SCCM Pod-445 The Association of Workload...

Sepsis management has traditionally focused on timely antibiotic treatment, hemodynamic support, and source control, but emerging evidence suggests that outcomes may be shaped long before patients reach the ICU. In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podc ... Show More

Long after acute infection has resolved, many survivors of severe COVID-19 experience persistent symptoms. Understanding the causes of long COVID and developing effective treatments pose a challenge for clinicians and researchers alike. In this episode of the Society of Critical ... Show More

Propofol remains a cornerstone sedative for mechanically ventilated critically ill patients and is supported by PADIS guidelines and favored for its rapid onset, titratability, and limited side effects. However, its use in hemodynamically unstable patients remains a persistent cl ... Show More

Burnout is common among physicians who care for critically ill patients and is known to contribute to worse patient outcomes. Fellows training in pulmonary and critical care medicine (PCCM) have risk factors that make them susceptible to burnout; for example, clinical environment ... Show More

<p>There’s an inherent tension between creating quality standards that are very clinically focussed, and standards which are very patient centred - especially in settings where clinical outcomes can be compromised by basic lack of resources. </p> <p>The use of oxytocin to prevent ... Show More

<p>Often medicine gets hooked on using simple tools of measurement only to discover, after they have become entrenched, that they don’t measure what they are supposed to measure. </p> 

Regulation of Home Fetal Heart Monitors prompted by concerns that the burgeoning use of these devices could be harmful. Deconditioning - there is a popular adage that spending 10 days in hospital can age people 10 years, but is this backed by evidence and could it actually be wor ... Show More

In hospitals, a softer pillow or a nicer room might be more than just amenities — they could improve outcomes for patients. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. 

Gestational diabetes mellitus (1:40), steroid injections and blood glucose (5:40), heart failure management (8:10), BD Max vaginal panel (13:20), benzodiazepine use disorder (15:20), chlorthalidone vs. hydrochlorothiazide (19:10). 

This episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine Podcast offers insights on hemodynamics monitoring in critically ill patients. Kyle Enfield, MD, FCCM, is joined by Courtney Bennett, DO, FCC, FASE, to discuss foundational concepts in hemodynamic monitoring and shock manageme ... Show More

<p>In medical care job specifications are often blurred and a focus on the person can get lost</p> 

Some people call the mental and emotional stress that healthcare workers have faced this past year ‘burnout.’ But burnout existed in the industry long before Covid-19. So what do you call something that’s more exhausting and enduring than that? Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with emerge ... Show More