Society for Critical Care Medicine

SCCM Critical Care Medicine Doctors

Society for Critical Care Medicine is a medical organization dedicated to Critical Care Medicine. Doctors and practitioners associated with SCCM have special training and skill in diagnosing and treating life-threatening injuries and diseases. Society for Critical Care Medicine members perform life support and monitoring of critically ill patients. Critical Care Medicine is a branch of medicine focused on management of life-threatening medical conditions. Significant diseases and conditions treated by many SCCM members include respiratory failure, kidney failure, sepsis, and multiple organ failure. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by SCCM healthcare providers include inserting breathing, intravenous, or feeding tubes; using cardiac monitors, using suction pumps, and administering medically induced comas.