Critical Care Practitioner

SESAR Trial: What Sedation Works Best in ARDS?

Evidence from a 37-center ICU trial in France shows IV propofol outperforms inhaled sevoflurane in moderate to severe ARDS:

🔻 Fewer ventilator-free days
🔻 Lower 90-day survival
🔻 Higher early mortality

🔗 JAMA: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Survival does not equal recovery! www.chestcc.org/do-content/s...

The Intensive Care Society welcomes the important report published by the Palliative Care Commission - we believe there is significant potential to improve how palliative care is delivered within intensive care settings.

Read our full statement below👇

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Lung volume recruitment bags: An ACPRC technical standard Lung volume recruitment bags: An ACPRC technical standard

Delighted that our @theacprc.bsky.social technical standard on Lung volume recruitment bags is now live @agilewko.bsky.social

Please share widely!

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I too have my doubts.

Good to know he has gone somewhere where he can do no more harm!

No..... eeerrrmmmm....yes

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Did low dose clonidine aid sleep on a noisy HDU? #FOAMed #POCUS #FOAMcc

https://criticalcarenorthampton.com/2025/05/06/low-dose-clonidine-infusion-to-improve-sleep-in-postoperative-patients-in-the-high-dependency-unit-a-randomised-placebo-controlled-single-centre-trial/

A Review of Clinical Pharmacy Services in Adult Intensive Care Units: An International Cross-Sectional Study Dear colleagues, We invite you to participate in our survey, "A Review of Clinical Pharmacy Services in Adult Intensive Care Units: An International Cross-Sectional Study," conducted by researchers fr...

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Dear Intensive pharmacist, please complete our short international survey . This one for pharmacists, more coming for pharmacy team, including pharmacy technicians #bepartofresearch @markborthwick.bsky.social @chrisremmington.bsky.social and team

Are you being deliberately difficult!

Hmmm mm....

CCP Podcast 084: Audits on some ACCPs skills with Gavin Denton. - Critical Care Practitioner ACCPs skills are many and varied as those of you who do the job will know. My friend Gavin Denton (@DentonGavin) has conducted 3 different audits along with his colleagues at the Heart of England NHS ...

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The provision of central venous access, transfer of critically ill patients and advanced airway management.: Are advanced critical care practitioners safe and effective?

A narrative review of the training structure, role, and safety profile of advanced critical care practitioners in adult intensive services in the United Kingdom - PubMed ACCPs have evolved from an ad hoc and local training structure, to a UK-wide competency standard and training developed within the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine. This formed in concert with the a...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36577616/

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I'm good thanks Buddy. You?

Yep

We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham

Today's Paper of the Day is:

Fluid resuscitation in patients with cirrhosis and sepsis: A multidisciplinary perspective

https://criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidence/paper-of-the-day

Join us to read 1 paper per day and stay up-to-date as we cover the spectrum of critical care across 2025

Foley equals Swann Ganz?

44. Critical Partners: The Vital Roles of NPs and PAs in Critical Care Podcast Episode · Critical Care Time · 10/03/2025 · 1h

Role PAs and NPs in USA ICU podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

Wow! Any evidence for their effectiveness?

Vest therapy? What the hell is that?

Delirium in critically ill patients is a serious but often underdiagnosed condition.

Our new guidelines offer expert recommendations for early detection, prevention, and management in the ICU.

Let's improve outcomes together!

Read below now👇

bit.ly/deliriumicsguidance

Meet #nursepractitioner Kali Dayton DNP, AGACNP is using #podcasting and #science to keep patients awake, communicative, and mobile in the #ICU to prevent negative impacts of critical care.

🎧 #SeeYouNow Ep. 117 Walking Home From The ICU: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

#ThePowerofNurses

43. ICU Mobility with Kali Dayton, DNP Podcast Episode · Critical Care Time · 02/24/2025 · 1h 36m

Early mobility is one of the most important things we can do to improve ICU outcomes. Learn how in this episode with Kali Dayton, NP‼️

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Question. Do you regularly use midazolam to sedate your ventilated patients. If so which country are you from. Genuine interest in this topic.

Today's Paper of the Day is management of pain and sedation in the ICU

https://criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidence/paper-of-the-day

Join us to read 1 paper per day and stay up-to-date as we cover the spectrum of critical care across 2025

Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine has emboldened Putin and pulled the rug from under Nato allies | Simon Tisdall The ramifications of the president’s appeasement of Russia will be felt widely, not least in the alliance he recklessly undermined

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#ACCP # advanced critical care pactitioner www.baccn.org/static/uploa...