The contribution of adverse events to the deaths of patients in the pediatric ICU (PICU) who die despite a low predicted mortality risk is unknown. Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, is joined by Carin W. Verlaat, MD, to discuss adverse events in low-risk nonsurvivors compared with low-risk survivors and high-risk PICU survivors and nonsurvivors and the contribution of adverse events to mortality. The podcast centers around the article, Adverse Events in Pediatric Critical Care Nonsurvivors With a Low Predicted Mortality Risk: A Multicenter Case Control Study (Verlaat C, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2023;24:4-16). Dr. Verlaat is a pediatric intensivist at Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen, Netherlands.

SCCM Pod-470 PCCM: Adverse Events and Mortality in the PICU

The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast features in-depth interviews with leaders in critical care. Experts discuss hot topics in intensive care with perspectives from all members of the critical care team. Guests include authors from SCCM's peer-reviewed journals, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, and Critical Care Explorations, as well as thought leaders within the field. This is a new and updated channel, formerly known as the iCritical Care Podcast All Audio Channel.

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SCCM Pod-511: LEAD: Crafting Captivating Presentations

As advanced practice provider (APP) postgraduate programs expand, what lessons have we learned as program directors? In this second episode of the APP Fellowship series, Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, is joined by Melissa Ricker, DMSc, PA-C, and Sarah Peacock, DNP, APRN to discuss their experiences as program directors of APP fellowships in critical care. This episode will focus on the benefits and barriers of APP fellowship programs, focusing on the program director’s experience.

SCCM Pod-510: APP Fellowship Series: The Director's Viewpoint

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SCCM Pod-509: APP Fellowship Series: Insights Beyond the Classroom

Host Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, is joined by John Lin, MD, to discuss the transformative impact of the ICU Liberation Bundle (ABCDEF) on caring for critically ill children. This episode delves into the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine article, "Caring for Critically Ill Children With the ICU Liberation Bundle (ABCDEF): Results of the Pediatric Collaborative," exploring the implementation, outcomes, and the potential for enhancing pediatric ICU care (Pedtr Crit Care Med. August 2023; 24(8):636-651). Dr. Lin is Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, and Service Chief for Respiratory Failure and Sepsis in the PICU, as well as the Medical Director of Respiratory Care at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

SCCM Pod-508 PCCM: Critical Care Revolution: Pediatric ICU Liberation

Host Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, FAAN, is joined by Dr. Lakshmi Raman, MD, to explore critical insights into pediatric ECMO, addressing neurological complications and their potential mitigation strategies and other topics associate with the article "Early Changes in Arterial Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide and Blood Pressure After Starting Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Children: Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Database Study of Neurologic Complications" (Pedtr Crit Care Med. July 2023; 24(7):541-550).  Dr. Raman is Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Director of ECMO at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.

SCCM Pod-470 PCCM: Adverse Events and Mortality in the PICU

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