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Category: Pharmacology

How can patients be weaned off high doses of multiple sedatives to which they have become tolerant?

In this question and answer webcast, attendees had the opportunity to post questions about managing critically ill patients with COVID-19 and other issues. Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group,...

   Estimated Time: 02:45 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Supportive Care

Which is better for anticoagulation in hospitalized non-ICU patients: low-molecular-weight heparin or oral anticoagulants?

In this question and answer webcast, attendees had the opportunity to post questions about managing critically ill patients with COVID-19 and other issues. Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, w...

   Estimated Time: 00:51 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Therapies

What are the differences between disseminated intravascular coagulation and coagulopathy in COVID-19 patients?

In this question and answer webcast, attendees had the opportunity to post questions about managing critically ill patients with COVID-19 and other issues. Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, w...

   Estimated Time: 04:34 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Therapies

What is the role of steroids in COVID-19 patients? When should steroids be administered?

In this question and answer webcast, attendees had the opportunity to post questions about managing critically ill patients with COVID-19 and other issues. Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, w...

   Estimated Time: 09:10 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Therapies

How effective are medications that target interleukin-6?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on June 10th, 2020.

   Estimated Time: 01:57 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Therapies

Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series

This webcast series engages a panel of critical care experts who will address questions from non-ICU clinicians caring for critically ill patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants are encouraged to ask about any related topics at the time of registration or live duri...

COVID-19 Pharmacology Debates: Anticoagulant and Immunomodulator Use

This webinar debate will cover immunomodulatory therapies and approaches to anticoagulation in patients with COVID-19. Each debate will be moderated by the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Presidents.

   Estimated Time: 01:13:59 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Therapies

Establishing Pharmacy Services in an Alternate Care Site

This presentation discusses how to best organize a pharmacy at an alternate care site. This is SCCM curated COVID-19 microlearning content.

Analgesic, Sedative, and Paralytic Strategies in COVID-19 Patients During Critical Shortages

This presentation provides an overview of strategies for triaging analgesic, sedative, and paralytic agents patients with COVID-19. This is SCCM curated COVID-19 microlearning content.

   Estimated Time: 07:50 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Sedation, Therapies, Triage

Subcutaneous Enoxaparin Safely Facilitates Bedside Sustained Low-Efficiency Hemodialysis in Hypercoagulopathic Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients - A Proof-of-Principle Trial

This study describes a simple and safe protocol of anticoagulation with low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) in combination with bedside sustained low efficiency hemodialysis (SLED) in COVID-19 patients.

   Estimated Time: 09:16 min Anticoagulation, Coronavirus, COVID-19

Tocilizumab for Cytokine Storm in COVID-19

This presentation provides an overview of the types of strategies for enhancing sleep in patients with COVID-19. This is SCCM curated COVID-19 microlearning content.

   Estimated Time: 02:30 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Therapies

Intubation Medications/Sedation Requirements for Intubating COVID-19 Patient - Infographic

This resource is an infographic that details intubation medications and sedation requirement for intubating COVID-19 patients. This is a community developed COVID-19 microlearning resource.

   Estimated Time: 02:00 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Sedation, Supportive Care

Is there any research on the prevalence of vitamin D deficiencies in COVID-19 patients?

In this question and answer webcast series, attendees had an opportunity to pose questions about managing critically ill patients with COVID-19 and other issues. Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Gr...

   Estimated Time: 01:12 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Diagnosis and Testing

Strategies During NeuroMuscular Blocking Agent (NMBA) Shortages

This presentation covers how to manage neuromuscular blocking agent (NMBA) shortages. This is SCCM curated COVID-19 microlearning content.

   Estimated Time: 04:36 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Sedation, Therapies

Can you discuss coagulability issues?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on May 13th, 2020.

   Estimated Time: 06:47 min Anticoagulation, Coronavirus, COVID-19

Coagulopathy of Coronavirus Disease 2019

From Critical Care Medicine. Recent studies have reported a high incidence of thrombotic events in COVID-19. However, the significance of thromboembolic complications has not been widely appreciated. The purpose of this review is to provide current knowledge of this serious pr...

   Estimated Time: 24:24 min Anticoagulation, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Therapies

Routine Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis May Be Inadequate in the Hypercoagulable State of Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019

From Critical Care Medicine. The authors sought to determine the frequency of venous thromboembolism in critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 patients and associate a degree of inflammatory marker elevation to venous thromboembolism development. They found that routine chemi...

   Estimated Time: 24:31 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Therapies

What are your thoughts on anticoagulation treatment?

In this question and answer webcast series, attendees had an opportunity to pose questions about managing critically ill patients with COVID-19 and other issues.

   Estimated Time: 04:15 min Anticoagulation, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Therapies

What are your thoughts on COVID-19 treatments?

In this question and answer webcast series, attendees had an opportunity to pose questions about managing critically ill patients with COVID-19 and other issues.

   Estimated Time: 02:18 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Therapies

Are there any updates on using steroids to treat patients with COVID-19?

In this question and answer webcast series, attendees had an opportunity to pose questions about managing critically ill patients with COVID-19 and other issues.

   Estimated Time: 03:56 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Therapies