Multidisciplinary Surgical Critical Care SICU Critical Care Team Orientation

Reviews and updates of all patient management guidelines are performed on a rolling two-year cycle

Patient Management Guidelines
Antibiotic Stewardship Guideline _{Updated Mar 2022}

Blood Transfusion_{Updated Jan 2016}

Central Venous Access _{Updated Aug 2021}

Continuous Paralytic Infusions _{Updated May 2022}

Electrolyte Replacement _{Updated Aug 2020}

Fournier’s Gangrene Guidelines _{Updated Aug 2020}

Gastrointestinal Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis _{Updated May 2014}

Glycemic Protocol _{Updated May 2022}

Head and Neck ENT Service Pathway _{Updated Aug 2021}

Intra-Abdominal Hypertension _{Updated May 2014}

Liver Transplant Pathway _{Updated Aug 2021}

Mobilization of the Critically Ill Patient _{Updated Aug 2021}

Pain, Agitation-Sedation, Delirium Protocol _{(Updated 1/2016)}

Rapid Sequence Intubation _{added 10/13/2021}

Surgical Critical Care Nutrition Guideline Summary_{(Updated 5/2014)}

Surgical Intensive Care Unit Ventilator Management Protocol

VTE Prophylaxis Guidelines _{(Updated May 2023)}

Bedside Procedure SOP
Bedside Surgery Guidelines_{(Updated Sep 2014)}

Bronchoscopy _{(Updated Apr 2013)}

Bronchoscopy Protocol _{(Updated Apr 2013)}

Chest Tube Insertion _{(Updated Oct 2014)}

Percutaneous Dilation Tracheostomy

Percutaneous Tracheostomy Management Guidelines

SOP CRRT Use In SICU _{(Updated May 2014)}

SOP for Bedside Surgical Procedures
EGS Bedside Surgery Protocol rev 2005

MDSCC Policies and Procedures
ACNP Lead NP Description

Attending Responsibilities

Critical Care Consultation Policy

Critical Care Coverage of Patients Outside SICU

Delineation of Service Responsibilities

Communication up the Surgical Critical Care chain of command and to the Primary Team

MDSCC Rounding SOP

MDSCC Services Interaction with Respiratory Therapy

Morning Intra-service Communication in SICU

Provider Notification by Nursing Staff for Unstable Patients in the SICU _{Updated Aug 2021}

SICU Reservation and Triage Policy

SICU Reservation and Triage SOP

SOP Communication of Primary team to Surgical Critical Care Team Handoff Process

VUMC High Census Plan

Appendix
Surgical Critical Care Nutrition Practice Management Guidelines

SOP for Initiation of TPN in the SICU