Excellence in ICU Liberation
ICU Liberation is more than a static achievement; it is a journey of small successes that lead to better outcomes. Sergio L. Zanotti-Cavazzoni, MD, FC...
SCCM Pod-539: ICU Liberation: Overcoming Barriers for Sustained Improvement
The ICU Liberation Campaign from the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) has transformed critical care, but the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent ...
SCCM Pod-534: AKI: Clinical Evidence to Optimize Patient Outcomes
What form of renal replacement therapy should clinicians use for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU)? New research has connected the renal repla...
A Focused Update to the Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Anxiety, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU
Critically ill adults are at risk for a variety of consequential symptoms ...
Guideline on Adult ICU Design 2024
Advances in technology, infection control challenges—as with the COVI...
Guideline for the Treatment of Heat Stroke
Predicted increases in heat-related weather phenomena will result in increa...
Guidelines on Family-Centered Care for Adult ICUs: 2024
For staff in adult ICUs, providing family-centered care is an essential sk...
Guidelines on Adult Critical Care Ultrasonography: Focused Update 2024
Critical care ultrasonography (CCUS) is rapidly evolving with new evidence ...
A Novel Approach to ICU Liberation-Focused Multidisciplinary Rounds
Staff from one ICU describe how they integrated the ICU Liberation Bundle (A-F) into the electronic health record to improve patient care.
SCCM Pod-533 CCM: Updated Brain Death Guidance: What Critical Care Teams Need to Know
Host Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, welcomes Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD, FAAN, FNCS, to discuss what critical care professionals need...
Evidence-Based Versus Conventional Methods to Prevent Pressure Injuries
This Concise Critical Appraisal discusses a recent meta-analysis that analyzed the likelihood of developing pressure injuries when evidence-based nurs...
SCCM Task Force Develops New Criteria to Identify Pediatric Sepsis
An SCCM task force used an extensive approach to develop the most comprehensive and up-to-date criteria for defining sepsis and septic shock in childr...
SCCM Pod-528: The Impact of Advanced Practice Provider Retention on Quality
In the third episode of SCCM’s podcast series on quality and safety in critical care, Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined...
SCCM Pod-527 The Impact of Clinician Retention on ICU Care Quality
In the second episode of SCCM’s podcast series on quality and safety in critical care, Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, is joined by Alexander O...
SCCM Pod-525 PCCM: Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Outcomes in Pediatric Patients
Host Marilyn N. Bulloch, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, is joined by Catherine Beni, MD, PhD, to discuss a study aimed at determining outcomes of extracorporeal ...
President's Message: Hot Topics: Implementation Science, Augmented Intelligence, and Social Determinants of Health
Implementation science, augmented intelligence, and social determinants of health are at the forefront of critical care and will ultimately change how...
SCCM Pod-524 PCCM: Impact of Neighborhood on Pediatric ICU Outcomes
Host Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNC-AC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Michael C. McCrory, MD, MS, FCCM, to discuss a multicenter retrospective study eval...
SCCM Pod-521 CCM: Can ICU Liberation Bundle Compliance Impact Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Rates?
Host Kyle B. Enfield, MD, FCCM, is joined by Daisuke Kawakami, MD, to discuss the Critical Care Medicine article, "Evaluation of the Imp...
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...
New Study Showcases the Power of the ICU Liberation Bundle
A new study further illustrates that implementing the ICU Liberation Bundle (A-F) decreases patients’ mechanical ventilation duration and ICU le...
SCCM Pod-520: Implementation Science: From Evidence to Practice
Delve into the realm of implementation science and its significance in bridging the gap between research-based evidence and critical care practice. Ho...