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit, published in the June 3, 2008, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. Levy offers background about the study as well as his opinions about the controversial results. (Ann Intern Med. 2008;148:801-809) Released: June 25, 2008
Apr 18, 2008
SCCM Pod-91 PCCM: Outcomes and Admissions in the PICU
Folafoluwa O. Odetola, MD, MPH, discusses an article published in the January 2008 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "Do outcomes vary according to the source of admission to the pediatric intensive care unit?" Dr. Odetola is from Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Health System, and from the Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008;9[1]:20)
Mar 7, 2008
SCCM Pod-90 New End-of-Life Guidelines
Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, discusses new guidelines published in the March 2008 issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Recommendations for End-of-Life Care in the ICU." Dr. Truog is professor of medical ethics and anesthesia (pediatrics) at Harvard Medical School and senior associate in critical care medicine at Children's Hospital Boston in Massachusetts. (Crit Care Med. 2008;36:953-963)
Jan 23, 2008
SCCM Pod-89 eNewsletter for the week of January 17, 2008
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's eNewsletter provides members of the critical care community with vital news relevant to their practice as well as updates on Society activities and programs.
Jan 17, 2008
SCCM Pod-88 PCCM: Organ Donation After Cardiac Death - Part 2
Martha A.Q. Curley, RN, PhD, associate professor of nursing, anesthesia and critical care medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and nurse scientist at Children’s Hospital in Boston, discusses an article published in the May 2007 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "Pediatric staff perspectives on organ donation after cardiac death in children." (Ped. Crit. Care Med. 2007;8[3]:212).
Oct 29, 2007
SCCM Pod-87 Managing Pulmonary Hypertension
Roham T. Zamanian, MD, discusses an article published in the September 2007 issue of Critical Care Medicine, titled "Management strategies for patients with pulmonary hypertension in the ICU." Dr. Zamanian is acting assistant professor of medicine at Stanford University Medical Center. (Crit Care Med. 2007;35[9]:2037)
Oct 19, 2007
SCCM Pod-86 Message from the 2007 President
SCCM President Frederick P. Ognibene, MD, FCCM, shares his experiences and accomplishments as president, offers his vision for the Society and discusses current topics in critical care. Dr. Ognibene is director of the office of clinical research training and medical education at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center and the director of clinical research training program. He also is an attending in the medical intensive care unit at the NIH Clinical Center.
Oct 10, 2007
SCCM Pod-85 PCCM: Organ Donation After Cardiac Death - Part 1
Peter C. Laussen, MD, discusses an article published in the May 2007 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled "Pediatric Staff Perspectives on Organ Donation After Cardiac Death in Children." Dr. Laussen is director of the cardiac intensive care unit at Children's Hospital Boston. This is the first podcast in a two-part interview. Part two will feature an interview with lead author Martha A.Q. Curley, RN, PhD. (Ped. Crit. Care Med. 2007;8[3]:212).
Aug 30, 2007
SCCM Pod-84 CCM: Economic Evaluation of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
Christopher Cox, MD, and Shannon Carson, MD, discuss an article published in the August 2007 issue of Critical Care Medicine, titled "An economic evaluation of prolonged mechanical ventilation." Dr. Cox, the lead author of this article, is an assistant professor at Duke University and Dr. Carson is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina. (Crit Care Med 2007; 35(8):1918)
Aug 24, 2007
SCCM Pod-83 Preventing Acute Renal Failure
John Kellum, MD, FCCM, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, discusses his article from the August 2007 issue of Critical Connections, "Preventing Acute Renal Failure." (Crit Conn. 2007;6[4]:1)
Aug 20, 2007
SCCM Pod-82 eNewsletter for the week of August 16, 2007
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's eNewsletter provides members of the critical care community with vital news relevant to their practice as well as updates on Society activities and programs.
Aug 2, 2007
SCCM Pod-81 CCM: Knowledge Translation in Critical Care
Roy Ilan, MD, assistant professor in the department of internal medicine at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, discusses his article published in the July 2007 issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Knowledge Translation in Critical Care: Factors Associated with Prescription of Commonly Recommended Best Practices for Critically Ill Patients." Carolyn Bekes, MD, FCCM, senior vice president of academic affairs at the Cooper Health System in Camden, New Jersey, joins the interview as the author of an accompanying editorial. (Ilan R, et al. Crit Care Med. 2007; 35: 1696)
Jul 19, 2007
SCCM Pod-80 PCCM: Adrenal Status in Children with Septic Shock
Jerry Zimmerman, MD, PhD, FCCM, discusses an article published in the January 2007 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled "Adrenal Status in Children with Septic Shock Using Low Dose Stimulation Test." Dr. Zimmerman is professor of pediatric critical care medicine at the University of Utah. Dr. Zimmerman is director of pediatric critical care medicine at Children’s Hospital Regional Medicine Center in Seattle, Washington. (Sarthi M, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2007; 8:84)
Jul 13, 2007
SCCM Pod-79 What is New in Delirium Management
Wesley Ely, MD, FCCM, discusses new developments in delirium management, focusing on his presentation at the 36th Critical Care Congress. Dr. Ely is a professor in the department of medicine at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and an outcomes researcher with the Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research. His presentation was summarized in the Congress Review, which offers education credit. Crit Conn 2007;6(3):22
Jun 21, 2007
SCCM Pod-78 Antibiotic Treatment for Severe Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's president-elect Phil Barie, MD, MBA, FCCM, discusses a study published in Annals of Surgery, titled "Early Antibiotic Treatment for Severe Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis." Dr. Barie is professor of surgery and public health at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York and was a co-author in this important study. (Ann Surg. 2007; 245: 674)
Jun 12, 2007
SCCM Pod-77 CCM: Sepsis Bundles Associated With Decreased Mortality
H. Bryant Nguyen, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine at Loma Linda University in California, discusses an article published in the April 2007 edition of Critical Care Medicine, Implementation of a Bundle of Quality Indicators for the Early Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock is Associated with Decreased Mortality.(Crit Care Med. 2007;35(4):1105)
Jun 11, 2007
SCCM Pod-76 eNewsletter for the week of June 7, 2007
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's eNewsletter provides members of the critical care community with vital news relevant to their practice as well as updates on Society activities and programs.
Jun 4, 2007
SCCM Pod-75 CCM: Spiritual Care in the ICU
Richard J. Wall, MD, MPH, and Nancy Chambers, MDiv, discuss an article published in the April issue of Critical Care Medicine titled Spiritual Care of Families in the ICU. Dr. Wall is a senior research fellow in the division of pulmonary of critical care medicine and Reverend Chambers is the director of spiritual care in the University of Washington healthcare system. (Crit Care Med 2007;35 (4):1084
May 16, 2007
SCCM Pod-74 PCCM: The Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network
Douglas Willson, MD, discusses an article he published in the July 2006 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "The Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network." Dr. Willson is medical director of the pediatric intensive care unit at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center and the chairman of the Steering Committee for the Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2006; 7:301)
May 14, 2007
SCCM Pod-73 2007 Congress Special
Presidential Address Frederick P. Ognibene, MD, FCCM, outlines his goals and aspirations for the Society during his presidential address at the 36th Critical Care Congress in Orlando, Florida, USA.
Apr 27, 2007
SCCM Pod-72 PCCM: Family Presence During Pediatric CPR
Susan Bratton, MD, MPH, discusses an editorial published in the September 2006 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "Physician Experience with Family Presence During Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation." Dr. Bratton is professor of pediatric critical care medicine at the University of Utah. (Niranjan K. Ped Crit Care Med. 2006;7:505)
Apr 20, 2007
SCCM Pod-71 eNewsletter for the week of April 19, 2007
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's eNewsletter provides members of the critical care community with vital news relevant to their practice as well as updates on Society activities and programs.
Apr 19, 2007
SCCM Pod-70 PCCM: Childhood Obesity and Severe Asthma
Christopher Carroll, MD, discusses an article published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine titled, "Childhood Obesity Increases Duration Of Therapy During Severe Asthma Exacerbations." Dr. Carroll is a pediatric intensivist at Connecticut Children's Medical Center. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2006:527-31)
Apr 17, 2007
SCCM Pod-69 2007 Congress Special: Epinephrine Versus Norepinephrine for Septic Shock
Djillali Annane, MD, discusses a study on epinephrine versus norepinephrine for septic shock he presented during the 36th Critical Care Congress. Dr. Annane is professor of critical care Raymond Poincare Hospital in Garches, France.
Apr 6, 2007
SCCM Pod-68 eNewsletter for the week of April 5, 2007
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's eNewsletter provides members of the critical care community with vital news relevant to their practice as well as updates on Society activities and programs.
Mar 30, 2007
SCCM Pod-67 PCCM: Lower Limit of Systolic and Mean Arterial Pressure in Children
Arno Zaritsky, MD, discusses an article he and Dr. Ikram Haque published in the March 2007 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine titled "Analysis of the Evidence for Lower Limit of Systolic and Mean Arterial Pressure in Children." Dr. Zaritsky is professor and chief of pediatric critical care at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida.
Mar 22, 2007
SCCM Pod-66 2007 Congress Special: Furosemide and Albumin in ARDS
Gregory Martin, MD, discusses some of the topics from his presentation during the 36th Critical Care Congress, "Furosemide and Albumin in ARDS." Dr. Martin is assistant professor of medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and the section head of pulmonary and critical care division at Grady Memorial Hospital where he is also the director of the medical and coronary ICUs.
Mar 15, 2007
SCCM Pod-65 2007 Congress Special: Cooling the Neurosurgical Patient
Stephan Mayer, MD, FCCM, discusses cooling the neurological patient. Dr. Mayer is director of the neurological intensive care unit at Columbia University Medicine Center and he is an associate professor in neurology and neurosurgery Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He presented during the 36th Critical Care Congress on this topic.
Mar 8, 2007
SCCM Pod-64 2007 Congress Special: Anemia in the ICU
Howard Corwin, MD, FCCM, discusses hematological issues and anemia in the critically ill and injured. Dr. Corwin professor of medicine and section chief of critical care medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire and presented during the 36th Critical Care Congress on this topic.
Feb 28, 2007
SCCM Pod-63 Gastric Versus Intestinal Feedings
John Mazuski, MD, FCCM, and Beth Taylor, MS, RD, CNSD, FCCM, discuss their article published in the February 2007 issue of Critical Connections, titled "Gastric vs. Intestinal Feeding: Does it Make a Difference?" Dr. Mazuski is a professor of surgery at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and Ms. Taylor is a nutrition support dietitian at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. (Crit Conn 2007 Vol. 6, No. 1)
Feb 8, 2007
SCCM Pod-62 Simple Measures Can Decrease Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections
Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, discusses his article published in the December 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, titled "An Intervention to Decrease Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in the ICU." Dr. Pronovost and researchers showed Thuough this study that simple measures, such as hand washing, can have a dramatic effect in reducing bloodstream infections. They focused on improved teamwork between doctors, nurses and other intensive care unit professionals, collecting data from 103 Michigan hospitals for up to 18 months. The reference for this article is NEJM 2006 Volume 355, Number 26:2725-2732.
Feb 2, 2007
SCCM Pod-61 eNewsletter for the week of February 1, 2007
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's eNewsletter provides members of the critical care community with vital news relevant to their practice as well as updates on Society activities and programs.
Jan 19, 2007
SCCM Pod-60 eNewsletter for the week of January 18, 2007
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's eNewsletter provides members of the critical care community with vital news relevant to their practice as well as updates on Society activities and programs.
Jan 12, 2007
SCCM Pod-59: Message from the 2007 President
Frederick P. Ognibene, MD, FCCM, discusses his goals as the Society's president for 2007 as well as his decades-long involvement in SCCM and the critical care community. Dr. Ognibene is director of the office of clinical research training and medical education at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center and the director of clinical research training program, OIR. He also is an attending in the medical intensive care unit at the NIH Clinical Center.
Jan 3, 2007
SCCM Pod-58 CC: Cardiology Pharmacotherapies
William Dager, PharmD, and John S. MacGregor, MD, PhD, discuss an article in the December 2006 issue of Critical Connections, titled "Recent Advances in Cardiology Pharmacotherapies for the ICU Clinician." The article was written by Joseph Dasta, PharmD, from The Ohio State University, and Jaclyn LeBlanc, PharmD, BCPS, from The University of Oklahoma. Dr. Dager is a pharmacist specialist at UC Davis Medical Center and a clinical professor of pharmacy at UC San Francisco School of Pharmacy. Dr. MacGregor is a professor of medicine in the division of cardiology at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center and is director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at San Francisco General Hospital.
Dec 29, 2006
SCCM Pod-57 CCM: Heparin-Induced Thuombocytopenia
Stanley Nasraway, MD, FCCM, discuss an article in the December issue of Critical Care Medicine "Heparin-induced Thuombocytopenia in the critical care setting: Diagnosis and management." The reference is Critical Care Medicine. 2006 34(12):2898-2911. This article offers continuing medical educational credit.
Dec 8, 2006
SCCM Pod-56 eNewsletter for the week of December 7, 2006
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's eNewsletter provides members of the critical care community with vital news relevant to their practice as well as updates on Society activities and programs.
Dec 4, 2006
SCCM Pod-55 Enteral Therapy to Treat Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Eric Pacht, MD, discuss an editorial published in the September issue of Critical Care Medicine, "Enteral therapy to decrease morbidity and improve survival in acute respiratory distress syndrome: Its time has come." Dr. Pacht is a pulmonary and critical care specialist and the director of the intensive care unit at Licking Memorial Hospital in Ohio. (Crit Care Med; 2006 34(9):2292-2493)
Nov 21, 2006
SCCM Pod-54 Managing Trauma Patients
Saraswati Dayal, MD, and Edwin Deitch, MD, discuss an article published in the September issue of Critical Care Medicine, "ICU management of the trauma patient.." The review examines closely the most important intensive care unit issues and approaches unique to trauma patients. Dr. Dayal is an attending in trauma and surgical critical care at Hacksensack University Memorial Center in New Jersey. Dr. Deitch is professor and chairman of the department of surgery at the New Jersey Medical School of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. (Crit Care Med; 2006 34(9):2294-2301)
Nov 17, 2006
SCCM Pod-53 Reducing Medication Errors in the ICU
Yizhak Kupfer, MD, discusses his lecture, to be held during the 36th Critical Care Congress, "Reduction of Medication Errors in the Intensive Care Unit." Dr. Kupfer is an associate professor of medicine at SUNY Downstate School of Medicine and is the director of the medical intensive care unit at Maimonides Medical Center in New York, New York.
Nov 16, 2006
SCCM Pod-52 eNewsletter for the week of November 16, 2006
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's eNewsletter provides members of the critical care community with vital news relevant to their practice as well as updates on Society activities and programs.
Nov 9, 2006
SCCM Pod-51 SCCM Members Launch Major Sepsis Study
Derek Angus, MD, MPH, discusses a new, multicenter research consortium, called Protocolized Care for Early Septic Shock (ProCESS). The consortium is beginning a large-scale study to determine whether specific interventions can halt the progression to severe sepsis and septic shock. Dr. Angus along with SCCM members Mitchell Fink, MD, and Donald Yealy, MD, will lead a team of intensive care unit and emergency department personnel. The study is likely to offer valuable insight on the best ways to treat sepsis and the value of early goal-directed therapy. Dr. Angus is vice chairman of research for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's critical care department.
Nov 8, 2006
SCCM Pod-50 2007 Congress Keynotes Up Close: Simon Finfer
Simon Finfer, MD, MBBS, MRCP, is one of the prominent keynote speakers set to present during the 36th Critical Care Congress February 17 to 21, 2007. He discusses his keynote presentation "The Clinical Role of Albumin in the Critically Ill" as well as his latest critical care endeavors. Dr. Fifner is a senior staff specialist in intensive care at Royal North Shore Hospital of Sydney. Dr Finfer received his training from London University and Westminster Medical School, London University. He also trained in pediatric intensive care at the world-renowned Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada.
Nov 6, 2006
SCCM Pod-49 Responding to NEJM's Article on the SSC
Mitchell Levy, MD, FCCM, discusses a perspectives article published in the October 19, 2006, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, titled "Surviving Sepsis—Practice Guidelines, Marketing Campaigns, and Eli Lilly," which criticizes the campaign and its major funding source, Eli Lilly.
Nov 3, 2006
SCCM Pod-48 eNewsletter for the week of November 2, 2006
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's eNewsletter provides members of the critical care community with vital news relevant to their practice as well as updates on Society activities and programs.
Oct 30, 2006
SCCM Pod-47 2007 Congress Keynotes Up Close: Patrick Kochanek
Patrick Kochanek, MD, FCCM, is one of the prominent keynote speakers set to present during the 36th Critical Care Congress February 17 to 21, 2007. He discusses his presentation, "Emergency Preservation for Resuscitation: Beyond CPR," as well as his background and expertise in critical care. Dr. Kochanek is director of the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research and is a tenured professor in the department of critical care medicine with secondary appointments in pediatrics and anesthesiology as well as the editor of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Oct 27, 2006
SCCM Pod-46 2007 Congress Keynotes Up Close: Daren Heyland
Daren Heyland, MD, MSc, is of the prominent keynote speakers set to present during the 36th Critical Care Congress, to be held February 17 to 21, 2007. He discusses his presentation, "Pharmaco-Nutrition: A New Emerging Paradigm," and offers insight into his background and accomplishments in critical care. Dr. Heyland is professor of medicine at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Sep 22, 2006
SCCM Pod-45 eNewsletter for the week of September 21, 2006
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's eNewsletter provides members of the critical care community with vital news relevant to their practice as well as updates on Society activities and programs.
Sep 20, 2006
SCCM Pod-44 CCM: The Role of Weaning
Maged A. Tanios, MD, discusses his article, "A randomized, controlled trial of the role of weaning: Predictors in clinical decision making," from the October issue of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Tanios is the director of the ICU at St. Mary Medical Center and assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. (Crit. Care Med. 34(10):2530-2535, October 2006)
Sep 8, 2006