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Increasing Mortality in Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19–Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

From Critical Care Explorations The authors determine the factors associated with mortality in venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-V ECMO) patients with COVID-19 infection and provide an updated report of clinical outcomes for patients treated with V-V ECMO for C...

   Estimated Time: 12:42 ARDS, Coronavirus, COVID-19, ECMO

COVID-19 Ventilator Management

Review strategies to develop a multiprofessional team approach to COVID-19 ventilator management in this FREE SCCM webcast. A multiprofessional panel of experts will discuss how each clinician’s role contributes to optimal ventilator management.

   Estimated Time: 1:00:42 Coronavirus, COVID-19, Ventilatory Support

CDC Resources: Procedures

SCCM’s COVID-19 Rapid Resource Center now links to pertinent content from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These resources are categorized as Procedures

   Estimated Time: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Diagnosis and Testing

Thrombocytopenia After Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination: Remember to Put the Blame on Others Too

From Critical Care Medicine . This Editorial accompanies the article by Iba et. al titled "Recognizing vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia".

   Estimated Time: 3:38 min COVID-19, Outcomes Research, Vaccination

Prone Position in Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Noncoronavirus Disease 2019 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: An International Multicenter Observational Comparative Study

From C ritical Care Medicine . In this Clinical Investigation the authors quantified the response to prone position, describe the differences between coronavirus disease 2019 acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute respiratory distress syndrome, and explore variables ass...

   Estimated Time: 28:18 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Proning

Beneficial Effect of Prone Positioning During Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Coronavirus Disease 2019

From Critical Care Medicine . In this Clinical Investigation the authors investigated the impact of prone positioning during venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for coronavirus disease 2019 acute respiratory failure on the patient outcome.

   Estimated Time: 28:13 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, ECMO, Proning

Vascular Thrombosis in Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Multicenter Study

From Critical Care Medicine . In this Clinical Investigation the authors conducted a multicenter study using whole-body CT to examine the prevalence, severity, and nature of vascular complications in coronavirus disease 2019 in comparison with patients with other viral pneumo...

   Estimated Time: 24:06 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, ECMO

Can you discuss point-of-care ultrasound and its use in COVID-19 patients?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on September 8, 2021

   Estimated Time: 1:27 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Diagnosis and Testing

If an intubated patient worsens, how would you code a patient in the prone position? When would you consider escalating to venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the current COVID-19 environment?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on September 8, 2021

   Estimated Time: 5:55 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, ECMO, Intubation

Would you discuss positioning, including proning, also considering unintubated patients and self-proning?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on September 8, 2021

   Estimated Time: 3:02 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Proning

What are your insights as to whether patients should be intubated early or late?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on August 11, 2021

   Estimated Time: 03:33 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Intubation

What insight do you have on the use of high-flow nasal cannula versus CPAP or BiPAP in patients with COVID-19?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on August 11, 2021

   Estimated Time: 05:08 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Ventilatory Support

Do you integrate point-of-care ultrasound at the beside in patients with COVID-19?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on July 14, 2021

   Estimated Time: 01:36 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Diagnosis and Testing

What criteria are used to determine whether to start ECMO on a patient with severe hypoxemia?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on July 14, 2021

   Estimated Time: 06:35 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, ECMO

What is the recommended Richmond Agitation-Sedation score goal for patients who had “happy hypoxia” and who then decompensate and require intubation?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on July 14, 2021

   Estimated Time: 00:38 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Sedation

What strategies do you use to prevent intubation?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on July 14, 2021

   Estimated Time: 06:02 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Intubation

Awake Proning with High Flow Nasal Cannula in COVID-19 ARDS

This resource details an the usage of awake proning with high flow nasal cannula in COVID ARDS. This is SCCM curated COVID-19 microlearning content.

   Estimated Time: 11:30 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Ventilatory Support

Should BiPAP be used in patients with COVID-19 or should it be avoided? If you decide to intubate a patient, which parameters should be used and what initial ventilatory settings do you recommend?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on May 12th, 2021

   Estimated Time: 9:01 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Intubation

For COVID-19 patients who are not candidates for mechanical ventilation, which of these patients are candidates for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on April 14th, 2021

   Estimated Time: 06:12 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, ECMO

How is it determined whether early intubation is a good strategy for a patient?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered. This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on April 14th, 2021

   Estimated Time: 04:36 min Coronavirus, COVID-19, Intubation