Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Archives

January 14, 2021

Residents, fellows step up to help care for COVID patients

Following a Thanksgiving surge that led to record numbers of admissions of patients with COVID-19, residents and fellows from multiple disciplines have come together under the direction and supervision of critical care attendings to provide the best care to critically ill patients in Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit.

By Nancy Humphrey

June 21, 2017

Device helps ICU patients by filtering out noise from medical alarms

A team of investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) wants to improve patient outcomes in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) settings by silencing audible medical alarms in hospital rooms.

By Jessica Pasley

March 15, 2017

Delirium awareness promoted by Vanderbilt physicians

Today is the inaugural World Delirium Day, created to raise delirium awareness and inspire positive action among health care providers.

By VUMC News and Communications

September 13, 2016

Risk factors for delirium

High levels of blood markers for vascular endothelial dysfunction were associated with longer periods of confusion in ICU patients, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.

By Leigh MacMillan

May 1, 2014

Number of neurointensivists grows nationally and at VUMC

By Jill Clendening

March 20, 2014

Pandharipande named chief of Anesthesiology Critical Care

Pratik Pandharipande, M.D., MSCI, professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, has been named chief of the Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, succeeding C. Lee Parmley, M.D., J.D., who was named chief of staff of Vanderbilt University Hospital earlier this month.