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SCCM

Society of Critical Care Medicine

Effective Treatments Identified for Pediatric Complication of COVID

RECOVERY trial evaluated immunomodulatory therapy and corticosteroids

SCCM over a photo of Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ

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Trial Backs Short Course of Antibiotics for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Individualized treatment noninferior versus usual long-course treatment in the ICU

January 26, 2024
Critical Care Guideline Changes Boost Corticosteroid Uses, Role of Families

Corticosteroids, glycemic control, and clinical deterioration outside ICU addressed

January 25, 2024
Can Targeting Normoxemia Benefit Critically Ill Trauma Patients?

Strategy appeared to increase supplemental oxygen-free days

January 24, 2024
Tailoring Drug Interaction Alerts to the ICU Reduced Number of High-Risk Combos

Intervention reduced "alert fatigue" for clinicians

January 23, 2024
Ceftriaxone Prevents Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia After Brain Injury

Single-dose administered prophylactically associated with less pneumonia, mortality

January 22, 2024
Newly Unveiled Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis Can Improve Diagnoses

The Phoenix Sepsis Score was validated using encounters in higher- and lower-resource settings

January 22, 2024
Better CPR for Non-Shockable Arrest; PICU Transfusions; PTSD After Child's ICU Stay

Roundup of news from the 2023 Critical Care Congress

January 26, 2023
Unmet Medical Needs Common After ICU Care

Study points to "stark mismatch" in care before discharge and after

January 25, 2023
Smaller Blood Draws Reduce Transfusions in ICU, Trial Suggests

Randomized trial supports switch for adult ICU blood tests, despite a pandemic dent in the data

January 24, 2023
Pediatric Respiratory Failure No Better Off With Early High-Flow Oxygen

Randomized trial only applies to toddlers without COVID-19, though

January 24, 2023
Fasting Before Respiratory Extubation Not Needed, Study Says

Randomized trial suggests this common practice doesn't help

January 23, 2023
Is Pulsed Steroid Riskier for COVID-19?

Observational study points to mortality disadvantage with high-dose pulses of methylprednisolon

January 22, 2023
For Septic Shock, Another Toss-up Between Emphasizing Vasopressors Vs Fluids

CLOVERS randomized trial weighs in

January 21, 2023
No Boost in Shock-Free Days With Steroid Combo in Patients With Sepsis

A round-up of noteworthy research from the SCCM Critical Care Congress

April 24, 2022

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