SCCM devotes considerable resources toward the development of research that advances improvements in critical care medicine and in articulating, refining, and streamlining quality in critical care.
GRANTS & RESEARCH
Critical care research provides important information about disease trends and risk factors, outcomes, treatments, health interventions, and patterns of care as well as new treatments for diseases and syndromes that can positively impact the future of critical care.
Total Research Grants Awarded by SCCM Annually
$200,000
Featured Grant Recipients
SCCM is proud to support the promising research of members whose work advances the field of critical care. Learn more about these research grant recipients and their research at sccm.org/ResearchGrants
Edilberto Amorim, MD
Topic: ReACT: Recovery Analytics in Hypoxic-Ischemic Coma Treatment
Goal: Examine whether quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) can improve the accuracy of early outcome
prediction in hypoxic-ischemic brain injury compared to standard prognostication methods.
Nandita Nadig, MD, MSCR
Topic: The Psychological Impact of Inter-ICU Transfers
Goal: Identify the level of stress to patients and families caused by inter-ICU transfers and to help develop protocols and best practices in the future.
Kenneth Remy, MD, MHSc
Topic: Influence of Free Heme as a Red Blood Cell DAMP in Sepsis
Goal: Define the impacts and clinical consequences of red blood cell transfusion on plasma heme metabolism in sepsis and other traumatic inflammatory diseases. The research is expected to help identify mechanisms and therapeutic targets to translate these to the development of large-scale interventional trials to improve survival during sepsis.
Tài Pham, MD
Topic: Breathing Efforts in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (BEARDS)
Goal: Improve understanding of the different types of dyssynchrony in the early phase of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in intubated patients. The research will emphasize describing the risk factors of each type of dyssynchrony and its associated outcomes, such as mortality or the duration of mechanical ventilation. Ultimately, Dr. Pham hopes to be able to personalize mechanical ventilation to the benefit of many patients with ARDS.
Wendy Walker, PhD
Topic: ReACT: Recovery Analytics in Hypoxic-Ischemic Coma Treatment
Goal: Explore the presence and function of monocyte and macrophage populations in the mouse peritoneum after sepsis is induced via cecal ligation and puncture.
Discovery Research Network
Discovery, the Critical Care Research Network fosters collaborative research to promote the advancement of science in the field to improve outcomes for critically ill and injured patients. The network seeks to exponentially increase research in the critical care field and use SCCM’s existing broad base of programs to disseminate its findings into practice. Discovery provides support for clinical investigators by providing access to data coordinating center and clinical coordinating center and hold regular clinical investigators meetings provide an opportunity for investigators to present clinical proposals in an inclusive and supportive environment.
Looking Ahead
SCCM is seeking funding, collaborators or enrollments in these projects endorsed by Discovery:
- Reliable Assessment of RarE and typical infections (RARE – AI)
- PRagMatic Pediatric Trial of Balanced versusnOrmaL Saline FlUid in Sepsis (PRoMPT BOLUS)
- C-VALOR: Ceramide as valid biomarker in ARDS
- SMART trial: Steroid dosing by bioMARker guided Titration in critically ill patients with Pneumonia
- INternational observational study To Understand the impact and BEst practices of airway management of critically ill patients
- Neural networks dynamics in hypoxic-ischemic brain injury coma recovery
- Intensive Care Knowledge Translation In Practice (ICU Knowledge-TI
- Randomised, Embedded, Multifactorial Adaptive Platform trial for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (REMAP-CAP)
- Extubation in Neuro-Intensive care patients and association with Outcomes: The ENIO Study
- An evaluation of methods to improve processes and outcomes in Sepsis and Septic Shock
- Study of provider Workload and thE Association with ouTcomes in the ICU (SWEAT ICU study)
- Vitamin C, Corticosteroids and Thiamine in Sepsis StudyVICTAS
- Early after TBI Study: Opposing Sympathetic Drive Early after Traumatic Brain Injury-Phase 3OSD-3
- Monitoring EEG in Comatose ICU Patients: A point prevalence observational study of intensive care unit experiencesMECIP
- WorldwidE AssessmeNt of Separation of PAtients From ventilatry assistancE
- VOLUME-CHASERS: Observation of Variation in Fluids Administered and Characterization of Vasopressor Requirements in Shock
- Titration of Inspired Oxygen During Mechanical Ventilation Using Electronic Alerts via Electronic Health Records: A Multicenter Study
- Structure, Process, and Utilization of Intermediate Care in the United States
- Severe ARDS: Generating Evidence
- Oral Midodrine Hydrochloride in Early Sepsis: Randomized, Double-Blind, and Placebo-Controlled Feasibility Study
- Inhaled Versus Early Systemic Steroids for Treatment of Pneumonia (INVESST Pneumonia)INVESST
- High-Flow Oxygen Versus Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Emergency Department ProgramUSCIIT-HOPE
- Feasibility and Impact of Structured Telemedicine-Focused Strategy for End-of-Life Discussion During ICU Phase of Critical Illness
- Development and implementation of clinical predication models for seizures during post-cardiac arrest care
- Recovery from acute kidney injury requiring dialysis: incidence, timeline, and risk prediction models
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JOURNALS
SCCM’s primary dissemination tools for research are its two world-renowned journals, Critical Care Medicine (CCM) and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (PCCM).
Critical Care Medicine
Impact Factor: 6.971
Acceptance Rate: 14%
Winner: 2019 Gold Award for Best Use of Infographics
Top Online Articles
Title – # Read
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU – 8,119
Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Adult Critically Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) – 5,098
Critically ill patients need ‘FAST HUGS BID’ (an updated mnemonic) – 4,760
Guidelines for the use of an insulin infusion for the management of hperglycemia in critically ill patients – 4,021
Guidelines for intensive care unit design – 3,030
Increased Mortality in “Cold Sepsis”: The Result of a Frozen Immune Response? – 2,722
Early Intensive Care Unit Mobility therapy in the treatment of acute respiratory failure – 2,521
Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2016 – 2,428
Duration of hypotension before initiation of effective antimicrobial therapy is the critical determinant of survival in human septic shock – 2,354
Actual incidence of global left ventricular hypokinesia in adult septic shock. – 2,154
American College of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Parameters for Hemodynamic Support of Pediatric and Neonatal Septic Shock – 28,259
Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU – 20,502
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Impact Factor: 2.79
Acceptance Rate: 22%
Top Online Articles:
Title – # Read
Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition – 7,500
Consensus Recommendations for RBC Transfusion Practice in Critically Ill Children From the Pediatric Critical Care Transfusion and Anemia Expertise Initiative- 3,124
The American College of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Parameters for Hemodynamic Support of Pediatric and Neonatal Septic Shock: Executive Summary – 2,194
Low-Dose Epinephrine Boluses for Acute Hypotension in the PICU – 1,931
Dexmedetomidine as Single Continuous Sedative During Noninvasive Ventilation: Typical Usage, Hemodynamic Effects, and Withdrawal – 1,828
New! Critical Care Explorations (CCE)
CCE is the official open access, peer-review journal of the SCCM. This rapid communication journal is a forum for innovation and new information with the potential to influence the practice of critical care and impact research in the field.
HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT OUR MISSION
Learn more about how a donation to SCCM can advance research and improve outcomes. SCCM has created a fund to support a broad range of research projects, including grants to young investigators, expansion of advanced research grants, and endowment of the SCCM-Weil Research Trust.
WHY IT MATTERS
Research provides the mechanism for prioritizing quality so that as profession, critical care medicine can stimulate innovations, accelerate learning, and drive higher performance for critically ill patients.