News
Pulmonary and critical care session highlights new advances and research
March 1, 2021
Session to provide a broad look at advances both in the ICU and in general pulmonary medicine.
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Opinion
SHM Converge to be an ‘intellectual feast’
March 1, 2021
A year of planning for SHM Converge has produced a lineup of world-class speakers.
News
Asthma not an independent risk factor for severe COVID-19, hospitalization
February 28, 2021
There have been conflicting data on whether comorbid asthma is or is not a risk factor for more severe COVID-19.
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News
Loss of smell lingers post COVID-19
February 24, 2021
The fact that the sense of smell had not returned to normal for half the participants so long after being infected is “novel and quite striking.”
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Opinion
SHM Converge: New format, fresh content
February 24, 2021
The Converge conference will still be offering networking sessions throughout – even in the virtual conference environment.
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News
Six-month follow-up shows continuing morbidity for COVID-19 survivors
February 22, 2021
Ventilated ICU patients with COVID-19 continued to experience long term high levels of morbidity.
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News
PPE protected critical care staff from COVID-19 transmission
February 11, 2021
Staff acquisition peaked 3 weeks before the peak of COVID-19 ICU admission.
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News
Burnout rates in ICU staff fueled by shortages, overtime
February 11, 2021
Both ICU physicians and nurses have experienced high rates of burnout because of working conditions.
News
Dexmedetomidine, propofol similar in ventilated adults with sepsis
February 5, 2021
Guidelines currently recommend either drug when light sedation is needed for adults on ventilators.
News
Telehealth helps cut mortality risk among ICU patients
February 4, 2021
In the traditional model, critical care specialists may be on-site during the day but on call after hours.
