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SCCMPod-447 eSIMPLER: A Dynamic, Electronic Health Record-Integrated Checklist Oct 28, 2021

The increasing use of electronic health records (EHRs) has inspired the need for a more dynamic checklist. Geva et al conducted a before-after quality improvement study by replacing a static checklist with an updated dynamic checklist.

SCCMPod-445 The Association of Workload and Outcomes in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU Oct 14, 2021

Healthcare workload has emerged as an important metric associated with poor outcomes. To measure workload, studies have used bed occupancy as a surrogate. However, few studies have examined frontline clinician workload and outcomes.

SCCMPod-442 Continuous Prediction of Mortality in the PICU: A Recurrent Neural Network Model in a Single-Center Dataset Sep 02, 2021

As a proof of concept, a recurrent neural network (RNN) model was developed using electronic medical record (EMR) data capable of continuously assessing a child's risk of mortality throughout an ICU stay as a proxy measure of illness severity.

SCCM Pod-435 Intracranial and Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Thresholds Associated with In-Hospital Mortality Across Pediatric Neurocritical Care Apr 28, 2021

Targets for treatment of raised intracranial pressure or decreased cerebral perfusion pressure in pediatric neurocritical care are not well defined.

SCCM Pod-431 Hypertonic Saline in Children with Raised Intracranial Pressure Jan 22, 2021

Mannitol is a commonly used osmotherapy agent in raised intracranial pressure (ICP) but the side effects are significant.

SCCM Pod-425 Outcomes in Cystic Fibrosis PICU Admissions Oct 15, 2020

Cystic fibrosis patient care has advanced greatly in recent years and the mortality rate has improved.

SCCM Pod-412 COVID-19 in Critically Ill Children Apr 29, 2020

Gain valuable insight on the clinical management of COVID-19 and its relevance to the pediatric critical care provider with host Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, and Jacqueline Ong, MB BChir, MMed (Paeds), MRCPCH

SCCM Pod-411 Clinical Moral Distress Apr 08, 2020

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Christopher S. Parshuram, MBChB, PhD, discuss clinician moral distress in Canadian pediatric and neonatal intensive care units.

SCCM Pod-406 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Children's Guidelines Feb 10, 2020

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Scott L. Weiss, MD, FCCM, discuss the release of: Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Septic Shock and Sepsis-Associated Organ Dysfunction in Children

SCCM Pod-404 Population-Based Epidemiology and Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children Jan 15, 2020

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Rashid Alobaidi, MD, on his article titled Population-Based Epidemiology and Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children published in the January 2020 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-399 Risk for Mortality in Critically Ill Children Needing Renal Replacement Therapy Nov 13, 2019

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Danny Hames, MD, on his article titled: Risk Factors for Mortality in Critically Ill Children Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy, published in the November 2019 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-394 Polyneuropathy in Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Children Sep 11, 2019

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Rakesh Lodha, MD, on his article titled Polyneuropathy in Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Children: Experience from Tertiary Care Hospital in North India, published the September issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-393 Updated Pediatric Admission, Discharge, and Triage and Levels of Care Guidance Sep 04, 2019

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Lorry R. Frankel, MD, FCCM, discuss the updated pediatric critical care admission, discharge, and triage criteria and levels of care guidance published in the September issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-391 Pediatric Nutritional Guidelines Jul 22, 2019

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Elizabeth Emrath, MD, discuss Dr. Emrath's talk on the new pediatric nutritional guidelines from the 48th Critical Care Congress precourse Current Concepts in Pediatric Critical Care

SCCM Pod-389 Infections on Extracorporeal Life Support Jul 09, 2019

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Luregn Schlapbach, MD, FCICM, review a survey of international practice on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infections on extracorporeal life support in adults and children published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-384 Updated Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Guidelines May 14, 2019

Margaret M. Parker, MD, MCCM, and Patrick M. Kochanek, MD, MCCM, discuss the updated pediatric severe traumatic brain injury guidelines

SCCM Pod-372 Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient Nov 05, 2018

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Nilesh M. Mehta, MD, about the article, Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, published in the July 2017 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-369 Hospital Variation in Risk-Adjusted Pediatric Sepsis Mortality Sep 06, 2018

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Stefanie G. Ames, MD, about the article Hospital Variation in Risk-Adjusted Pediatric Sepsis Mortality, published in the May 2018 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-367 Variability in Antibiotic Use Across PICUs Jul 26, 2018

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Thomas V. Brogan, MD, about the article Variability in Antibiotic Use Across PICUs, published in the June 2018 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Dr.

SCCM Pod-364 Characterization of Pediatric In-Hospital CPR Quality Metrics Jul 05, 2018

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Dana E. Niles, MS, about the article Characterization of Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality Metrics Across an International Resuscitation Collaborative, published in the May 2018 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-362 Time of Admission to the PICU and Mortality May 07, 2018

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Michael C. McCrory, MD, MS, about the article, Time of Admission to the PICU and Mortality, published in the October 2017 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-355 The Epidemiology of Hospital Death Following Pediatric Severe Sepsis Dec 07, 2017

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Scott L. Weiss, MD, MSCE, about the article, The Epidemiology of Hospital Death Following Pediatric Severe Sepsis: When, Why, and How Children With Sepsis Die, published in the September 2017 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-349 Implementation of an ICU Bundle in the PICU Aug 31, 2017

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Shari Simone, DNP, about the article, Implementation of an ICU Bundle: An Interprofessional Quality Improvement Project to Enhance Delirium Management and Monitor Delirium Prevalence in a Single PICU, published in the June 2017 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-347 High-Quality Randomized Controlled Trials in Pediatric Critical Care Aug 21, 2017

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks Mark Duffett, PhD, about the article, High-Quality Randomized Controlled Trials in Pediatric Critical Care: A Survey of Barriers and Facilitators, published in the May 2017 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-345 International Survey of Critically Ill Children with Acute Neurological Insults Aug 03, 2017

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Ericka L. Fink, MD, MS, about the PANGEA study (Prevalence of Acute Critical Neurological Disease in Children: A Global Epidemiological Assessment), published in the April 2017 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-332 Dexmedetomidine Use in Critically-Ill Children with Acute Respiratory Failure Dec 06, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Mary Jo C. Grant, APRN, PhD, about the article, Dexmedetomidine Use in Critically-Ill Children with Acute Respiratory Failure, published in the December 2016 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-329 A Bedside Model for Mortality Risk in Pediatric Patients with ARDS Oct 03, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Aaron C. Spicer, MD, MAS. Dr. Spicer completed a pediatric residency and critical care fellowship and now is a resident in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

SCCM Pod-327 Does Simulation Improve Recognition and Management of Pediatric Septic Shock? Sep 01, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Mark C. Dugan, MD, about the article: Does Simulation Improve Recognition and Management of Pediatric Septic Shock, and If One Simulation Is Good, Is More Simulation Better?

SCCM Pod-315 Pharmacological Therapies for Intracranial Hypertension in Children With Severe TBI Apr 04, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Steven L. Shein, MD, about the article, Effectiveness of Pharmacological Therapies for Intracranial Hypertension in Children With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.

SCCM Pod-310 Evidence-Based Pediatric Outcome Predictors to Guide the Allocation of Critical Care Resources in a Mass Casualty Event Feb 18, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Philip Toltzis, MD. Dr. Toltzis is Professor of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

SCCM Pod-307 Transforming the Morbidity and Mortality Conference to Promote Safety and Quality in a PICU Jan 07, 2016

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Christina L. Cifra, MD. Dr. Cifra is a Pediatric Intensivist and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa.

SCCM Pod-300 Timing of Death in Children Referred for Intensive Care with Severe Sepsis Nov 05, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Mirjana Cvetkovic, FRCA. Dr. Cvetkovic works as a Clinical Fellow at the Children's Acute Transport Service at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London and a Consultant Intensivist in Anesthesia at Leicester Hospital.

SCCM Pod-297 Extubation Failure in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU: A Report From the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium Oct 15, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Michael Gaies, MD. Dr. Gaies is an Assistant Professor and works as a Cardiac Intensivist in the Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases at C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital and University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, MI.

SCCM Pod-294 Practice Patterns in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Sep 17, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Donald D. Vernon, MD, FAAP. Dr. Vernon is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.

SCCM Pod-288 The Use of Pediatric Ventricular Assist Devices in Children's Hospitals Aug 06, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Robert T. Mansfield, MD

SCCM Pod-281 A Survey on the Sequence of Medications for Treatment of Hyperkalemia in the PICU Jun 18, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Nnenna O. Chime, MD, MPH

SCCM Pod-280 Evolution of Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Use in the PICU Jun 11, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Andrea Wolfler, MD

SCCM Pod-279 Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Consensus Recommendations From the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference Jun 05, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Neal J. Thomas, MD

SCCM Pod-277 Respiratory Dysfunction Associated With Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Critically Ill Children Jun 01, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Guillaume Emeriaud, MD, PhD.

SCCM Pod-276 Pediatric Delirium and Associated Risk Factors May 21, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Chani Traube, MD.

SCCM Pod-266 Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Reduce Therapeutic Intensity for Severe TBI in Children Apr 02, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with George P. Liao, MD and Charles S. Cox, MD

SCCM Pod-265 Diagnostic Errors in the Pediatric and Neonatal ICU Mar 31, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Jason W. Custer, MD

SCCM Pod-258 Extubation During Pediatric ECMO: A Single-Center Experience Feb 17, 2015

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with James Thomas, MD

SCCM Pod-251 Pediatric Severe Sepsis in U.S. Childrens Hospitals Dec 22, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Fran Balamuth, MD, PhD

SCCM Pod-250 Reducing Blood Testing in Pediatric Patients After Heart Surgery: A Quality Improvement Project Dec 22, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Claudia Delgado-Corcoran, MD, MPH

SCCM Pod-249 Risk Factors for Acquiring Functional and Cognitive Disabilities During Admission to a PICU Dec 22, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Meredith F. Bone, MD, MSCI

SCCM Pod-248 Achieving Nutrient Delivery Goals with a Stepwise Enteral Nutrition Algorithm Nov 21, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Nilesh M. Mehta

SCCM Pod-245 Neonatal-Specific Consensus Definition for Sepsis Nov 03, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with James L. Wynn, MD.

SCCM Pod-239 Hypertension and Health Outcomes in the PICU Aug 27, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Brett J. Ehrmann, MD, MS

SCCM Pod-238 Internet-Based Knowledge Exchange Platform for Pediatric Critical Care Clinicians Worldwide Jun 26, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Traci A. Wolbrink, MD, MPH

SCCM Pod-237 Evaluation of a Pharmacist-Managed Methadone Taper in the PICU Jun 19, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Katherine J. Steineck, PharmD, pediatric clinical pharmacist at the University of Minnesota Amplatz

SCCM Pod-236 Are Pediatric Intensivists Changing Their Transfusion Practices? Jun 09, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Jacques R. Lacroix, MD.

SCCM Pod-235 Study Explores the Impact of 24/7 In-House Coverage in a Pediatric ICU May 14, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with Kyle Rehder, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of pediatric critical care medicine at Duke Children Hospital.

SCCM Pod-234: Pediatric Intensive Care in South Africa: Making Optimum Use of Limited Resources Jan 30, 2014

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Andrew Argent, MD, Medical Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at the Red Cross War Memorial Childrens Hospital.

SCCM Pod-224 PCCM: Epidemiology Trends in Patients with Severe Sepsis Aug 29, 2013

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Mary Hartman MD, MPH, about her article published in the September Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-219 PCCM: Readmissions to the Pediatric ICU Jun 25, 2013

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with MD, MPH, Angela S. Czaja, MD, MSc, lead author on an article published in the July Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-218 PCCM: Severity of Illness Assessment in Children Jun 19, 2013

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Murray M. Pollack, MD.

SCCM Pod-216 PCCM: Critical Pertussis Illness in Children Jun 06, 2013

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with John T. Berger, MD, FCCM, Medical Director for Cardiac Critical Care at Childrens National Medical Center in Washington, DC, USA.

SCCM Pod-209: ECMO in Pediatric Critical Care Mar 28, 2013

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Heidi J. Dalton, MD, FCCM, about extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in pediatric critical care.

SCCM Pod-208 PCCM: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Children Mar 07, 2013

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Christine N. Duncan, MD

SCCM Pod-207 PCCM: Attendance During Family-Centered Rounds Feb 28, 2013

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Matthew J. Drago, MD, MBE

SCCM Pod-206 PCCM: Glycemic Control in Pediatric Patients Feb 21, 2013

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Eliotte L. Hirshberg, MD.

SCCM Pod-203 PCCM: Using the Vanguard Phase in Clinical Trials Jan 16, 2013

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Victoria L. Pemberton, RN, MS, about her article published in the January Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-200 PCCM: Mechanical Ventilation Use in Children with 2009 H1N1 Versus Seasonal Influenza Dec 06, 2012

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Carl O. Eriksson, MD, MPH, lead author on an article published in the November Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-199 PCCM: Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes Dec 06, 2012

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks with Ranjit S. Chima, MD, lead author of an article published in the November Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-192 PCCM: Residents Reveal Patient Safety Perceptions Sep 12, 2012

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, speaks Katri Typpo, MD, MPH, lead author of an article published in the September 2012 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-186 PCCM: Variability and Challenges in Pediatric Asthma Jul 12, 2012

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, associate podcast editor, speaks with Susan L. Bratton, MD, MPH, about her paper published in the July Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-185 PCCM: Defining Pediatric Sepsis Jun 05, 2012

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, associate podcast editor, speaks with Denise M. Goodman, MD, MS, about her article published in the July Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-184 PCCM: Health-Related Outcomes in Children Jun 28, 2012

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, associate podcast editor, speaks with Nana Coleman, MD, EdM, about her editorial published in the July Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-176 PCCM: Guidelines for Pediatric TBI Apr 19, 2012

Margaret Parker, MD, FCCM, associated podcast editor, speaks with Patrick M. Kochanek, MD, MCCM, about the revised guidelines for acute medical management of severe traumatic brain injury.

SCCM Pod-173 PCCM: Pediatric Lessons from Haiti Earthquake Apr 11, 2012

Ericka L. Fink, MD, discusses her latest article published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-172 PCCM: A Closer Look at the Critical Pertussis Study Apr 04, 2012

Carol E. Nicholson, MD, MS, FAAP, is the Project Scientist for the Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network (CPCCRN) and Program Director for Pediatric Care and Rehabilitation Research (PCCR).

SCCM Pod-170 PCCM: Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy During ECMO Mar 13, 2012

Matthew Paden, MD, discusses his Pediatric Critical Care Medicine article: Recovery of Renal Function and Survival After Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.

SCCM Pod-169 PCCM: Formal Handover Protocols Reduce Errors During Transition to the ICU Mar 01, 2012

Brian F. Joy, MD, a fellow in the Department of Pediatric Cardiology at Childrens Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, USA, discussed an article published in the May 2011 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-167 PCCM: Restrictive Versus Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Children Jan 19, 2012

M. Cholette, MD, is the lead author of an article published in the January Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-163 PCCM: Central ECMO Leads to Better Survival in Children Nov 15, 2011

Graeme MacLaren, MD, FCCM, is the lead author on an article published in the March Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-150 PCCM: Blood Transfusion and Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation May 04, 2011

Ravi Thiagarajan, MD, MBBS, MPH, discusses his article published in the January Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-143 PCCM: The Effects of Heparin in Infants After Catheter-Related Jan 05, 2011

Alan R. Schroeder, MD, lead author of an article published in the July Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Pod-142 PCCM: Helping Mechanically Ventilated Infants Swallow Dec 02, 2010

Steven B. Leder, PhD, discusses his article, Dysphagia Testing and Aspiration Status in Medically Stable Infants Requiring Mechanical Ventilation Via Tracheotomy, published in the July 2010 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-140 PCCM: Blood/Brain Barrier Permeability During Diabetic Ketoacidosis Nov 02, 2010

Monica Vavilala, MD, discusses her recent article published in the May issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-130 PCCM: Telemedicine in Rural Emergency Departments Jun 17, 2010

Amelia Hopkins, MD, FCCM, discusses her article published in the September 2009 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-121 PCCM: E-CPR and ECMO in Pediatric Patients Nov 02, 2024

Robert Tasker, MD, MBBS, discusses two editorials related to neurological issues in critical care.

SCCM Pod-119 PCCM: Does Fellowship Program Size and Rotations Affect Clinical and Research Time? Nov 17, 2009

Wynne Morrison, MD, discusses an article published in the May issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, which highlighted the results of a national survey of pediatric critical care medicine fellowship clinical and research time allocation.

SCCM Pod-118 PCCM: HLH and Sepsis Oct 30, 2009

Leticia Castillo, MD, FCCM, assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, discusses an article published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-115 PCCM: Difficult Conversations in the Pediatric ICU Aug 31, 2009

Elaine Meyer, RN, PhD, discuss a paper published recently in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

SCCM Pod-109 PCCM: Simulation at the Point-of-Care May 21, 2009

Jeffrey P. Burns, MD, MPH, discusses an article from the March 2009 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "Simulation at the Point-of-Care: Reduced cost, in-situ training via a mobile cart." Burns is chief of the division of critical care medicine at Children's Hospital in Boston as well as an associate professor at Harvard Medical School. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009;10(2):176 Released: 5/21/09

SCCM Pod-96 PCCM: Acute Hyponatremia in Hospitalized Children Dec 01, 2008

Desmond Bohn, MC, BCH, discusses his editorial, "The Problem of Acute Hyponatremia in Hospitalized Children: The Solution is the Solution," which was published in the November 2008 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. The editorial was in response to an article by P. Alvarez-Montanana et al, published in the same issue titled, "The use of isotonic fluid as maintenance therapy prevents iatrogenic hyponatremia in pediatrics: A randomized, controlled open study." Dr. Bohn is Department of Critical Care Medicine Chief at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008;9[6]:658) Released: 12/1/08

SCCM Pod-95 PCCM: Is the Endotracheal Tube Next to Go Nov 19, 2008

James D. Fortenberry, MD, FCCM, discusses his editorial published in the September 2008 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled "8-Tracks, Betamax... Is the endotracheal tube next to go?" Fortenberry is a pediatric intensivist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta in Georgia, where he also is the medical director of the system's clinical research. Dr. Fortenberry also is director, division of critical care medicine in the department of pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. The editorial was in response to an article published in the same issue by Leticia J. Yanez et al., "A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of non-invasive ventilation in pediatric acute respiratory insufficiency." (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008;9[5]:536) Released: 11/19/08

SCCM Pod-91 PCCM: Outcomes and Admissions in the PICU Apr 18, 2008

Folafoluwa O. Odetola, MD, MPH, discusses an article published in the January 2008 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "Do outcomes vary according to the source of admission to the pediatric intensive care unit?" Dr. Odetola is from Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Health System, and from the Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008;9[1]:20)

SCCM Pod-88 PCCM: Organ Donation After Cardiac Death - Part 2 Jan 17, 2008

Martha A.Q. Curley, RN, PhD, associate professor of nursing, anesthesia and critical care medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and nurse scientist at Children’s Hospital in Boston, discusses an article published in the May 2007 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "Pediatric staff perspectives on organ donation after cardiac death in children." (Ped. Crit. Care Med. 2007;8[3]:212).

SCCM Pod-85 PCCM: Organ Donation After Cardiac Death - Part 1 Oct 10, 2007

Peter C. Laussen, MD, discusses an article published in the May 2007 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled "Pediatric Staff Perspectives on Organ Donation After Cardiac Death in Children." Dr. Laussen is director of the cardiac intensive care unit at Children's Hospital Boston. This is the first podcast in a two-part interview. Part two will feature an interview with lead author Martha A.Q. Curley, RN, PhD. (Ped. Crit. Care Med. 2007;8[3]:212).

SCCM Pod-80 PCCM: Adrenal Status in Children with Septic Shock Jul 19, 2007

Jerry Zimmerman, MD, PhD, FCCM, discusses an article published in the January 2007 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled "Adrenal Status in Children with Septic Shock Using Low Dose Stimulation Test." Dr. Zimmerman is professor of pediatric critical care medicine at the University of Utah. Dr. Zimmerman is director of pediatric critical care medicine at Children’s Hospital Regional Medicine Center in Seattle, Washington. (Sarthi M, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2007; 8:84)

SCCM Pod-74 PCCM: The Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network May 16, 2007

Douglas Willson, MD, discusses an article he published in the July 2006 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "The Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network." Dr. Willson is medical director of the pediatric intensive care unit at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center and the chairman of the Steering Committee for the Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2006; 7:301)

SCCM Pod-72 PCCM: Family Presence During Pediatric CPR Apr 27, 2007

Susan Bratton, MD, MPH, discusses an editorial published in the September 2006 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "Physician Experience with Family Presence During Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation." Dr. Bratton is professor of pediatric critical care medicine at the University of Utah. (Niranjan K. Ped Crit Care Med. 2006;7:505)

SCCM Pod-70 PCCM: Childhood Obesity and Severe Asthma Apr 19, 2007

Christopher Carroll, MD, discusses an article published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine titled, "Childhood Obesity Increases Duration Of Therapy During Severe Asthma Exacerbations." Dr. Carroll is a pediatric intensivist at Connecticut Children's Medical Center. (Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2006:527-31)

SCCM Pod-67 PCCM: Lower Limit of Systolic and Mean Arterial Pressure in Children Mar 30, 2007

Arno Zaritsky, MD, discusses an article he and Dr. Ikram Haque published in the March 2007 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine titled "Analysis of the Evidence for Lower Limit of Systolic and Mean Arterial Pressure in Children." Dr. Zaritsky is professor and chief of pediatric critical care at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida.

SCCM Pod-26 PCCM: Assessing Sedation Levels of Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients Mar 27, 2006

Martha Curley, RN, PhD, discusses her article in the Mar 2006 issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled "State Behavioral Scale: A Sedation Assessment Instrument for Infants and Young Children Supported on Mechanical Ventilation." Dr. Curley, director of nursing research in critical care and cardiovascular nursing research at The Children's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, is a recognized expert in pediatric critical care nursing. She discusses the development and validation of the State Behavioral Scale, a tool used in the evaluation of the level of sedation in pediatric patients requiring mechanical ventilation. (Pediatric Care Medicine, Volume 7, Number 2 Mar 2006 pp 107-114)

SCCM Pod-23 Preventing Pediatric Trauma Feb 24, 2006

Anthony Slonim, MD, DrPH, FCCM, and Angela Hsu, MD, both from the Children's National Medical Center at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., discuss their article in the February issue of Critical Connections, titled "Preventing Pediatric Trauma: The Role of the Critical Care Professional." They focus on the different levels of prevention in this patient population and how critical care professionals can play a more active role in making sure fewer young patients are treated for trauma. (Crit Conn 2006 Vol.5 No.1)

PCCM: The 1st International Sepsis Forum on Sepsis in Infants and Children with Dr. Adrienne Randolph Nov 01, 2005

Adrienne Randolph, MD, MSc, served as guest editor for the May 2005 supplement to Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Randolph shares her thoughts on the importance of the 1st International Sepsis Forum on Sepsis in Infants and Children and the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigator's (PALISI) Network. She also highlights the most important aspects from the supplement, which she played such an instrumental role in producing. (Pediatr Crit Care Med 2005 Vol. 6, No. 3 (Suppl.)

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