Ventilator weaning and discontinuation practices amongst 1868 patients from 142 ICUs across the world. Huge congrats to Karen E. A. Burns and the entire CCCTG team!! A crucial topic that would benefit from further standardization. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… JAMA

Our brand new Veterans Affairs & #Vanderbilt CIBS Research Center twitter acct will share science & human-interest stories on #COVID19, #LongCOVID, #PICS, #delirium, #dementia, #depression & #PTSD. Follow us CIBS Center & we’ll make it worth your while! #Medtwitter #NurseTwitter

#SCCM50years Matthew Mart et al: ICU Survivorship—Relationship of #ICUDelirium, Sedation, Dementia, & Acquired Weakness Link: ow.ly/RtB250FyOUT #CritCareMed SCCM Brenda Pun Pratik Pandharipande WesElyMD Fig: ⬆️ performance #ABCDEF bundle= ⬇️ mortality ⬆️ discharge

Thread🧵: The original definition and conceptualization of PICS includes muskuloskeletal, cognitive, and mental health impairments after ICU. PICS is a framework NOT a specific diagnosis. #icurehab Hopkins ICU Rehab Dale Needham, MD, PhD

Why is it always the non pediatricians comparing risk of #COVID19 in kids to risk in adults? For basically every disease, KIDS DO BETTER. The comparison group should be kids WITHOUT #COVID19. .

Bombshell defused. sciencebasedmedicine.org/peer-review-of…

📣Calling all general surgery residents & i6! Interested in 🫁?!🫀?! Transplant?! ECMO?! Are you a surgery pgy3+? Like Nashville? We have a 2yr FUNDED ECMO fellowship for you @ Vanderbilt, the busiest🫀transplant program in the world & ECMO center of excellence. #MedTwitter 1/2

Sobering data out today showing that more than 140,000 children have been orphaned or lost a caregiver due to Covid19. Please get vaccinated. Please vaccinate your children. Please use other mitigation strategies, else we risk a different type of pandemic.

I have an important announcement

The ICU needs help

We are hiring a research nurse! Come join our team! Job Link 👉tinyurl.com/6er67t42 WesElyMD brenda pun Pratik Pandharipande Mayur B. Patel Shawniqua Williams Roberson, MEng, MD Myrick Shinall, MD, PhD Heidi Smith MD MSCI Jo Ellen Wilson Kimberly Rengel Matthew Mart Mariu Duggan Tuqa Alk Joanna Stollings #NurseTwitter

🌟We are #hiring an Associate Program Manager🌟 Our research team in #Nashville is looking for an experienced administrator gifted in coord & executing programs. This person would work for a high-level faculty member. Job Link 👉tinyurl.com/WorkWithCIBS WesElyMD @jcjackson68

🏃‍♀️🏊‍♂️🚶Your #ICU patients might experience #PICS and impaired physical function after discharge. Have a look at this pilot study from Vanderbilt Health investigating the mechanisms of exercise limitation!💪 Read it here: icm-experimental.springeropen.com/articles/10.11…

updated evidence-based medicine pyramid:

🚨For #RadiologyRounds this week we have a mystery case from the pulmonary clinic complete with imaging and exploration of PFTs. Follow along for some great teaching points, and see if you can solve the case! Graphics made with the help of outstanding educator @KaitlinSeitzMD

My family’s American dream started in a Clarksburg, WV coal mine, so this picture hits home. From what I’ve been told, after his shift, he raced to be with his son & watch our team. Don’t know who this is, but I have tickets for him & his family at Rupp to be treated as VIPs!!

Critical illness is a transformative and often traumatic event for the entire family. The authors summarize data on the outcomes and highlight the need to frame ICU care as part of a continuum of care for critically ill patients. nej.md/3kUs4bK #CriticalCare

Over 5 million patients are admitted each year to ICUs in the US. With advances in modern medicine, ~70% survive. Many survivors experience Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS), a collection of new or worsening impairments in the cognitive, physical, or mental health realm. These

You can #Walk4PICS anywhere on Sept. 28th, but if you're near #Nashville, we'd love to see you at Edwin Warner Park at 10am! walk4pics.com

Does treatment of ICU #delirium with antipsychotics improve long-term cognition, psychological, functional or quality of life outcomes? Learn more in the latest NIDUS blog post by @matthewmartMD & Timothy Girard. deliriumnetwork.org/blog/