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Audio interviews addressing upcoming research and its application to the injured, critically ill or emergency general surgery patient, education efforts related to the clinical practice of acute care surgery, novel methods in the management of these patients and topics affecting providers and clinical care within the field.

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EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Respiratory Failure - #14

05/06/2026

This episode reviews the key concepts of respiratory failure, including mechanisms of hypoxemia, hypercapnic respiratory failure, and how tools like the Aâ€“a gradient help differentiate causes. The discussion then covers noninvasive ventilation strategies (HFNC, CPAP, BiPAP) and transitions into core principles of mechanical ventilation modes, settings, and advanced strategies like APRV. Finally, the episode highlights complications of mechanical ventilation and provides a conceptual approach to interpreting pressure-volume and flow-volume loops.

Content preparation: Dr. Lauren Craugh and Dr. Andrew Drahos
Content reviewers: Dr. Lauren Craugh and Dr. Andrew Drahos
Moderators: Dr. Lauren Craugh and Dr. Andrew Drahos
Expert Guest: Dr. Tim Ellender
Fellow Guest: Dr. AJ Sood

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EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Nutrition and Endocrine - #13

03/24/2026

Join Dr. Ida Molavi, Dr. Sarada Rao, Devin Gillaspie with expert guest Dr. Jose Diaz and fellow guest Dr. Victoria Liang as they cover ICU Nutrition and Endocrine Management in this Surgical Critical Care Review episode. This is a unique collaborative initiative between EAST, AAST and AAST-AMC. When do you feed the septic patient on vasopressors? When does gut ischemia change the calculus? We walk through enteral and parenteral nutrition per ASPEN/SCCM guidelines, 2024 glycemic targets, refeeding syndrome, post-TBI diabetes insipidus, and thyroid storm - including how to sequence therapy and when plasmapheresis enters the picture.

Content preparation: Dr. Ida Molavi & Dr. Victoria Liang
Content reviewer: Dr. Ida Molavi
Moderators: Dr. Sarada Rao, Dr. Devin Gillaspie, and Dr. Ida Molavi
Expert Guest: Dr. Jose Diaz
Fellow Guest: Dr. Victoria Liang

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EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - GI Disorders in SICU - #12

09/06/2025

Join Dr. Anaar Siletz and Dr. Joshua Dilday with the expert Guest Dr. Michael Cripps, and Fellow Guest Dr. Arielle Thomas-Jonasson. This is the twelfth episode of the Surgical Critical Care Review Series. This is a unique collaborative initiative between EAST and AAST. During this episode we will be discussing GI Bleeding and prophylaxis, Abdominal compartment syndrome, Acute pancreatitis/ necrotizing pancreatitis, Toxic megacolon and Ogilvie's syndrome and Esophageal emergencies.

Content preparation: Dr. Arielle Thomas-Jonasson
Content reviewers: Dr. Joshua Dilday and Dr. Anaar Siletz
Moderators: Dr. Joshua Dilday and Dr. Anaar Siletz
Expert Guest: Dr. Michael Cripps
Fellow Guest: Dr. Arielle Thomas-Jonasson

Topics covered in this episode:

GI Bleeding and Prophylaxis
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Toxic Megacolon and Ogilvie's Syndrome
Esophageal Emergencies

Supplemental Material: Download the Supplemental Material Document

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EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Neurologic Dysfunction II - #11

08/25/2025

Join Dr. Mohammed Bawazeer with the expert Guest Dr. Neeraj Badjatia, and Fellows Guests Dr. Jennifer Brewer and Dr. Leah Aakjar. This is the eleventh episode of the Surgical Critical Care Review Series. This is a unique collaborative initiative between EAST and AAST. During this episode we will be discussing PADIS Guidelines, Status Epilepticus and Non-traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage.

Content preparation: Dr. Uzer Khan, Dr. Mohammed Bawazeer, Dr. Jennifer Brewer, and Dr. Leah Aakjar
Content reviewers: Dr. Mohammed Bawazeer & Dr. Neeraj Badjatia
Moderator: Dr. Mohammed Bawazeer
Expert Guest: Dr. Neeraj Badjatia
Fellow Guests: Dr. Leah Aakjar & Dr. Jennifer Brewer

Topics covered in this episode:

PADIS Practice Management Guidelines
Status Epilepticus
Non-traumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Supplemental Material: Download the Supplemental Material Document

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EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Neurologic Dysfunction I - #10

08/15/2025

Join Dr. Ida Molavi and Dr. Joshua Dilday with the expert Guest Dr. Purvi Patel, and Fellows Guest Dr. Caitlyn Braschi. This is the tenth episode of the Surgical Critical Care Review Series. This is a unique collaborative initiative between EAST, AAST and AAST-AMC. During this episode we will be discussing Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injuries and Blunt Cerebrovascular injuries.

Content preparation: Dr. Caitlyn Braschi
Content reviewers: Dr. Ida Molavi & Dr. Joshua Dilday
Moderators: Dr. Ida Molavi & Dr. Joshua Dilday
Expert Guest: Dr. Purvi Patel
Fellow Guest: Dr. Caitlyn Braschi

Topics covered in this episode:

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries (BCVI)

Supplemental Material: Download the Supplemental Material Document

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EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Surgical Infections I - #9

07/31/2025

Join Dr. Erika Bisgaard with the Expert Guest Dr. Scott Brakenridge, and Fellow Guest Dr. Erin White. This is the nineth episode of the Surgical Critical Care Review Series. This is a unique collaborative initiative between EAST and AAST. During this episode we will be discussing early management of septic shock, surviving sepsis campaign, Ventilator associated Pneumonia, C. Diff colitis and Necrotizing soft Tissue infections.

Content preparation: Dr. Erika Bisgaard & Dr. Mohammed Bawazeer
Content reviewer: Dr. Alex Brito
Moderator: Dr. Erika Bisgaard
Expert Guest: Dr. Scott Brakenridge
Fellow Guest: Dr. Erin White

Topics covered in this episode:

Sepsis, septic shock and Surviving sepsis guidelines
VAP and pulmonary infections
C diff colitis
Necrotizing soft tissue infections

Supplemental Material:
Septic Shock

Caironi P, Tognoni G, Masson S, et al. Albumin replacement in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. N Engl J Med. 2014;370(15):1412-1421. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1305727
Evans L, Rhodes A, Alhazzani W, et al. Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021. Intensive Care Med. 2021;47(11):1181-1247. doi:10.1007/s00134-021-06506-y
Fujii T, Luethi N, Young PJ, et al. Effect of vitamin C, hydrocortisone, and thiamine vs hydrocortisone alone on time alive and free of vasopressor support among patients with septic shock: the VITAMINS randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2020;323(5):423-431. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.22176 [PMID: 31950979]

Bacterial Infections

Johnson S, Lavergne V, Skinner AM, et al. Clinical practice guideline by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA): 2021 focused update guidelines on management of Clostridioides difficile infection in adults. Clin Infect Dis. 2021;73(5):755-757. doi:10.1093/cid/ciab718
Tamma PD, Aitken SL, Bonomo RA, Mathers AJ, van Duin D, Clancy CJ. Infectious Diseases Society of America 2022 guidance on the treatment of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E), carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa with difficult-to-treat resistance (DTR-P. aeruginosa). Clin Infect Dis. 2022;75(2):187-212. doi:10.1093/cid/ciac268
Yahav D, Franceschini E, Koppel F, et al. Seven versus 14 days of antibiotic therapy for uncomplicated gram-negative bacteremia: a noninferiority randomized controlled trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2019;69(7):1091-1098. doi:10.1093/cid/ciy1054
Oksi J, Anttila VJ, Mattila E. Treatment of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection. Ann Med. 2020;52(1-2):12-20. doi:10.1080/07853890.2019.1701703 [PMID: 31801387] • Wilcox MH, Gerding DN, Poxton IR, et al. Bezlotoxumab for prevention of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. N Engl J Med. 2017;376(4):305-317. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1602615 [PMID: 28121498]
Mazuski JE, Tessier JM, May AK, et al. The Surgical Infection Society revised guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal infection. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2017;18(1):1-76. doi:10.1089/sur.2016.261 [PMID: 28085573]
Sawyer RG, Claridge JA, Nathens AB, et al. Trial of short-course antimicrobial therapy for intraabdominal infection. N Engl J Med. 2015;372(21):1996-2005. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1411162 [PMID: 25992746]

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EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Shock - #8

06/06/2025

Join Dr. Ida Molavi, Dr. Najiha Farooqi and Dr. Caitlin Fitzgerald with the expert Guest Dr. Joseph Cuschieri, and Fellows Guests Dr. Gerald Wang and Dr. Kirea Mazzolini. This is the eighth episode of the Surgical Critical Care Review Series. This is a unique collaborative initiative between EAST and AAST. During this episode we will be discussing Shock pathophysiology and classification, Resuscitation, Types of Vasopressors and the general approach to different types of Shock.

Content preparation: Dr. Ida Molavi
Content reviewers: Dr. Najiha Farooqi and Dr. Caitlin
Moderators: Dr. Ida Molavi, Dr. Najiha Farooqi and Dr. Caitlin
Expert Guest: Dr. Joseph Cuschieri
Fellow Guests: Dr. Gerald Wang and Dr. Kirea Mazzolini

Topics covered in this episode:

Pathophysiology and Classification
Resuscitation from Circulatory Shock
Vasopressors and Inotropes
Septic Shock
Hemorrhagic Shock
Cardiogenic Shock

Supplemental Material: Download the Supplemental Material Document

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EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Hematology II - #7

04/28/2025

Join Dr. Alex Brito with the Expert Guest Dr. Martin Schreiber, and Fellow Guests Dr. Donald Furman and Dr. Rebecca Phuoc. This is the seventh episode of the Surgical Critical Care Review Series. This is a unique collaborative initiative between EAST, AAST, and AAST-AMC. During this episode we will be discussing the management of venous thromboembolism, the pathophysiology and management of trauma induced coagulopathy, von Willebrand disease, and sickle cell disease as well as the use of plasmapheresis in the surgical ICU.

Content preparation: Dr. Alex Brito
Content reviewer: Dr. Erika Bisgaard
Moderator: Dr. Alex Brito
Expert Guest: Dr. Martin Schreiber
Fellow Guests: Dr. Donald Furman and Dr. Rebecca Phuoc

Topics covered in this episode:

DVT/PE Therapy
Trauma - Induced Coaculopathy
von Willebrand Disease and Sickle Cell Crisis
Plasmapheresis

Supplemental Material: Download the Supplemental Material Document

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EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Hematology I - #6

03/28/2025

EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Episode 06
Hematology I
Join Dr. Lauren Craugh with expert guests Dr. Brian Yorkgitis and Dr. Linda Schutzman. This is the sixth episode of the Surgical Critical Care Review Series. This is a unique collaborative initiative between EAST, AAST, and AAST-AMC. During this episode Massive Transfusion and ABC Score, Thromboelastography, and Thromboembolic Prophylaxis will be discussed.

Content preparation: Lauren Craugh, MD
Content reviewer: Linda Schutzman, MD
Moderator: Lauren Craugh, MD
Expert Guests: Brian Yorkgitis, DO, FACS & Linda Schutzman, MD

Topics covered in this episode:

Blood Component Therapy, Massive Transfusion, and Whole Blood
ABC Score
TEG/ROTEM
Thromboembolic Prophylaxis (Heparin, LMWH, Aspirin)

Supplemental Material: Download Supplemental Material Document

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EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Airway Management - #5

02/03/2025

EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Episode 05
Airway Management
Join Dr. Mohammed Bawazeer with the expert Guest Dr. Carlos Brown, and Fellows Guests Dr. Jennifer Brewer and Dr. Leah Aakjar. This is the fifth episode of the Surgical Critical Care Review Series. This is a unique collaborative initiative between EAST, AAST, and AAST-AMC. Airway Management, Management of the Difficult Airway, and Tracheostomy will be discussed.

Content preparation: Dr. Mohammed Bawazeer and Dr. Jennifer Brewer
Content reviewer: Dr. Alexandra Brito
Moderator: Dr. Mohammed Bawazeer
Expert Guest: Dr. Carlos Brown
Fellows Guests: Dr. Jennifer Brewer, Dr. Leah Aakjar

Topics covered in this episode:

Airway management
Management of the difficult airway
Tracheostomy

Supplemental Material:
Apfelbaum JL, Hagberg CA, Connis RT, Abdelmalak BB, Agarkar M, Dutton RP, Fiadjoe JE, Greif R, Klock PA, Mercier D, Myatra SN, O'Sullivan EP, Rosenblatt WH, Sorbello M, Tung A. 2022 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway. Anesthesiology. 2022 Jan 1;136(1):31-81. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000004002. PMID: 34762729.

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EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Pericardial Effusion and Dysrhythmias - #4: 08/29/2024; EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Episode 04
Pericardial Effusion and Dysrhythmias
In the fourth episode of the Surgical Critical Care Review Series, a unique collaborative initiative between EAST, AAST, and AAST-AMC, join Dr. Navpreet Dhillon and Dr. Andrea Tsoris with expert guest Dr. Munther Homoud and fellow guests Drs. Sarada Rao Sheliza Kabani discuss pericardial effusion and dysrhythmias. Topics covered in this episode: ACLS, supraventricular arrhythmias (AFib), ventricular arrhythmias, conduction abnormalities and cardiac pacemakers, pericardial effusion and tamponade.

Content Preparation: Dr. Navpreet Dhillon and Dr. Andrea Tsoris
Moderators: Dr. Navpreet Dhillon and Dr. Andrea Tsoris
Expert Guest: Dr. Munther Homoud
Fellows Guests: Dr. Sarada Rao and Dr. Sheliza Kabani; Listen Download

EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Renal Failure - #3

08/22/2024

EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Episode 03
Renal Failure
Join Dr. Josh Dilday with the expert Guest Dr. Paul McCarthy, and Fellow Guest Dr. Evelyn Coile. This is the third episode of the Surgical Critical Care Review Series. This is a unique collaborative initiative between EAST, AAST and AAST-AMC During this episode, Renal Failure will be discussed.

Content preparation: Dr. Joshua Dilday and Dr. Mohammed Bawazeer
Moderator: Dr. Joshua Dilday

Expert Guest: Dr. Paul McCarthy
Fellow Guest: Dr. Evelyn Coile

Topics covered in this episode:
Clinical assessment of kidney function
Acute Kidney Injury, and CRRT
Fluid and volume therapy in the ICU
Sodium disorders and water metabolism (SIADH, CSW, DI)

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EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Hepatic Failure - #2

08/07/2024

EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Episode 02
Hepatic Failure

Content preparation/Moderators: Dr. Alex Brito and Dr. Adora Santos
Expert Guest: Dr. Ram Subramanian
Fellows Guest: Dr. Ted Shung and Dr. David Ritter.

Topics covered in this episode:
Portal hypertension
Hepatorenal and hepatopulmonary syndromes
Liver transplant
Hepatic encephalopathy and Fulminant Hepatic failure

Supplemental Material:

https://www.sccm.org/Clinical-Resources/Guidelines/Guidelines/Guidelines-for-the-Management-of-Adult-Acute-and-A

https://www.sccm.org/Clinical-Resources/Guidelines/Guidelines/Guidelines-for-the-Management-of-Liver-Failure-2

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EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Invasive & Non-invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring - #1

08/01/2024

EAST/AAST/AAST-AMC: SCC Review Series - Episode 01
Invasive & Non-invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring

Join Dr. Uzer Khan and Dr. Mohammed Bawazeer with the expert Guest Dr. Paula Ferrada and Fellows Guests Dr. Matt Elson and Dr. John Luckoski. This is the first episode of the Surgical Critical Care Review Series. This is a unique collaborative initiative between EAST and AAST. During this episode, hemodynamic monitoring will be discussed.

Topics covered in this episode:
1. Arterial lines
2. Central Venous Lines
3. PA catheters
4. Capnography
5. POCUS

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