The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) is the largest non-profit medical organization dedicated to promoting excellence and consistency in critical care.
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New SCCM guidelines for critically ill children address #delirium, pain, agitation, & withdrawal. #PANDEM guidelines can help your #PedsICU team with nonpharmacologic interventions, family involvement, & peds #ICULiberation A-F Bundle! sccm.org/pandem
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COVID-19 guidelines released. Access care recommendations for critically ill patients with COVID-19. Updates expected as new evidence becomes available. #SCCMSoMe #coronavirus sccm.org/disaster
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The #SurvivingSepsis Campaign has released NEW peds sepsis guidelines that recommend child-specific care for this deadly condition. Access the full guidelines published in @PedCritCareMed: bit.ly/38aEqRf
More resources: bit.ly/31AGzDc
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The #SurvivingSepsis Campaign’s Hour-1 Bundle has been updated and is ready for implementation. Access teaching slides, videos, pocket cards, an infographic, and review the 2016 practice guidelines here: bit.ly/2sDpIyV
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NEW: The Surviving Sepsis Campaign has released updated adult #sepsis guidelines, representing greater geographic & gender diversity plus increased emphasis on improving care after patients are discharged from the ICU.
Read more in @CritCareMed bit.ly/3a5MJAp
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The 2023 Critical Care Congress location and dates have changed. Save the date for January 21-24, 2023, and join friends & colleagues in San Francisco, California!
Sign up to be notified when registration is open for in-person & digital options: sccm.org/congress
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It's National #PharmacyWeek! Pharmacists are integral to the multiprofessional critical care team and we thank you for all you do to support patient care.
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Free training for non-ICU clinicians - help them get prepared! This newly-launched online training is vital for those responding to the #COVID19 pandemic. #SCCMSoMe #coronavirus sccm.org/covid19
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Imagine our surprise when Dr. Anthony Fauci pulled out his SCCM mask on @60Minutes last night! SCCM leaders have been working closely with him on the @NIHCOVIDTxGuide, and he was the keynote speaker at the #COVID19 What’s Next meeting. Glad he is masking up with SCCM!
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Dr. Robert C. Tasker has been selected as the new editor-in-chief of @PedCritCareMed!
“My leadership of PCCM will be guided by a strategy and principles that I call the 5 Rs: Read, Rigor, Responsive, Relevant, and Reach."
More info: bit.ly/3fZagmZ
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Intensivist became an official word in the dictionary! What a great recognition of intensivists and critical care professionals this NCCARM! #BlueICU #SCCMSoMe
Hi there. We have an announcement.
🚨🎉We just added 535 new words to the dictionary!🚨🎉
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New updates to the #SurvivingSepsis Campaign #COVID19 Guidelines! Includes new recommendations for therapeutics and defines severe vs critical COVID-19.
View the full update in @CritCareMed, more infographics, and recommendations table here: bit.ly/3r2eCQd
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A heartbreaking photo of an SCCM member comforting an ICU patient on Thanksgiving has gone viral. Dr. Joseph Varon has worked 252+ consecutive days. This photo captures the fear, fatigue, & compassion of the critical care community.
#COVID19 #SCCMSoMe
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#SurvivingSepsis Campaign’s Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with #COVID19 have been published in @CritCareMed: bit.ly/2RbMZVq.
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ICU-acquired weakness occurs in 33% of all patients on ventilators, 50% of all patients admitted with severe infection, and up to 50% of patients who stay in the ICU for at least one week. Learn more about #PICSyndrome and #THRIVEICU: bit.ly/2us9LgC
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Today starts #PediatricSepsisWeek! Utilize the #SurvivingSepsis Campaign pediatric guidelines and other resources to help save lives: bit.ly/3adsi5a
Translations available in Portuguese, Spanish, and Chinese.
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Meet your new council! 🎉 We're looking forward to your leadership in the year ahead!
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SCCM in collaboration with the ABIM’s Choosing Wisely Campaign released a new list of 5 things physicians and patients should question in critical care: bit.ly/3d7gnrA
#CCC50 attendees, explore more in this bonus session: bit.ly/3p9Wnal
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Third edition of the guidelines for the management of pediatric severe traumatic brain injury just released in @PedCritCareMed. #PedsICU #SCCMSoMe journals.lww.com/pccmjournal…
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"A substantial number of ICU workers met or exceeded the threshold for probable PTSD. In the absence of pre-pandemic data to draw inference from, authors found these rates comparable with British military veterans deployed during the war in Afghanistan." bit.ly/3289x2f
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Congratulations to this year's American College of Critical Care Medicine Fellows and Masters. A great honor and accomplishment! Share your photos!
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#CriticalCareQuiz
A 65-year-old man with cardiogenic shock after STEMI is on percutaneous mechanical circulatory support. He develops hypoxia, high peak pressures on ventilator and suddenly loses pulsatility with profound hypotension. What is the Dx? Tweet reply!
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Today is #WorldSepsisDay.
Sepsis is a leading cause of death worldwide. Help reduce mortality by implementing the #SurvivingSepsis Campaign's Hour-1 Bundle. Guidance here: bit.ly/3ePoGFU
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2021's top SCCM Podcasts:
1. Peds ICP: sccm.org/Pod431
2. Ventilator dyssynchronies: sccm.org/Pod438
3. Enteral feed intolerance: sccm.org/Pod437
4. Choosing Wisely for Critical Care: sccm.org/Pod433
5. CRRT: sccm.org/Pod432
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A special guest stopped for a photo at Congress yesterday! 🐕 Meet Thor, a member of the San Francisco Police Department K9 Unit alongside his handler, Officer Martinez. Thanks for posing at our #SCCM2023 photo op, Thor!
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It's #WorldPharmacistsDay! Thank you for all you do everyday to care for patients!
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What are the possible warning signs of #PICSyndrome? Learn more: bit.ly/2us9LgC
If you notice any of these problems, please speak with your primary care doctor or a caregiver. #THRIVEICU
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Dr. Manish Dangi shares his #COVID19 experience and wisdom. Share yours here: bit.ly/32mFu3X
#SCCMSoMe #COVIDready
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Congratulations to all the 2024 ACCM Fellows and Masters!
#ACCMFellow #CriticalCareMaster #SCCM2024 #SCCMSoMe
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Oxygen concentrators are needed in India and Brazil. SCCM and @DirectRelief shipped 200 to Brazil and will send 10,000 to India. Thanks those who have donated to SCCM’s Disaster Relief efforts to make this #COVID19 outreach possible. sccm.org/donate
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Access nutrition recommendations for caring for the critically ill patient with #COVID19: bit.ly/3azcYxW #SCCMSoMe @ASPENWEB
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The impact factors for SCCM’s journals have increased!
@CritCareMed now has an impact factor of 7.414 & remains one of the top critical care journals.
@PedCritCareMed's impact factor increased to 2.854 & is ranked 20 out of 128 peds journals.
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Introducing your new @SCCMPresident, Dr. Sandra L. Kane-Gill!
We're excited to see the great work she will do. Make sure to give her a follow and drop an emoji to say hello! 👋
More about her: bit.ly/3taANps
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Florence Nightingale, a British nurse born in 1820, is widely credited with being the first to utilize an intensive care unit in her work with wounded soldiers in the mid-1800s.
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In the US, nearly 27% of hospital admissions involve the ICU. Many patients after discharge are left with issues associated with reduced quality of life and difficulties with functioning. #SCCMSoMe #PICSyndrome pulmonologyadvisor.com/home/…
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The #SurvivingSepsis Hour-1 Bundle is here. Find it in your issue of @CritCareMed or @YourICM or visit SurvivingSepsis.org/Bundle @SCCM @ESICM
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Today's first plenary session begins at 8 a.m. Pacific Time! @DGlaucomflecken and @LGlaucomflecken will present Wife and Death.
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Although mortality rates associated with ICU admission have decreased, there has been increasing interest in the long-term negative consequences of critical care. #CriticalCareUpdate #SCCMSoMe clinicalpainadvisor.com/home…
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Today’s #MemberMonday celebrates Neha S. Dangayach, MD, MSCR, an SCCM member since 2012. Check out the video below and learn more about @drdangayach at bit.ly/2W5m5nW
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Management in mechanically ventilated patients with bronchiolitis is not standardized.
This study published in @PedCritCareMed aimed to assess variations in management and #PedsICU outcomes.
Full *free* article: bit.ly/3lvWj4F
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"Ventilators don't save lives. They keep people breathing...Yet there are not nearly enough respiratory therapists and critical care doctors who have training to operate the machines."
#COVID19 #CriticalCareUpdate #SCCMSoMe
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September is Sepsis Awareness Month. Implement the #SurvivingSepsis Campaign resources and be part of the international effort to reduce mortality and morbidity. Guidance for children is also available: bit.ly/3563SsH
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You can access free online training modules to prepare for #COVID19 at sccm.org/disaster. #coronavirus #SCCMSoMe
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Women are being recognized this year with three of our most prestigious awards. Congratulations to these trailblazers!
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That's all for #SCCM2023! Thank you for making this a great event and showing how the critical care community is Better Together. Join us next year in Phoenix from January 21 to 24, 2024!
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Improve sepsis and septic shock response with the #SurvivingSepsis Campaign’s Hour-1 Bundle. Access resources to help clinicians use the bundle including an infographic, pocket card, and videos: bit.ly/3jticQn
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Explore guidelines and other resources for treating infants, children, and adolescents with sepsis from the #SurvivingSepsis Campaign: bit.ly/31AGzDc
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#SCCM2022 update: SCCM has announced the cancelation of the 2022 Critical Care Congress in-person event and the postponement of the virtual event to April 18 through 21, 2022. Please visit sccm.org/congress2022 for important details.
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ARDS phenotypes may offer prognostic enrichment. Check out this new visual abstract video from @CritCareMed: bit.ly/2PJn0Ey.
Access the full article here: bit.ly/2San169
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New in #PANDEM guidelines for infants & children: guidance on nonpharmacological interventions that can lead to better outcomes:
✅ Music
✅ Physical
✅ Occupational
✅ Child life
What interventions have worked well for you?
Guidelines: bit.ly/35FGeFu
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Critical-care pharmacists receive training on how to treat critically ill or injured patients who need specific pharmaceutical interventions to manage both their main condition and underlying health concerns. #SCCMSoMe #CriticalCareUpdate #PharmICU modernhealthcare.com/operati…
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Guidelines for the Management of Adult Acute and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure released in @CritCareMed: bit.ly/3bHUvQJ #SCCMSoMe #CritCareMed
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SCCM is excited to announce its new open-access journal, Critical Care Explorations: bit.ly/2TS1FbJ. Featuring a prestigious international editorial board & the same rigorous peer-review process as @CritCareMed & @PedCritCareMed. #CritCareExplore #CritCareMed #PedsICU
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Congratulations to this year's American College of Critical Care Medicine Fellows. A great honor and accomplishment to call yourself an "FCCM"!
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Today's #CriticalCareQuiz: A 51 year-old man with history of prosthetic aorta valve & ascending aorta graft repair (Bentall procedure) has fever, leukocytosis, & hypotension. He receives 30 mL/kg IV fluids & antibiotics. Based on bedside echo, what is the diagnosis?
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Follow SCCM Influencers to keep up with #SCCM2022 Congress discussions! Twitter list: bit.ly/3jOQwqx
@BethanyRuth26 @brownam130 @ccarterpharmd @CharlenePringl1 @DeannaMarie208 @Dr_SRKashyap @ilanaPICUdoc @johnfergusonmd @KSRomanowski @SESmithPharmD @SethRBauer
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Congress is in good hands with this group! The Congress Program Planning Committee met this week in Chicago to plan the 50th Critical Care Congress. Thank you for all your hard work in creating a stellar program for a special meeting! #SCCMSoMe
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A virtual #CCC50 doesn't have to mean less social media. Incredible! Thank you all who engaged!
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Today is #InternationalWomensDay and SCCM is proud to be among the top societies with the highest number of years with women presidential leaders. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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Test your knowledge! #CriticalCareQuiz
A 67-year-old man with prior aortic valve replacement and aortic root repair presents with dyspnea, acute kidney injury, and cool extremities. Based on bedside echo, what is the underlying etiology of the clinical presentation?
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Today's #CriticalCareQuiz: 28-year-old patient with mechanical aortic & mitral valve replacement presents stuporous, hypoxemic, & in shock. Lactate 22 mmol/L. Found to be COVID-19-positive. Based on bedside echo, is best intervention tPa, Impella, VV ECMO, or VA ECMO?
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"The RECOVERY trial... indicated dexamethasone decreased mortality by one-third in ventilated patients with COVID-19." bit.ly/3jh3kXv
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New SCCM report for #COVID19 estimates ventilator supply, ICU beds, and staff: bit.ly/2vlvTNc. #coronavirus #SCCMSoMe
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Today’s #MemberMonday celebrates Ashish K. Khanna, MD, FCCP, FASA, FCCM. His greatest achievement is serving as the lead investigator of the ATHOS-3 trial, which led to FDA approval for the compound! Read more: bit.ly/3tO243O
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“Children are not simply small adults, and the signs of sepsis and its treatment differ, so they need to be assessed and managed differently,” says Scott L. Weiss, MD, MSCE, FCCM. #SCCMSoMe #PedsICU #SurvivingSepsis sccm.org/Blog/February-2020/…
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Explore mitigating the risks of post-acute sequelae of #COVID19 in this free SCCM webcast recording: bit.ly/2QOrCti
One of the key ways to help lower the risk of #longCOVID is through application of the #ICULiberation Bundle.
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Registration for the 2023 Critical Care Congress is now open to all! Join your colleagues January 21-24, 2023 in San Francisco, California: sccm.org/congress2023
Can’t join in person? Congress Digital will ensure you don’t miss valuable educational content.
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Check out top @PedCritCareMed articles from 2021 & join the Pediatric Section to stay informed year-round: bit.ly/3KrvQBj
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The answer to yesterday's #CriticalCareQuiz: Pseudoaneurysm (likely infected) of the ascending aorta graft starting at the prosthetic aortic valve and extending along the ascending aorta. What is the relevance of the echo imaging with ultrasound enhancement agent (UAE)?
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Twitter newbies, we created some infographics to help you out. Start Tweeting and join the #MedTwitter conversation!
Remember to sign up to be a #SCCMSoMe Ambassador: sccm.org/social
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It's Physician Assistant Day! Thank you for your continuous contributions to patient care!
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Are peripheral vasopressors friend or foe? Review the use of peripheral vasopressors in this Critical Connections article. #SCCMSoMe bit.ly/2pzQQB3
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Severe #COVID19 is associated with an extensive pneumonitis and frequent coagulopathy. This study published in @CritCareMed sought to determine the true prevalence of thrombotic complications in patients with severe COVID-19. Read the article at bit.ly/3AepeQL
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It’s #PediatricSepsisWeek. Check out the #SurvivingSepsis Campaign’s children's sepsis guidelines and help save lives: bit.ly/31AGzDc
More info: bit.ly/2RDMNyq
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Patients and families are an integral part of ICU care. Recognize a patient and family, in addition to the multiprofessional team that delivered the care with the ICU Heroes Award. Applications are due by Aug 1 bit.ly/2JUrl6H
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#CriticalCareQuiz
A 60-year-old obese woman with COVID-19 diagnosed 3 weeks ago, mild symptoms, has acute shortness of breath. CT shows saddle pulmonary embolism with large clot. TTE performed. What is significance of this pulsed wave Doppler profile?
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And that's a wrap! Thank you for making #CCC50 a success! We look forward to gathering together again in Puerto Rico in 2022!
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Congratulations to this year's American College of Critical Care Medicine Fellows and Masters of Critical Care Medicine. A great honor and accomplishment! #CCC48
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Intensivist workloads aren't sustainable. The results of a survey on workforce, workload, & burnout in critical care organizations were published & are available for free in the latest issue of @CritCareMed: bit.ly/35noQ4K
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#CriticalCareQuiz: A 60-year-old obese woman with COVID-19 (diagnosed 3 weeks ago, mild symptoms) has acute shortness of breath. CT shows saddle pulmonary embolism with large clot. TTE is performed. What is the significance of this pulsed wave Doppler profile?
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Robert H. Bartlett, MD, plenary speaker and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient gives a talk at #CCC48, "Extracorporeal Life Support in Critical Care." bit.ly/2V6R5he
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SCCM is proud to be among the top societies with the highest number of years with women presidential leaders. The Society contains a Diversity & Inclusion Committee & continues to work to ensure we are broadly diverse in all our programs & activities. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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Joint Statement of the Critical Care Societies Collaborative to Congress and Trump Administration: bit.ly/2w445NI #COVID19 #SCCMSoMe
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#CriticalCareQuiz
A 49-year-old woman undergoes splenectomy after an MVA. On postoperative day 0 in the SICU, she has tachycardia and hypotension. Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) is thought to be contributing to her shock. Is HOCM the cause of shock?
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Sepsis survivors require follow-up support, much like many survivors of a critical illness do. bit.ly/2DhxKD5
Learn more about how to support critical illness survivors and find other #PICS resources: bit.ly/37EkKFF #SCCMSoMe
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SARS-CoV-2 antibodies do not completely protect against reinfection, and reinfected patients could be asymptomatic. Critical care clinicians at high risk for contracting #COVID19 should be vigilant and take precautions to prevent spread.
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Mannitol is a commonly used osmotherapy agent in raised ICP but the side effects are significant. Explore an alternative therapy, hypertonic saline, in this new @PedCritCareMed #iCriticalCare podcast.
Full episode: bit.ly/3qWWuax
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