🎤 Live from IFAD 2017 – Interview with Dr. Ruth Kleinpell, President of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) We had the pleasure of catching up with Dr. Ruth Kleinpell, who just delivered a talk at IFAD 2017 on a topic that resonates across ICUs worldwide: appropriate lab testing in critical care. 🧪 Ruth, what was the focus of your presentation? "My talk was centered on the need to rethink routine practices in the ICU—particularly daily lab testing and daily chest X-rays, which are often ordered out of habit rather than necessity." Dr. Kleinpell highlighted the Choosing Wisely campaign, launched in 2012, which encourages medical societies to identify tests or procedures that may be overused. In response, the Critical Care Societies Collaborative—including the American Thoracic Society, CHEST, SCCM, and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses—developed a list of five key practices to reconsider in ICU care. 🚨 At the top of that list? "The routine use of inappropriate lab testing—daily blood draws that don't always contribute meaningfully to patient care." She noted that post-op order sets often default to daily labs without individual clinical justification. 🩻 What about chest X-rays? "There are still facilities routinely performing daily chest radiographs, even when they may not be necessary. It's not just about reducing patient exposure to radiation—it's also about cost-conscious, evidence-based care." 🧠 The takeaway message? It's time for critical care teams to reassess automatic orders and move toward more thoughtful, patient-centered testing. 🙏 Thank you, Dr. Kleinpell, for sharing this important message with the IFAD community. 📍 Follow more from #IFAD2017 #CriticalCare #ChoosingWisely #SCCM #HighValueCare #FOAMed

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