In this episode of Critical Matters, listen to the recording of the Sound Critical Care’s latest webinar, Outliers and Super Users: Targeting Prolonged Use of MV in the ICU. Critically ill patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation have poor clinical outcomes and consume a disproportionate amount of resources.

In this webinar, we will discuss outliers and super users in the ICU utilizing prolonged mechanical ventilation as a case study. We will also discuss outcomes for these patients and finally strategies to optimize the care of this difficult patient population.

Watch the video recording: http://bit.ly/2MHL4Ga

Additional Resources:

The Hot Spotters by Atul Gawande: http://bit.ly/36lUdvT

I-TRACH: Validating A Tool for Predicting Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: http://bit.ly/2SEcOPy

Expectations and outcomes of prolonged mechanical ventilation: http://bit.ly/2QbBDRp

Long-term survival of critically ill patients treated with prolonged mechanical ventilation: a systematic review and meta-analysis: http://bit.ly/2tjQgJu

Lean Six Sigma to Reduce Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay and Costs in Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: http://bit.ly/359bYwV