SCCM
Do Children With AD Have Better Sepsis Outcomes?
The presence of allergic immune diseases in adults tends to be an advantage among patients with sepsis, but that ...
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
New Guidelines for Addressing Fever in the ICU
What is the best way to measure temperature in an ICU patient with new-onset fever? Should the patient receive ...
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Achieving Target Vanco Levels in Patients With Kidney Disease
One health system’s vancomycin protocol demonstrates helps achieve target vancomycin levels in patients with ...
JANUARY 25, 2023
Frailty May Be Higher Risk Than Age in ICU—Even for COVID-19
Being frail might be more important than age when trying to estimate an ICU patient’s risk for poor outcomes, ...
JANUARY 23, 2023
MRSA PCR Nasal Swab Another Tool for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Critically Ill Children
MRSA nasal swab PCR has a very high negative predictive value and very low post-test probability for a negative ...
JANUARY 23, 2023
Antibiotic Use: 1 of 5 Targets in SCCM Choosing Wisely Campaign
The Critical Care Societies Collaborative has put added scrutiny on unnecessary use of antibiotics, making it one ...
MARCH 10, 2021
Multiple Viral Infections Common in Children
Children with multiple viral infections have a higher severity of illness, longer hospital stay and increased need ...
MARCH 4, 2021
Most COVID-19 PICU Patients Are Minorities
More than 70% of PICU patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 were non-White, highlighting the increased risk for ...
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Bacterial Superinfections Rare in Kids With Viral Respiratory Infections
Although cases of bacterial superinfection are relatively rare, patients with superinfection are likely to have ...
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Should You Hospitalize That ID Patient in the ED?
Using the CURB-65 score is highly predictive of ICU or intermediate care unit admissions for a variety of ...
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Vancomycin Loading Dose May Not Affect MRSA Outcomes
Critical Care Congress: No significant difference in clinical failure for MRSA bacteremia in patients who received ...
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
COVID-19 May Increase Surgical Morbidity and Mortality
Morbidity and mortality among surgical patients are far higher among those with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 ...
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
