SCCM Pod-526 CCM: Alteplase Dosing in Pulmonary Embolism
Host Samantha Gambles Farr, MSN, AG-ACNP, FNP-C, RNFA, is joined by Roman Melamed, MD, to discuss the comparative effectiveness of reduced-dose versus...
Breathing Easier: Evolving Strategies in Ventilator Liberation Guidelines
This Concise Critical Appraisal discusses the major changes to the ventilator liberation guidelines, including completing spontaneous breathing trials...
Bacterial Codetection in Infants With Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
This Concise Critical Appraisal explores a recent study evaluating the prevalence of bacterial codetection in infants with lower respiratory tract inf...
RSV Vaccination in Adults May Curtail Morbidity and Mortality
This Concise Critical Appraisal delves into the impact of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and explores a recent trial that led to U.S. Food and Drug...
Concise Critical Appraisal: Timing of Prone Positioning During Venovenous ECMO for ARDS
This Concise Critical Appraisal explores a meta-analysis showing that prone positioning is beneficial for patients meeting criteria for venovenous ext...
Effect of Bougie Versus Endotracheal Tube With Stylet on Successful Tracheal Intubation
Tracheal intubation is a high-risk procedure that is frequently performed in the emergency department and intensive care unit. Failure of first-pass s...
Concise Critical Appraisal: Rapid Implementation of an Intensivist-Led VV ECMO Cannulation Program
This Concise Critical Appraisal explores an article published in Critical Care Medicine on a program at Cooper University Hospital in Camden,...
Concise Critical Appraisal: Dexamethasone Use in the Treatment of ARDs
Villar et al (Lancet Respir Med. 2020;8:267-276) attempted to demonstrate the effect...
Discovery Grant Awarded to Researchers Seeking to Uncover Drivers of PARDS, Improve Therapy
Researchers seeking to evaluate the causes of PARDS and improve therapy options have been awarded the Discovery Research Grant, making it the first ti...
Concise Critical Appraisal: Effect of Low Versus Intermediate Tidal Volume Strategy
Simonis et al (JAMA. 2018;320;1872-1880) set out to evaluate the effect of an LTVV strategy versus an intermediate tidal volume ventilation strategy i...
Concise Critical Appraisal: The Efficacy of ECMO for Severe ARDS
Combes et al (N Engl J Med. 2018;378:1965-1975) set out to determine whether the use of ECMO reduced mortality in patients with ARDS when defined by o...
SCCM Pod-457 CCM: Increased Incidence of Ventilator-Acquired Pneumonia in COVID-19 Patients
Little is known about the epidemiology of ventilator-acquired pneumonia among COVID-19 patients. Ashish K. Khanna, MD, FCCP, FCCM, is joined by Charle...
SCCM Pod-456 PCCM: Effects of Excessive Oxygen Supplementation
This podcast will examine a retrospective, observational cohort study that found an association between excessive oxygen supplementation in the first ...
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,"...
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 impro...
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.&q...
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 Ther...
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 Pa...
SCCM Pod-120 CCM: Tracheostomy Practice in the Surgical ICU
Bradley D. Freeman, MD, discusses his article published in the December 2009 issue of Critical Care Medicine, titled “Examination of Non-Clinica...
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, “Emergent Endot...
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 Pre...
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...
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 titled, “Plasminogen Activation Inhibitor ...
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, “Safety, ...
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 C...
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, “T...
SCCM Pod-204 CCM: Surveillance Definitions for VAP
Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Michael Klompas, MD, MPH, about his article, “Objective Surveillance Definitions for Ventilator-A...
SCCM Pod-216 PCCM: Critical Pertussis Illness in Children
Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with John T. Berger, MD, FCCM, about his article “Critical Pertussis Illness in Children, A Multicenter Prospe...
SCCM Pod-259 NEJM Study Examines if Simvastatin Improves ARDS Outcomes
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Daniel F. McAuley, MD, about his article, “Simvastatin in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome,” published...
SCCM Pod-273 Basic Critical Care Echocardiography by Pulmonary Fellows
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Kay Choong See, MRCP, about the article, “Basic Critical Care Echocardiography by Pulmonary Fellows: Learning Traje...
SCCM Pod-277 Respiratory Dysfunction Associated With Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Critically Ill Ch
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Guillaume Emeriaud, MD, PhD, about the article, “Respiratory Dysfunction Associated With Red Blood Cell T...
SCCM Pod-279 Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Consensus Recommendations From the Pedia
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Neal J. Thomas, MD, about the article, “Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Consensus Recommen...
SCCM Pod-295 Development and Validation of a Mortality Prediction Model for Patients Receiving 14 Da
Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, speaks with C. Terri Hough, MD, MSc, about the article, “Development and Validation of a Mortality Predict...
SCCM Pod-297 Extubation Failure in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU: A Report From the Pediatric Cardiac Cr
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Michael Gaies, MD, about the article, “Clinical Epidemiology of Extubation Failure in the Pediatric Cardi...
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, about the article, “A Simple and Robust Bedside Model for Mortality Risk in Ped...
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 Acut...
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," wh...
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, e...
SCCM Pod-379 Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Risk Prediction Tool
Ludwig H. Lin, MD, and Ashish K. Khanna, MD, FCCP, FCCM, discuss Dr. Khanna’s top-rated abstract, Derivation and Validation of a Novel Opioid-In...
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 Cri...
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 (Marini J. ...
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. Michael Smith, MD, is joined by Ashish K. Khanna, M...
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. Explore PICU mortality and the factors as...
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. ...
SCCM Pod-434 Tracheostomy Adaptation for COVID-19 Patients
COVID-19 complicated critical care clinicians’ decision-making with regard to tracheostomy. ICU resource constraints and risk of staff exposure ...
SCCM Pod-436 Interventions to Reduce Patient and Clinician COVID-19 Risk
Extubation is a high-risk endeavor in some COVID-19 patients. Host Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, FACSM, is joined by Joshua H. Atkins, MD, PhD; Chri...
SCCM Pod-438 Patient-Ventilator Dyssynchronies and Their Mechanisms
Explore the different mechanisms of the various patient-ventilator dyssynchronies and how to detect these dyssynchronies and evaluate their possibl...
SCCM Pod-440 Optimal Sedation in Patients Who Receive Neuromuscular Blocking Agent Infusions for Tre
Two previously published trials presented equivocal evidence on the effect of neuromuscular blocking agent infusions in patients with acute respirator...
SCCM Pod-443 How the Pneumonia Panel Aids in Antimicrobial Stewardship and in the Fight Against COVI
BioFire® FilmArray® is the latest in technologies for rapidly identifying pathogens that cause Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (LRTI)....
SCCM Pod-448 Noninvasive Respiratory Support: Opinion- or Evidence-Based Medicine?
When should clinicians intubate preterm infants? This podcast discusses strategies that optimize noninvasive ventilation and when such strategies are ...
World-Renowned Experts at the 2024 Critical Care Congress
SCCM is thrilled to bring world-renowned thought leaders to the 2024 Critical Care Congress to discuss innovative developments and hot topics in criti...