SCCM Pod-537 PCCM: Gender Gaps in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Careers
Host Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNC-AC, CCRN, FCCM, welcomes Kitman Wai, MD, and Sonali Basu, MD, to discuss the article, “Evolution of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physicians Clinical and...
SCCM Pod-536 CCM: Healing Sleep Patterns Post-ICU
Host Kyle Enfield, MD, FCCM, welcomes Adriano Targa, PhD, to discuss the article, “Sleep and Circadian Health of Critical Survivors: A 12-Month Follow-Up Study,” published open access in t...
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 to know about determining brain death/death by ne...
SCCM Pod-532 PCCM: Understanding Quality-of-Life Risks in PARDS Survivors
Host Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, welcomes Elizabeth Y. Killien, MD, MPH, to discuss pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS).
SCCM Pod-530 PCCM: Essential Communication in Pediatric Critical Care Transfers
Host Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNC-AC, CCRN, FCCM, sits down with Christina L. Cifra, MD, MS, to discuss communication strategies for interfacility transfers to the pediatric intensive care unit (P...
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 full-dose alteplase for acute pulmonary embolism,...
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 CPR (ECPR) in pediatric patients without congenita...
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 evaluating the impact of neighborhood, as categorized ...
SCCM Pod-523 CCM: Clinical Predictors of Seizures in ICU Patients
Host Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, is joined by Samuel Snider, MD, and Michael Fong, MD, to discuss a retrospective cohort study that examined factors such as cardiac arrest, brain neoplasms, and E...
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 Impact of ABCDEF Bundle Compliance Rates on Postinten...
SCCM Pod-508 PCCM: Critical Care Revolution: Pediatric ICU Liberation
Host Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, is joined by John Lin, MD, to discuss the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine article, "Caring for Critically Ill Children With the ICU Liberation Bund...
SCCM Pod-507 PCCM: Pediatric Neurologic Challenges Unveiled
Host Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, FAAN, is joined by Dr. Lakshmi Raman, MD, to explore critical insights into pediatric ECMO and other topics associate with the Pediatric Critical ...
SCCM Pod-506 PCCM: Exploring Adverse Events in Pediatric Apnea
Host Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, FAAN, is joined by William Sveen, MD, MA, to discuss the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine article "Adverse Events During Apnea Testing for th...
SCCM Pod-505 PCCM: Elevating PICU Outcomes in Bronchiolitis
Host Kyle B. Enfield, MD, FSHEA, FCCM is joined by Danielle K. Maue, MD, to discuss improving outcomes for bronchiolitis patients through a high-flow nasal cannula protocol, as discussed in the Pediat...
SCCM Pod-504 CCM: Baricitinib or Tocilizumab for Severe COVID-19
Host Marilyn N. Bulloch, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, is joined by Joy Peterson, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, and Neha Paranjape, MD, MPH, to discuss the Critical Care Medicine article, "Outcomes and Adverse Effe...
SCCM Pod-500: Bedside in a Battle Zone: SCCM Sends Help and Hope to Ukraine
SCCM volunteers traveled twice to Lviv, Ukraine, in 2023 to train nearly 500 clinicians on lifesaving education focused on point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), Fundamental Critical Care Support: Surgical...
SCCM Pod-499: Is Mentorship Obsolete in Our Modern Healthcare Environment?
Host Kyle B. Enfield, MD, FCCM, is joined by Lewis J. Kaplan, MD, FACS, FCCP, FCCM, and Kenneth E. Remy, MD, MHSc, MSCI, FCCM, to discuss whether mentorship is obsolete in our modern healthcare enviro...
SCCM Pod-498 Current Concepts: New Initiatives, Diagnostics, and Management in Coma
Dive into the inaugural episode of SCCM’s Current Concepts Series, in which authors unveil exclusive insights into the 2024 Current Concepts Course. Samantha Gambles Farr, MSN, NP-C, CCRN, RNFA,...
SCCM Pod-483 Clinicians, Patient Outcomes, and Implicit Bias
Implicit bias is a form of automatic and unintentional bias that affects judgments, decisions, and behaviors. Implicit bias can pose a barrier to the diagnosis and treatment of critical illness. Ludw...
SCCM Pod-482 PCCM: The Cost of Compliance: Restrictive Practices in the PICU
Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Katherine Steffen, MD, MHS, to discuss the clinical and economic impacts of compliance with RBC transfusion guidelines, as discussed in &l...
SCCM Pod-476 CCM: The Evolving Story of the Pulmonary Artery Catheter
From the earliest days of critical care medicine, the importance of measuring cardiac output and hemodynamic monitoring were recognized in understanding the physiology of critically ill patients. Howe...
SCCM Pod-470 PCCM: Adverse Events and Mortality in the PICU
The contribution of adverse events to the deaths of patients in the pediatric ICU (PICU) who die despite a low predicted mortality risk is unknown. Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, is joined by Carin ...
SCCM Pod-469 CCM: Method or Madness? Epidemiology of ICU-Onset Bloodstream Infection
Bloodstream infections acquired in the ICU are potentially preventable. Listen to a discussion on the article, “Epidemiology of ICU-Onset Bloodstream Infection: Prevalence, Pathogens, and Risk F...
SCCM Pod-467 PCCM: AHA Guidelines Address Calcium During Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Arrest
The American Heart Association’s cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines recommend against the routine administration of IV calcium during pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest; however, IV calcium ...
SCCM Pod-465 PCCM: Who’s Got the Right Dose?
Pediatric advanced life support (PALS) guidelines include weight-based epinephrine dosing recommendations of 0.01 mg/kg with a maximum of 1 mg, which corresponds to a weight of 100 kg. But what are th...
SCCM Pod-464 CCM: More Communication: Who Needs it? Families Do!
Written communication, as a supplement to traditional verbal communication, may overcome some of the challenges that clinicians face when engaging with families in the ICU. Learn more in this discussi...
SCCM Pod-463 CCM: Clazakizumab for COVID-19: Friend or Foe?
Clazakizumab is a monoclonal antibody against human interleukin-6 that may benefit patients hospitalized with severe or critical COVID-19 accompanied by hyperinflammation. Although not yet FDA approve...
SCCM Pod-461 PCCM: A Novel Machine Learning Model to Predict PICU Transfer
This podcast discusses a novel machine learning model that identifies ICU transfers in hospitalized children more accurately than current tools. The discussion centers on the article “Developmen...
SCCM Pod-460 CCE: Multiple PCR for Direct Detection of Bloodstream Infection After Pediatric Cardiac
Nosocomial infections are a prevalent cause of death and complications in critically ill children. Conventional cultures are able to detect only up to 25% of bacteremias. Several studies have suggeste...
SCCM Pod-458 CCM: Association of Catecholamine in Patients With Septic Shock
Catecholamine is used in patients with septic shock to augment hemodynamics and achieve goal mean arterial pressure. Ludwig H. Lin, MD, is joined by Gretchen L. Sacha BCCCP, PharmD, to discuss this re...
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 Charles-Hervé Vacheron, MD, to discuss a cohort exposed/...
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 day of mechanical ventilation with multiple organ ...
SCCM Pod-454 PCCM: PANDEM Guidelines
The PANDEM guidelines evaluate current practices and provide recommendations for management of pain, agitation, iatrogenic withdrawal, neuromuscular blockade, delirium, ICU environment, and early mobi...
SCCM Pod-452 CCM: Racial Disparities in ICU Outcome
In this podcast, host Kyle B. Enfield, MD, FSHEA, FCCM, is joined by Samuel K. McGowan, MD, to discuss a systematic review that found significant differences in care and outcomes, including mortality ...
SCCM Pod-451 PCCM: A Hard Learned Lesson on What It's Like to Be a Patient
In the ICU, medical staff do all they can to assist patients and get them back to health as quickly as possible. In the process of saving lives, bedside manner and communication may suffer.
SCCM Pod-450 Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Long-Term Goals of Care
Since the publication of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines, the focus has been on sepsis management, early identification, and treatment.
SCCM Pod-447 eSIMPLER: A Dynamic, Electronic Health Record–Integrated Checklist
Host Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM is joined by Alon Geva, MD, MPH, to discuss how the implementation of eSIMPLER provided clinical decision support prompts with display of relevant data automatically ...
SCCM Pod-446 Comparison of Bivalirudin Versus Heparin
This podcast will be a comparative analysis of conventional heparin- versus bivalirudin-based systemic anticoagulation in adult and pediatric patients supported on ECMO.
SCCM Pod-445 The Association of Workload and Outcomes in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU
Host Elizabeth Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, is joined by Michael Fundora, MD, FAAP, to discuss if the hypothesized frontline clinician workload, measured by bed occupancy and staffi...
SCCM Pod-442 Continuous Prediction of Mortality in the PICU: A Recurrent Neural Network Model in a S
As a proof of concept, a recurrent neural network (RNN) model was developed using electronic medical record (EMR) data capable of continuously assessing a child’s risk of mortality throughout an...
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 respiratory distress syndrome. Host Kyle B. Enfield, MD, FCC...
SCCM Pod-439 The Association Between Antibiotic Delay and Hospital Mortality
Explore the correlation between antibiotic delay and hospital mortality in patients with sepsis in this podcast.
SCCM Pod-437 Enteral Feeding Intolerance in the Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill
Enteral feed intolerance occurs frequently during enteral nutrition delivery in the critically ill and is associated with lower enteral nutrition delivery and worse clinical outcomes. Host Ludwig...
SCCM Pod-435 Intracranial and Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Thresholds Associated with In-Hospital Mor
Targets for treatment of raised intracranial pressure or decreased cerebral perfusion pressure in pediatric neurocritical care are not well defined. Host Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, is joined by Alicia...
SCCM Pod-433 Choosing Wisely for Critical Care: The Next Five
Five new recommendations to reduce waste and enhance value in the practice of critical care address invasive devices, proactive liberation from mechanical ventilation, antibiotic stewardship, early mo...
SCCM Pod-431 Hypertonic Saline in Children with Raised Intracranial Pressure
Mannitol is a commonly used osmotherapy agent in raised intracranial pressure (ICP) but the side effects are significant. An alternative therapy, hypertonic saline, has shown varied results.
SCCM Pod-430 Optimal Bundle of Management for Cardiac Arrest
Sudden cardiac arrest remains a leading cause of premature death worldwide and survival with favorable neurologic function is less than 10%. Review a practical, attainable roadmap for enhancing the li...
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. This podcast explores the association between endo...
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 associated with death among critically ill children ...
SCCM Pod-423 Coagulopathy in COVID-19 Patients
COVID-19 is associated with a high prevalence of coagulopathy and venous thromboembolism. Explore what clinicians need to know about this serious problem and how it impacts care delivery.
SCCM Pod-420 Nebulized Bacteriophages for Prophylaxis of Experimental MRSA VAP
Alternative strategies are needed to combat and prevent antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. Host Ashish K. Khanna, MD, FCCP, FCCM, talks about this issue with David R. Cameron, PhD.
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. Crit Care Med. 2020 May 13; Epub ahead of print).
SCCM Pod-416 COVID-19 Learning: Multiple Patients on a Single Ventilator
In a situation where ventilators are in short supply, multiple patients on a single ventilator could be a strategy of last resort. In this podcast, Arthur S. Slutsky, MD, discusses his article “...
SCCM Pod-414 COVID-19 VIRUS Registry Aims to Identify Effective Treatment Strategies
Discovery, the Critical Care Research Network’s Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study creates a real-time COVID-19 registry of current ICU and hospital care patterns.
SCCM Pod-413 COVID-19 Fact Versus Science Fiction
Explore the need for randomized COVID-19 clinical trials and the difficulties and potential consequences of misinformation (Ingraham N, et al. Crit Care Explor. 2020;2:e0108) with host Ashish K. Khann...
SCCM Pod-412 COVID-19 in Critically Ill Children
Gain valuable insight on the clinical management of COVID-19 and its relevance to the pediatric critical care provider.
SCCM Pod-411 Clinician Moral Distress
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Christopher S. Parshuram, MBChB, PhD, discuss clinician moral distress in Canadian pediatric and neonatal intensive care units (Dryden-Palmer,K, et al. Pediatri Crit ...
SCCM Pod-409 SSC COVID-19 Guidelines
Explore the Surviving Sepsis Campaign's guidelines on the management of critically ill adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Alhazzani W, et al. Crit Care Med. 2020;46:854-887)...
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 Critical Care Explorations (Lilly C, et al. Crit Care...
SCCM Pod-407 Life Following Pediatric Septic Shock
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Jerry J. Zimmerman, MD, PhD, FCCM, talk about the trajectory of long-term mortality and significant health-related quality-of-life morbidity a...
SCCM Pod-406 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Children's Guidelines
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Scott L. Weiss, MD, FCCM, discuss the release of "Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Septic Shock and Sepsis-Associated Org...
SCCM Pod-404 Population-Based Epidemiology and Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Chi
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Rashid Alobaidi, MD, on his article titled "Population-Based Epidemiology and Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children,"
SCCM Pod-402 Early Palliative Care Consultations in the ICU
Kyle B. Enfield, MD, and Marin H. Kollef, MD, discuss the findings and design of the cluster randomized crossover trial on early palliative care consultation in the medical intensive care unit (ICU) p...
SCCM Pod-399 Risk for Mortality in Critically Ill Children Needing Renal Replacement Therapy
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Danny Hames, MD, on his article titled "Risk Factors for Mortality in Critically Ill Children Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy ," published in th...
SCCM Pod-396 Post-ICU Clinics and Peer Support Groups to Reduce Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Kyle B. Enfield, MD, and Kimberley J. Haines, PhD, BHSc, discuss implementing post-ICU clinics and peer support groups following critical illness to help reduce the burden of post-intensive care syndr...
SCCM Pod-394 Polyneuropathy in Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Children
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Rakesh Lodha, MD, on his article titled Polyneuropathy in Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Children: Experience from Tertiary Care Hospital in North Ind...
SCCM Pod-393 Updated Pediatric Admission, Discharge, and Triage and Levels of Care Guidance
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Lorry R. Frankel, MD, FCCM, discuss the updated pediatric critical care admission, discharge, and triage criteria and levels of care guidance published in the Septemb...
SCCM Pod-391 Pediatric Nutritional Guidelines
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Elizabeth Emrath, MD, discuss Dr. Emrath’s talk on the new pediatric nutritional guidelines (Mehta N, et al. Pediatr. Crit Care Med. 2017;18:675-715) from the 4...
SCCM Pod-389 Infections on Extracorporeal Life Support
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Luregn Schlapbach, MD, FCICM, review a survey of international practice on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infections on extracorporeal life support in adults...
SCCM Pod-388 Choosing Wisely in Critical Care
Ranjit Deshpande, MD, and Ruth M. Kleinpell, PhD, RN, ACNP, FCCM, discuss the results of the Choosing Wisely national survey from the Critical Care Societies Collaborative (Kleinpell R, et al. Crit Ca...
SCCM Pod-384 Updated Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Guidelines
Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Patrick M. Kochanek, MD, MCCM, discuss the updated pediatric severe traumatic brain injury guidelines (Kochanek P, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2019;20:S1-S82).
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-Induced Respiratory Depression Risk Prediction Tool ...
SCCM Pod-378 Procalcitonin Guidance during Antibiotics Management
Ranjit Deshpande, MD, and Simon W. Lam, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM, discuss procalcitonin guidance during different phases of antibiotics management in patients admitted to intensive care units.
SCCM Pod-377 Procalcitonin Guidance in Patients with Sepsis
Ludwig H. Lin, MD, and Philipp Schuetz, MD, discuss procalcitonin and how it impacts treatment of sepsis. This podcast originated from the article "Efficacy and Safety of Procalcitonin Guidance i...
SCCM Pod-376 2018 PADIS Guidelines
Kyle B. Enfield, MD, speaks with John W. Devlin, PharmD, FCCM, about the article "Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility,...
SCCM Pod-375 Medical Emergency Calls and Hospital Mortality
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with John D. Santamaria, MBBS, MD, FRACP, FCICM, FCCP, about the article “Increasing the Number of Medical Emergency Calls Does Not Improve Hospital Mortality” (San...
SCCM Pod-374 Angiotensin II Treatment in Patients with Vasodilatory Shock and Renal Replacement Ther
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Rinaldo Bellomo, MD, MBBS, FRACP, FCICM, FAAHMS, about the article "Outcomes in Patients with Vasodilatory Shock and Renal Replacement Therapy Treated with Intravenou...
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: ...
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 Pediatri...
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 Med...
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 Resus...
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 P...
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...
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 A...
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...
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 J...
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...
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...
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 issu...
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," publis...
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 Med...
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), publis...
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 N...
SCCM Pod-337 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sustained Neuromuscular Blockade in the Adult Critical
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,&rd...
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,” pres...
SCCM Pod-333 Ultrasound Guidance and Other Determinants of Successful Peripheral Artery Catheterizat
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 ...
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 Dec...
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-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 Sy...
SCCM Pod-328 Long-Term Quality of Life Among Survivors of Severe Sepsis: Analyses of Two Internation
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 Critic...
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...
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, Deve...
SCCM Pod-323 Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Bedside General and Cardiac Ultrasonography — Par
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 o...
SCCM Pod-321 Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy
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 C...
SCCM Pod-320 Impact of Sepsis Classification and Multidrug-Resistance Status on Outcome Among Patien
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...
SCCM Pod-318 A Multicenter Evaluation of Prolonged Empiric Antibiotic Therapy in Adult ICUs in the U
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 State...
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 Medic...
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 I...
SCCM Pod-310 Evidence-Based Pediatric Outcome Predictors to Guide the Allocation of Critical Care Re
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 E...
SCCM Pod-307 Transforming the Morbidity and Mortality Conference to Promote Safety and Quality in a
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 i...
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 ...
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 St...
SCCM Pod-299 Mortality in Multicenter Critical Care Trials: An Analysis of Interventions With a Sign
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*...
SCCM Pod-298 Critical Care Organizations in Academic Medical Centers in North America: A Descriptive
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 Repor...
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 Cardiac ICU: A Report From the Pediatric Cardiac Critic...
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 eva...
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 t...
SCCM Pod-291 Long-Term Association Between Frailty and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Survivor
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 ...
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 Criti...
SCCM Pod-289 Intraosseous Versus Central Venous Catheter Utilization and Performance During Inpatien
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...
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, Mo...
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 Colleg...
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-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...
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 I...
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 P...
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,&...
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 Recommendations From the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Conse...
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-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 Transfusion in Critically Ill Children: A Prospecti...
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 ...
SCCM Pod-274 Tissue Oxygen Saturation and Finger Perfusion Index in Central Hypovolemia: Influence o
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 Ca...
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 Reso...
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...
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 ...
SCCM Pod-269 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Underestimates Risk Associated With Mild
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 Wi...
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 E...
SCCM Pod-267 Short and Long-Term Outcome in Elderly Patients After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A
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...
SCCM Pod-266 Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Reduce Therapeutic Intensity for Severe TBI in
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 B...
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 iss...
SCCM Pod-261 44th Critical Care Congress: A Model of NPs and PAs in the ICU: Aligning Goals and Stra
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, Geor...
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 Pedi...
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 ...
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 Medicin...
SCCM Pod-250 Reducing Blood Testing in Pediatric Patients After Heart Surgery: A Quality Improvement
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,&rdq...
SCCM Pod-249 Risk Factors for Acquiring Functional and Cognitive Disabilities During Admission to a
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,” publish...
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,” p...
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,” publ...
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-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 duri...
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-238 Internet-Based Knowledge Exchange Platform for Pediatric Critical Care Clinicians World
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,&rdquo...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 Op...
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 i...
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 Practi...
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 Pallia...
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-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-Ho...
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 th...
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 ...
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,” w...
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 t...
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 Se...
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 ...
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 S...
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 Int...
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...
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 Guidelin...
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 Decem...
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 ...
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 Ca...
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-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 transpla...
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 Im...
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 Intens...
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 Educ...
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 Respirat...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 Determina...
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-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 ...
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 A...
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 b...
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 Ch...
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 Multidisci...
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-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 c...
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 Organizationa...
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, ...
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 B...
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-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-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 Oxyg...
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 ...