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Literature reviews and articles from thought leaders and experts offer the latest insights into critical care issues and updates on SCCM activities.

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Hot Topics: Implementation Science, Augmented Intelligence, and Social Determinants of Health

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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 clinicians provide the best care in ICUs.

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2025 Critical Care Congress Cochairs Message: Come to Congress!

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2025 Critical Care Congress Cochairs Message: Come to Congress!

The 2025 Critical Care Congress will be held February 23-25, 2025, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA. Register now!

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SCCM Task Force Develops New Criteria to Identify Pediatric Sepsis

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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 children.

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Choice Framing in Family Meetings

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Choice Framing in Family Meetings

This Concise Critical Appraisal explores a study that reviewed transcripts from family meetings in the ICU to determine how clinicians use choice frames to present care options.

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Knowledge Area: Patient and Family Support
Outcomes of Children With Medical Complexities Based on Language Spoken

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Outcomes of Children With Medical Complexities Based on Language Spoken

This Concise Critical Appraisal reviews a recent study exploring the outcomes of children with medical complexities who speak a language other than English.

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Knowledge Area: Pediatrics Research
Leaning Forward, SCCM Journals Transition to Fully Online

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Leaning Forward, SCCM Journals Transition to Fully Online

Driven by a shift in how information is consumed today and a focus on environmentally friendly publishing practices, the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) is transitioning its journals

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Professional Development: Skills, Super-Skills, and Ultra-Skills

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Professional Development: Skills, Super-Skills, and Ultra-Skills

Examine professional development through a new framework to succeed in today’s complex ICU clinical environment.

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Breathing Easier: Evolving Strategies in Ventilator Liberation Guidelines

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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 before noon but not requiring low-level...

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New Study Showcases the Power of the ICU Liberation Bundle

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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 length of stay (LOS), which can improve ICU...

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Knowledge Area: Quality and Patient Safety
Supporting Each Other in Critical Care Careers

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Supporting Each Other in Critical Care Careers

Growing and advancing careers in critical care starts at home with the multidisciplinary team.

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Utility of Endovascular Thrombectomy in Patients With Large Infarct Cores

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Utility of Endovascular Thrombectomy in Patients With Large Infarct Cores

This Concise Critical Appraisal explores a study that evaluated the clinical outcomes of patients with large infarct cores and Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Scores of less than 3 who underwent...

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Knowledge Area: Neuroscience Procedures Research
Vital Role of Clinician-Patient Communication: An SCCM Member’s Story

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Vital Role of Clinician-Patient Communication: An SCCM Member’s Story

SCCM member Amy Tschirhart, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC, shares how her own story of multiple ICU stays has influenced her practice as a pediatric ICU nurse practitioner.

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SCCM Resources Help ICU Teams Address Well-Being

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SCCM Resources Help ICU Teams Address Well-Being

The Society of Critical Care Medicine has put together two free toolkits to address clinician workload, well-being, and burnout, providing resources and tools that reflect the uniqueness of the ICU.

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Bacterial Codetection in Infants With Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

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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 infections and its association with longer...

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Editorial Leadership Change for Critical Care Explorations

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Editorial Leadership Change for Critical Care Explorations

Timothy G. Buchman, PhD, MD, MCCM, has announced that he will step down as editor-in-chief of Critical Care Explorations.

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Timing of Antibiotics in Septic Patients With Septic Arthritis

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Timing of Antibiotics in Septic Patients With Septic Arthritis

When should antibiotics be administered in septic patients with septic arthritis? This Concise Critical Appraisal reviews a recent study that sought to determine whether patients with septic...

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Knowledge Area: Pharmacology Sepsis
SCCM Welcomes New Editor-In-Chief of Critical Care Medicine

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SCCM Welcomes New Editor-In-Chief of Critical Care Medicine

The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) has named Jonathan E. Sevransky, MD, MHS, FCCM, as the new editor-in-chief of Critical Care Medicine, starting in October 2024.

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Mechanical Circulatory Support With ECPR

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Mechanical Circulatory Support With ECPR

Does adding mechanical circulatory support to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) lead to better outcomes than ECMO alone? This Concise Critical Appraisal reviews a recent meta-analysis that...

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SCCM Critical Care Workforce Update 2023

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SCCM Critical Care Workforce Update 2023

As an update to a 2019 workforce report, three committees from the Society of Critical Care Medicine evaluated critical care medicine’s continued emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic, changes...

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2024 ICU Heroes Award Winners

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2024 ICU Heroes Award Winners

Independence Day is supposed to be a day of celebration, but for Cooper Roberts and Ian Azeredo, it was life changing. If it were not for their respective critical care teams, it would have been...

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Knowledge Area: Resuscitation Trauma
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