SCCM Resource Library-May Journal Club: Critical Care Medicine (2022)

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In this Journal Club Critical Care Medicine webcast, two articles from the May 2022 issue of Critical Care Medicine were discussed. The first presentation by Dr. Pontus Hedberg focused on the occurrence of ventilator-associated lower respiratory tract bacterial infections in patients with and without COVID-19 in an ICU setting. The study found that COVID-19 patients had a higher cumulative incidence of these infections compared to non-COVID-19 patients. However, when taking into account the duration of mechanical ventilation, the difference in incidence rates disappeared. The study also found differences in the occurrence of these infections between the first and second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The second presentation by Dr. Peter Teeman discussed the use of lung ultrasound to differentiate between pneumonia and atelectasis in critically ill patients. The study found that an extended lung ultrasound assessment, which included color Doppler and dynamic air bronchograms, had a higher diagnostic accuracy compared to other clinical scores. The combination of color Doppler and dynamic air bronchograms had a high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing pneumonia. The study concluded that lung ultrasound, including these additional techniques, can be a valuable tool in the diagnosis of pulmonary conditions and can outperform other clinical scores currently used.

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Pulmonary, Infection, 2022

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"The Journal Club: Critical Care Medicine webcast series focuses on articles of interest from Critical Care Medicine.

This series is held on the fourth Thursday of each month and features in-depth presentations and lively discussion by the authors.

Follow the conversation at #CritCareMed."

Meta Tag

Content Type Webcast

Knowledge Area Pulmonary

Knowledge Area Infection

Knowledge Level Intermediate

Knowledge Level Advanced

Membership Level Professional

Membership Level Select

Tag Pulmonary

Tag COVID-19

Year 2022

Keywords

Critical Care Medicine

ventilator-associated infections

COVID-19

ICU

mechanical ventilation

incidence rates

lung ultrasound

pneumonia

atelectasis

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