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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  titled “Utilization Patterns and Patient Outcomes Associated with Use of Rescue Therapies in Acute Lung Injury.”


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 Concentrations in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Distinguishes Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia from Colonization in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients.”


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 titled, “Randomized Trial of Initial Trophic Versus Full-Energy Enteral Nutrition in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure.”


SCCM Pod-167 PCCM: Restrictive Versus Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Children

Jill M. Cholette, MD, is the lead author of an article published in the January Pediatric Critical Care Medicine titled, “Children with Single-Ventricle Physiology Do Not Benefit From Higher Hemoglobin Levels Post Cavopulmonary Connection: Results of a Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Restrictive Versus Liberal Red-Cell Transfusion Strategy.”


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 titled, “Critical Care Management of Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease.”


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 Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, USA, discussed an article published in the May 2011 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled “Standardized Multidisciplinary Protocol Improves Handover of Cardiac Surgery Patients to the Intensive Care Unit.”


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.”


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.


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). Nicholson discusses the results of the CPCCRNs critical pertussis study, which sought to characterize the condition, its change over time and the level of support required for pediatric patients.


SCCM Pod-173 PCCM: Pediatric Lessons from Haiti Earthquake

Ericka L. Fink, MD, discusses her latest article published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled "Intensive Care for Infants and Children in Haiti in April 2010." 


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.


SCCM Pod-175 CCM: Poverty and Bloodstream Infections

Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Kenneth Christopher, MD, about his paper published in the May 2012 Critical Care Medicine, “Relationship Between Neighborhood Poverty Rate and Bloodstream Infections in the Critically Ill.”


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 in infants, children, and adolescents, published as a supplement to the January 2012 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-177 CCM: Organizational Culture and Family Satisfaction

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, "The Relationship Between Organizational Culture and Family Satisfaction in Critical Care."


SCCM Pod-178: Goal-Directed Nutrition

Ainsley Malone, RD, MS, LD, GNSD, discusses goal-directed nutrition with iCritical Care Podcast editor Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC.


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 served as lead authors in two Critical Care Medicine papers related to critical care research.


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. Levy was a presenter for the April 26th webcast titled “Integrating the Communication Bundles into your ICU,” which outlined strategies to reduce patient and family anxiety and to create a positive environment for the critically ill patient.


SCCM Pod-181 CCM: Lip-Reading and the Ventilated Patient

Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Ellen Cowen Meltzer, MD, MSc, about her article published in the May 2012 Critical Care Medicine.


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, Efficiency, and Cost-Effectiveness of a Multidisciplinary Percutaneous Tracheostomy Program.”


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.


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, “Health-Related Outcomes in Children After Critical Illness.”


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, “Defining Pediatric Sepsis by Different Criteria: Discrepancies in Populations and Implications for Clinical Practice.”


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, “Critical Care for Pediatric Asthma: Wide Care Variability and Challenges for Study."


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, “Nutritional Practices and Their Relationship to Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Children: An International Multicenter Cohort Study.”


SCCM Pod-188 CCM: Patient-Centered Critical Care Reconsidered

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Constantine Manthous, MD, who discusses his article published in the August Critical Care Medicine titled “Patient-Centered Critical Care Reconsidered: Ruminations on Bygone Continuity and Fear and Trembling.”


SCCM Pod-189: Expanding Palliative Care Training for Fellows

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Alyssa Majesko, MD, MS, about her article published in the August Critical Connections, which discusses the importance of training fellows in palliative care and the use of effective communication.


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, “The Incomplete Infrastructure or Interhospital Patient Transfer.”


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, “Perceptions of Organ Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death Among Critical Care Physicians and Nurses: A National Survey.”


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, “Impact of Resident Duty Hour Limits on Safety in the ICU: A National Survey of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensivists.”


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, “Surrogate and Patient Discrepancy Regarding Consent for Critical Care Research.”


SCCM Pod-194 CCM: Understanding Procalcitonin in Diagnosing Infection, Sepsis

Jeffrey Guy, MD, delves into the conclusions of this article, “Longitudinal changes in procalcitonin in a heterogeneous group of critically ill patients,” with specific focus on why PCT is important when managing patients with suspected sepsis.


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, “Tracheostomy Practice in Adults with Acute Respiratory Failure.”


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, “Core Competency In Mechanical Ventilation: Development of Educational Objectives Using the Delphi Technique.”


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, “Diurnal Sedative Changes During Intensive Care: Impact on Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation and Delirium.”


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, “Quality Improvement and Cost Savings After Implementation of the Leapfrog Intensive Care Unit Physician Staffing Standard at a Community Teaching Hospital.”


SCCM Pod-199 PCCM: Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Ranjit S. Chima, MD, lead author of an article that demonstrated a 63% survival to ICU discharge and a 45% long-term survival in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients needing PICU care.


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.


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 from the Society of Critical Care Medicine's American College of Critical Care Medicine titled, “Guidelines for the Use of an Insulin Infusion for the Management of Hyperglycemia in Critically Ill Patients,” published in the December Critical Care Medicine.


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 titled, "Therapeutic Hypothermia After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Trials: The Vanguard Phase Experience and Implications for Other Trials."


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-Associated Pneumonia,” published in the December issue of Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-205 CCM: New Pain, Agitation and Delirium Guidelines

Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Juliana Barr, MD, FCCM, lead author on the Society of Critical Care Medicine's American College of Critical Care Medicine, “Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Adult Patients in the Intensive Care Unit,” published in the January Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-206 PCCM: Glycemic Control in Pediatric Patients

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Eliotte L. Hirshberg, MD, about her article “Clinical Equipoise Regarding Glycemic Control: A Survey of Pediatric Intensivist Perceptions,” which was published in the February 2013 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-207 PCCM: Attendance During Family-Centered Rounds

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Matthew J. Drago, MD, MBE, lead author on the article “Are Family Characteristics Associated With Attendance at Family Centered Rounds in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit,” which was published in the February 2013 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-208 PCCM: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Children

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Christine N. Duncan, MD, lead author on an article titled “Clinical Outcomes of Children Receiving Intensive Cardiopulmonary Support During Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant,” published in the March issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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. Dalton provides of brief history of ECMO and discusses outcomes and complications as well as common techniques being used in these patients.


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 during an engaging conversation that includes the benefits of Society membership, how to get involved, and SCCM’s international impact.


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 titled “Joint Theater Trauma System: Impact of Standardizing Practice During Wartime.”


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, “Hyperoxia is Associated with Increased Mortality in Patients Treated with Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia after Sudden Cardiac Arrest.”


SCCM Pod-213 Implementing the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines

Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, speaks with Christa A. Schorr, RN, MSN, FCCM, about implementing the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) guidelines.


SCCM Pod-214 CCM: Benchmarking Severe Sepsis

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with David F. Gaieski, MD, lead author on an article published in the May Critical Care Medicine titled, “Benchmarking the Incidence and Mortality of Severe Sepsis in the United States.”


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 Prospective Cohort Study” which was published in the May 2013 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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, to discuss the article, “Hospital Variation and Temporal Trends in Palliative and End-of-Life Care in the ICU,” which was published in the July issue of Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-218 PCCM: Severity of Illness Assessment in Children

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Murray M. Pollack, MD, lead author on the article “The Ideal Time Interval for Critical Care Severity-of-Illness Assessment,” which was published in the June 2013 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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 titled, “Unscheduled Readmissions to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Variation Among Centers.”


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, “Association Between ICU-Acquired Dysglycemia and In-Hospital Mortality.”


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. His efforts were rewarded when his institution received the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s 2013 Patient and Family-Centered Care Award.


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.


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, “Choosing and Using Screening Criteria for Palliative Care Consultation in the Intensive Care Unit: A Report From The IPAL-ICU (Improving Palliative Care in the ICU) Advisory Board.”


SCCM Pod-229: Lifetime Achievement Award, Sepsis Research

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Mitchell P. Fink, MD, FCCM, who is the recipient of the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Lifetime Achievement Award; he discusses his background in critical care as well as his research endeavors in sepsis in addition to the future of this disease.


SCCM Pod-230: 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, “Understanding Changes in Established Practice: Pulmonary Artery Catheter Use in Critically Ill Patients.”


SCCM Pod-231: Family Presence: Evidence vs. Emotion

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM speaks with Cathie Guzzetta, RN, PhD, HNC, FAAN, about family presence during CPR and invasive procedures.


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, about the FS-ICU tool, a well validated survey instrument utilized to assess family satisfaction with ICU care and shared decision-making. He will discuss the data collected from his Neuro ICU as well as his unit’s experience and why they became interested in family satisfaction research.


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. Dr. Spence contributed the article “Variation in Diagnostic Testing in Intensive Care Units: A Comparison of Teaching and Non-Teaching Hospitals in a Regional System” to the January Critical Care Medicine journal.


SCCM Pod-234: Pediatric Intensive Care in South Africa: Making Optimum Use of Limited Resources

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Andrew Argent, MD, about his article published in the January Pediatric Critical Care Medicine titled, “Pediatric Intensive Care in South Africa: Making Optimum Use of Limited Resources at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital.”


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, about the article "Survey of In-house Coverage by Pediatric Intensivists (SINCOPI): Characterization of 24/7 In-Hospital Pediatric Critical Care Faculty Coverage" published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-236 Are Pediatric Intensivists Changing Their Transfusion Practices?

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Jacques R. Lacroix, MD, about the article, "Survey on Stated Transfusion Practices in Pediatric Intensive Care Units," published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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 Children’s Hospital. They discuss the article published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, “Evaluation of a Pharmacist-Managed Methadone Taper.” I


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, about “The Development of an Internet-based Knowledge Exchange Platform for Pediatric Critical Care Clinicians Worldwide,” published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 


SCCM Pod-239 Hypertension and Health Outcomes in the PICU

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Brett J. Ehrmann, MD, MS, about the article, “Hypertension and Health Outcomes in the PICU,” published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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. Dr. Sapirstein discusses “Project Emerge: Improving Safety and Quality of Patient Care Through Systems Engineering,” which he presented at the 43rd Critical Care Congress in San Francisco, California.


SCCM Pod-241 Stem Cell Therapies in Critical Illness

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Michael Matthay, MD, Professor of Medicine and Anesthesia at the University of California at San Francisco and a Senior Associate at the Cardiovascular Research Institute. Dr. Matthay discusses “Stem Cell Therapies in Critical Illness,” along with some thoughts on the treatment of ARDS and clinical trials in general.


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 and how clinicians should be preparing for emerging infections.


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. Dr. Gehlbach discusses “Understanding Sleep in Critically Ill Patients,” which he presented at the 43rd Critical Care Congress in San Francisco, California.


SCCM Pod-244 Early Mobility Implementation Strategies

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Heidi J. Engel, PT, DPT of UCSF Medical Center, regarding her lecture on “Early Mobility Implementation Strategies,” which she presented during the 43rd Critical Care Congress in San Francisco, California.


SCCM Pod-245 Neonatal-Specific Consensus Definition for Sepsis

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with James L. Wynn, MD, about the article, “Time for a Neonatal-Specific Consensus Definition for Sepsis,” published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-246 Interaction Between Fluids and Vasoactive Agents on Mortality in Septic Shock

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Allan Garland, MD, about the article, “Interaction Between Fluids and Vasoactive Agents on Mortality in Septic Shock: A Multicenter, Observational Study,” published in Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-247 Early Mobilization in the PICU

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Ira Cheifetz, MD, FCCM, Division Chief of Pediatric Critical Care at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Cheifetz discusses “Early Mobility Implementation Strategies (Peds),” which he presented at the 43rd Critical Care Congress in San Francisco, California.


SCCM Pod-248 Achieving Nutrient Delivery Goals with a Stepwise Enteral Nutrition Algorithm

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Nilesh M. Mehta, MD, about the article, “A Stepwise Enteral Nutrition Algorithm for Critically Ill Children Helps Achieve Nutrient Delivery Goals,” published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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, about the article, “Risk Factors for Acquiring Functional and Cognitive Disabilities During Admission to a PICU,” published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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, about the article, “Reducing Blood Testing in Pediatric Patients After Heart Surgery: A Quality Improvement Project,” published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-251 Pediatric Severe Sepsis in U.S. Children’s Hospitals

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Fran Balamuth, MD, PhD, about the article, “Pediatric Severe Sepsis in U.S. Children’s Hospitals,” published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-252 44th Critical Care Congress: 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. Dr. Fontaine shares her insights and discusses “Creating a Healthy Work Environment Through Compassionate Care,” which she presented at the 44th Critical Care Congress in Phoenix, Arizona.


SCCM Pod-253 44th Critical Care Congress: Presidential Address

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s 2015 President, Craig M. Coopersmith, MD, FCCM.


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. Dr. Ely discusses the "Evolution of the ABCDEF Bundle" and the Society’s ICU Liberation initiative, which aims to help practitioners become more familiar with the Pain, Agitation and Delirium guidelines and assessment tools.


SCCM Pod-255 44th Critical Care Congress: Ultrasound Credentialing

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, discusses ultrasound credentialing with Michael Blaivas, MD, FAIUM, FACEP, at the 44th Critical Care Congress in Phoenix, Arizona.


SCCM Pod-256 The Burden of Influenza-Associated Critical Illness Hospitalizations

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Colin R. Cooke, MD, about the article, “The Burden of Influenza-Associated Critical Illness Hospitalizations,” published in the November 2014 issue of Critical Care Medicine.


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 R. Phillip Dellinger, MD, MCCM. Dr. Dellinger is a plenary speaker at this year’s Critical Care Congress.


SCCM Pod-258 Extubation During Pediatric ECMO: A Single-Center Experience

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with James Thomas, MD, about the article, “Extubation During Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Single-Center Experience,” published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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 in the October 2014 New England Journal of Medicine.


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. Dr. Nasenbeny discusses the multidisciplinary approach her group took to create a patient- and family-centered ICU and shares her insights on their ICU Patient and Family Advisory Council.


SCCM Pod-261 44th Critical Care Congress: A Model of NPs and PAs in the ICU: Aligning Goals and Strategies within the Healthcare System

Ludwig H. Lin, MD, speaks with Timothy G. Buchman, MD, PhD, MCCM. Dr. Buchman is the Founding Director of the Emory Center for Critical Care and practices at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a past president of the Society and the incoming editor of the Society’s flagship journal, Critical Care Medicine.


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, Professor of Surgery, Anesthesiology, and Bioethics at Albany Medical College in Albany, New York. Dr. Thompson discusses end-of-life decision-making and “Substituted Judgment: Who Speaks for This Patient?” which he presented at the 44th Critical Care Congress in Phoenix, Arizona.


SCCM Pod-263 44th Critical Care Congress: Nursing’s Role in Screening Ward Patients for Sepsis

Ludwig H. Lin, MD, speaks with Patricia Posa RN, BSN, MSA, FAAN, System Performance Improvement Leader at Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Posa shares her insights into the role of nursing staff in sepsis screening and discusses the benefits and challenges of implementing sepsis screening protocols.


SCCM Pod-264 44th Critical Care Congress: RESTORE Study

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Martha Curley, RN, PhD, about "Protocolized Sedation vs Usual Care in Pediatric Patients Mechanically Ventilated for Acute Respiratory Failure: A Randomized Clinical Trial," published January 2015 in The Journal of the American Medical Association.


SCCM Pod-265 Diagnostic Errors in the Pediatric and Neonatal ICU

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Jason W. Custer, MD, about the article, “Diagnostic Errors in the Pediatric and Neonatal ICU: A Systematic Review,” published in the January 2015 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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, about the article, “Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Reduce Therapeutic Intensity for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Children,” published in the March 2015 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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, about the article, "Short- and Long-term Outcome in Elderly Patients After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Cohort Study," published in Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-268 Results from the EPIC II Study

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Jean-Louis Vincent, MD, PhD, FCCM, about the article, “The Impact of Hospital and ICU Organizational Factors on Outcome in Critically Ill Patients: Results from the Extended Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care Study,” published in Critical Care Medicine.


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, about the article "National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Underestimates the Risk Associated With Mild and Moderate Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury," published in Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-270 Quality of Communication in the ICU and Surrogate’s Understanding of Prognosis*

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCP, speaks with Jared Chiarchiaro, MD, about the article, “Quality of Communication in the ICU and Surrogate’s Understanding of Prognosis*,” published in Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-271 Epidemiology of Vasospasm in Children with Moderate-to-Severe TBI

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Nicole O’Brien, MD, about the article, “The Epidemiology of Vasospasm in Children with Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury,” published in the March 2015 issue of Critical Care Medicine.


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 and how it has been affected by the April 2015 earthquake.


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 Trajectory and Prognostic Impact Using a Minimally Resourced Training Model*,” published in the October 2014 issue of Critical Care Medicine.


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, about the article “Tissue Oxygen Saturation and Finger Perfusion Index in Central Hypovolemia: Influence of Pain,” published in Critical Care Medicine.


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 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In this interview, Dr. Kellum discusses the concept of renal repair after acute kidney injury and its link to significant long-term outcomes in critically ill patients.


SCCM Pod-276 Pediatric Delirium and Associated Risk Factors

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Chani Traube, MD, about the article, “Pediatric Delirium and Associated Risk Factors: A Single-Center Prospective Observational Study,” published in the May 2015 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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, about the article, “Respiratory Dysfunction Associated With Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Critically Ill Children: A Prospective Cohort Study” published in the May 2015 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-278 Feeding the Critically Ill Patient

Michael Weinstein, MD, FACS, speaks with Todd W. Rice, MD, MsC, about the article, “Feeding the Critically Ill Patient,” published in the December 2014 issue of Critical Care Medicine.


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, about the article, “Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Consensus Recommendations From the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference,” published in the June 2015 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-280 Evolution of Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Use in the PICU

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Andrea Wolfler, MD, about the article, “Evolution of Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Use: A Cohort Study Among Italian Pediatric Intensive Care Units,” published in the June 2015 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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, about the article, “A Survey Demonstrating Lack of Consensus on the Sequence of Medications for Treatment of Hyperkalemia among Pediatric Critical Care Providers,” published in the June 2015 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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, about the article, “A Qualitative Study Exploring Moral Distress in the ICU Team: The Importance of Unit Functionality and Intrateam Dynamics*,” published in Critical Care Medicine.


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, about the article, “Transfusion Triggers for Guiding RBC Transfusion for Cardiovascular Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis*,” published in Critical Care Medicine.


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, about the article, “The Very Elderly Admitted to ICU: A Quality Finish?*” published in Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-285 Trial of the Route of Early Nutritional Support in Critically Ill Adults

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Monty Mythen, MD, about the article, “Trial of the Route of Early Nutritional Support in Critically Ill Adults,” published in The New England Journal of Medicine in 2014.


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, about the guideline, “Management of the Potential Organ Donor in the ICU: Society of Critical Care Medicine/American College of Chest Physicians/Association of Organ Procurement Organizations Consensus Statement,” published in Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-288 The Use of Pediatric Ventricular Assist Devices in Children's Hospitals

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Robert T. Mansfield, MD, about the article, “The Use of Pediatric Ventricular Assist Devices in Children’s Hospitals from 2000 to 2010: Morbidity, Mortality, and Hospital Charges*,” published in the July 2015 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-289 Intraosseous Versus Central Venous Catheter Utilization and Performance During Inpatient Medical Emergencies

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Peter Lee, MD, MHS, about the article “Intraosseous Versus Central Venous Catheter Utilization and Performance During Inpatient Medical Emergencies,” published in Critical Care Medicine.


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, about the article “Morbidity and Survival Probability in Burn Patients in Modern Burn Care*,” published in Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Jeschke works as a Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, and Department of Immunology at the University of Toronto.


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, about the article, “Long-Term Association Between Frailty and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Survivors of Critical Illness: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study*,” published in Critical Care Medicine.


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, about the article, “It Takes a Team: Contributions of Each Team Member in a Post-Intensive Syndrome Clinic Model,” published in Critical Connections.


SCCM Pod-293 Why ICU Clinicians Need to Care about Post-Intensive Care Syndrome

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Mark Mikkelsen, MD, MSCE, about the article, “Why ICU Clinicians Need to Care about Post-Intensive Care Syndrome,” published in Critical Connections.


SCCM Pod-294 Practice Patterns in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Donald D. Vernon, MD, FAAP, about the article, “Practice Patterns in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Results of a Workforce Survey,” published in the October 2015 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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, about the article, “Development and Validation of a Mortality Prediction Model for Patients Receiving 14 Days of Mechanical Ventilation,” published in Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-296 Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Bedside General and Cardiac Ultrasonography

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Michael Blaivas, MD, FACEP, FAIUM, about the article, “Guidelines for the appropriate use of bedside general and cardiac ultrasonography by the intensivist in the evaluation of critically ill patients—Part I: general ultrasonography,” published in Critical Care Medicine.


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, about the article, “Clinical Epidemiology of Extubation Failure in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU: A Report From the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium,” published in the November 2015 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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, about the article, “Critical Care Organizations in Academic Medical Centers in North America: A Descriptive Report,” published in Critical Care Medicine.


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, about the article, “Mortality in Multicenter Critical Care Trials: An Analysis of Interventions With a Significant Effect*,” published in Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-300 Timing of Death in Children Referred for Intensive Care with Severe Sepsis

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Mirjana Cvetkovic, FRCA, about the article, “Timing of Death in Children Referred for Intensive Care with Severe Sepsis: Implications for Interventional Studies,” published in the June 2015 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


SCCM Pod-301 Guiding AKI Prevention Using Biomarkers

Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Azra Bihorac, MD, MS, FCCM, about the article, “Guiding AKI Prevention Using Biomarkers,” published in Critical Connections.


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.


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, “Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: Truth About Consequences, Right Care Right Now … and Later,” which she will present this February at the 45th Critical Care Congress in Orlando, Florida.


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, about the article, “Implementation of Continuous Capnography Is Associated with a Decreased Utilization of Blood Gases,” published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine Research.


SCCM Pod-305 The Importance of Process of Care and ICU Structure to Improved Outcomes

Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Derek Wheeler, MD, about the article, “Critical Care Delivery: The Importance of Process of Care and ICU Structure to Improved Outcomes: An Update From the American College of Critical Care Medicine Task Force on Models of Critical Care,” published in Critical Care Medicine.


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, “Fusing Clinical Care with Clinical Research: The Future of the Randomized Control Trial in a Self-Learning Healthcare System,” which he will present this February at the 45th Critical Care Congress in Orlando, Florida.


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, about the article, “Transforming the Morbidity and Mortality Conference to Promote Safety and Quality in a PICU,” published in the January 2016 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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, about the article, “Four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate versus plasma for rapid vitamin K antagonist reversal in patients needing urgent surgical or invasive interventions: a phase 3b, open-label, non-inferiority, randomised trial,” published in The Lancet.


SCCM Pod-309 Overall Hypothermia Update

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Benjamin Abella, MD, about his upcoming talk, “Overall Hypothermia Update,“ which he will present at the 45th Critical Care Congress as part of the Society’s Current Concepts in Adult Critical Care Pre-Course.


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, about the article, “Evidence-Based Pediatric Outcome Predictors to Guide the Allocation of Critical Care Resources in a Mass Casualty Event,” published in the September 2015 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Philip Toltzis, MD, about the article, “Evidence-Based Pediatric Outcome Predictors to Guide the Allocation of Critical Care Resources in a Mass Casualty Event,” published in the September 2015 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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.


SCCM Pod-313 Idarucizumab for Dabigatran Reversal

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.


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.


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—Results From an Automated Data Collection System Time-Synched to Drug Administration,” published in the March 2016 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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,” published in The Journal of the American Medical Association.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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, about, “Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Adult Critically Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.),” published in Critical Care Medicine and the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.


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.


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, about the article, “Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Bedside General and Cardiac Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Critically Ill Patients—Part II: Cardiac Ultrasonography,” published in Critical Care Medicine.


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.


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.


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.


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?” published in the July 2016 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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.


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 Pediatric Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome,” published in the October 2016 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.


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.


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.”


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.


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.


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


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.


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.


SCCM Pod-337 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sustained Neuromuscular Blockade in the Adult Critically Ill Patient: 2016 Update

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.


SCCM Pod-338 Building Global Collaboration in Acute Care Research

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.”


SCCM Pod-339 Guidelines for Family-Centered Care in the ICU

Ranjit Deshpande, MD, speaks with Guideline co-chairs Judy E. Davidson, DNP, RN, FAAN, FCCM, and J. Randall Curtis MD, MPH, about the newly released “Guidelines for Family-Centered Care in the Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult ICU.”


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.”


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.


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.


SCCM Pod-343 Patient Diaries in the ICU

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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.”


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.


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?”


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


SCCM Pod-359 Early Mobility in Critically Ill Patients

Kyle Enfield, MD, speaks with Wes Ely, MD, MPH, about his talk presented at the 2017 Multiprofessional Critical Care Review: Adult course in Rosemont, Illinois entitled, “Early Mobility in Critically Ill Patients: More to Come.”


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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."


SCCM Pod-366 Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality After Rapid Response Team Calls

Dr. Todd 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.”


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.


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. Dr. Grissom presented his talk, entitled “Achieving Fluid Balance,” at the 47th Critical Care Congress in San Antonio, Texas. 


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.


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.


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. Dr. Basu presented his talk at the 47th Critical Care Congress in San Antonio, Texas.


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. Dr. Mehta discusses best practices in nutrition therapy in critically ill children.


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