David Gaba was one of the first to use simulation in medicine. He defined it as a learning method used to replace or amplify real experiences by guided experiences that evoke or reproduce aspects of the real world in a completely interactive way. In the past, learning process and professional improvement in the healthcare were carried out progressively with the patient himself, so the management of infrequent situations was conditioned to a prolonged training period. Tools such as simulation allow us to carry out this training prior to patient care, providing an experience that was not available before. In the last decade, this methodology has experienced exponential growth, gaining more and more prominence in the field of paediatric intensive care. It has not only been consolidated as a pedagogical method, but also as an essential tool for the acquisition and improvement of technical and non-technical skills in healthcare practice. Nowadays, it's considered a fundamental part of patient safety improvement strategies, allowing to examine care environments and processes, train multidisciplinary teams and practice work algorithms. In this review, we will focus on the usefulness of clinical simulation for the training of PICU staff, especially in non-technical skills such as effective communication and teamwork in critical situations.
Objective: To construct a risk prediction model and systematically analyze factors contributing to unplanned weaning during continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in critically ill adult patients.
Design: Cross-sectional, single center study.
Setting: Dialysis Center of Third-level hospital in China.
Patients: Eight hundred and thirteen critically ill adults receiving CRRT after exclusions during May 2023 to Dec 2024.
Interventions: Prospective collection of variables during hospital admission and follow-up.
Main variables of interest: Demographics, clinical conditions, nursing parameters, vascular access, consumables, laboratory profiles, treatment prescriptions, and hemodynamic data.
Results: Independent predictors of unplanned weaning included anticoagulant type (nemastat mesylate, OR = 10.20, 95%CI 3.15-33.02), scheduled treatment time > 24 h (OR = 6.66, 95%CI 3.22-13.79), agitation status (OR = 2.76, 95%CI 1.27-6.02), peak venous pressure > 114 mmHg (OR = 3.58, 95%CI 1.84-6.93), peak transmembrane pressure > 172 mmHg (OR = 2.19, 95%CI 1.11-4.33), weight > 70 kg (OR = 2.13, 95%CI 1.13-4.01). The model demonstrated AUCs of 0.874 (training) and 0.730 (validation).
Conclusions: This nomogram-based model integrates multidimensional risk factors and provides actionable insights for preventing unplanned CRRT weaning. Key clinical strategies include optimizing anticoagulation protocols and monitoring hemodynamic parameters. Further multicenter validation is warranted to improve generalizability.
Objective: To evaluate the impact of early empirical anti-Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) therapy on the survival outcomes of patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) in the intensive care units (ICUs).
Design: Secondary Analysis of the the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care-IV (MIMIC-IV v3.1) on MRSA therapy in Intensive Care Units (ICUs).
Setting: 94,458 ICU hospitalization records from 65,366 unique patients between 2008 and 2019.
Patients: 494 patients diagnosed with acute pancreatitis first admitted to the ICU.
Interventions: Anti-MRSA (vancomycin or linezolid) agents.
Main variables of interest: 28-day and 90-day mortality rates, incidence of renal impairment, and total hospitalization costs.
Results: A total of 494 patients were included, 302 (61.1%) patients received anti-MRSA therapy. After PSM, no significant differences were observed in ICU mortality (adjusted relative risk [aRR], 0.39; 95% CI, 0.11-1.38, p = 0.14) or hospital mortality (aRR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.21-1.33, p = 0.18) between the two groups. Similarly, 28-day mortality and 90-day mortality did not significantly differ (p > 0.05). Empirical anti-MRSA therapy was associated with significantly longer ICU and hospital LOS (p < 0.001). Subgroup analysis revealed that anti-MRSA therapy significantly increased acute kidney injury incidence (p = 0.002), particularly in patients without pre-existing kidney disease (p < 0.001).
Conclusions: Empirical anti-MRSA therapy was not associated with improved short- or long-term survival in SAP patients, and may lead to prolonged ICU and hospital stays. These findings highlight the importance of integrating local MRSA epidemiology into antimicrobial stewardship decisions.

