Vera De Palo, MD, outlines several common questions healthcare professionals should consider to help prevent catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. Her article "Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: Can We Make it Safer For Our Patients?" appears in the April issue of Critical Connections. Dr. DePalo is associate chief of medicine a ... Show More
Oct 9
SCCMPod-577 CCE: Exploring AI Chatbots in the PICU
Generative AI is rapidly reshaping healthcare, creating new opportunities and raising new questions about how to use the technology effectively and ethically. In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, ... Show More
27m 44s
Aug 28
SCCMPod-575 PCCM: Bridging Care Between the NICU and PICU
Effective transitions of care are vital, particularly for children who have spent months in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, host Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, speaks with Philip D ... Show More
25m 28s
Mar 2025
#108 Infective endocarditis
Dr Sharareh Vahabi, consultant cardiologist with specialist interest in cardiac imaging, joins Sam to discuss infective endocarditis. Something often seen on the wards and absolutely fair game to come up in PACES too! We talk through the pertinent risk factors in these patients, ... Show More
57m 17s
Sep 2024
#366: Preventing CAUTI Like a Pro
In this episode, we delve into catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), a common hospital-acquired infection with serious implications. We’ll explore how these infections occur, their prevalence, risk factors, complications, and most importantly, strategies for preve ... Show More
41m 13s
Oct 2023
The Lead Podcast - Episode 32
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Danesh Kella, MBBS, FHRS, and Christopher V. DeSimone, MD, PhD, FHRS, of Mayo Clinic are joined by guests Christopher J. McLeod, MBChB, PhD, FHRS, and Siva K. Mulpuru, MD, FHRS, of Mayo Clinic to discuss Chlorhexidine Gluconate Pocket ... Show More
17 m
Nov 2023
12. DVT Prophylaxis In The Critically Ill
<p>Every time we admit or care for a critically ill patient, we must consider their risk for deep venous thrombosis, or DVT. Many of our patients are at higher risk for DVT than the general population, but anticoagulants are not wholly benign drugs. What do we do? How do we ... Show More
54m 30s
Jun 2023
Fluid Therapy for Critically Ill Adults With Sepsis
<p>JAMA Senior Editor Kristin Walter, MD, MS, speaks with Fernando Zampieri, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Alberta in Alberta, Canada, about fluid therapy in critically ill adults with sepsis.<br /> <br /> <strong>Re ... Show More
19m 50s
<p><strong>Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD</strong></p> <p><strong>Educational Pearls:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Catheter related blood infections were thought to be caused by skin flora seeding the catheter. T ... Show More
