Srinivas Murthy

infectious diseases, critical care. tweets my own. (he/him)

[Srinivas Murthy @srinmurthy99]

@BradSpellberg @PulmCrit @ABsteward re: SDD. We have meta-analyses of RCTs showing mortality benefits. We have good RCTs showing short-term decreases in AROs, BSIs, Cdiff, and no increase in total Abx use. We have long term obs data where it's used with no increase in resistance. Not sure what else is needed.

[Matt Burke @MattBurkeMD]

It is so painful to share the news of @FralickMike sudden and unexpected passing 💔

Mike was an amazing, inspiring and generous person who touched the lives of many.

As we mourn, please share and consider supporting his wife and 2-year-old daughter. https://t.co/uErWWCFPde

[BCGEU @bcgeu]

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

We've been pushing Thomson Reuters to do a human rights assessment b/c of their work helping ICE w/deportations.

Glass Lewis—which advises firms w/more than *$35 trillion* in assets—just endorsed our proposal.

Thomson Reuters is officially on alert.

[Srinivas Murthy @srinmurthy99]

@CritCareReviews @DavidHarrison80 @CCCTG_ @DrJohnCMarshall @KathMaitland @f_g_zampieri @nialldferguson @shane_w_english @QUBelfast @YaseenarabiYa @ICCCTN Rob - are those timezones accurate? I'll be watching online (🙁), but don't think it'll be at 0300 for me?

[Srinivas Murthy @srinmurthy99]

@DrToddLee @KertViele @IanMarschner @ABsteward @Inox94 @BradSpellberg @YukiKotani5 @ADAlthousePhD @JasonConnorPhD we (hopefully) explain it here:
https://t.co/lSLda4NYdO

[OSSU Tweets @OSSUtweets]

The @LindAlliance Critical Care Medicine Priority Setting Partnership is inviting participants to select the top 10 most important questions in critical care medicine from the perspectives of patients/families (caregivers, relatives, friends). @srinmurthy99 #ICU #PICU

[Srinivas Murthy @srinmurthy99]

@AbSPORU @MariaJ_Santana @paulisci @Sadiaahmed1221 @UAlberta_FoMD @UCalgaryMed @UAlbertaSPH @AthabascaU @UAlbertaNursing @AlbertaRNs https://t.co/sPiVNO3RlW

[Srinivas Murthy @srinmurthy99]

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[AbSPORU @AbSPORU]

Your insights as a former ICU or PICU patient or family member or caregiver or health provider, are essential to
shaping the future of ICU and PICU research. If you have time, we would appreciate your thoughts on this important topic. See QR code for the survey.

[Srinivas Murthy @srinmurthy99]

Dozens of us in Canada, across nearly every province, have been trying for almost a year to facilitate life-saving care for these children across our child health institutions. And every possible barrier has been raised by those institutions and provincial ministries of health.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

.@WHO has repeatedly raised the alarm that patients in #Gaza need urgent medical evacuation for life-saving treatment, yet the pace of evacuations remains excruciatingly slow.

Only 5383 patients have been evacuated with support from WHO since October 2023, of which only 436 since the Rafah crossing was closed.

Over 12,000 people still need medical evacuation. At this rate, it would take 5-10 years to evacuate all these critically ill patients, including thousands of children. In the meantime, their conditions get worse and some die.

On 31 December 2024, 55 patients and 72 companions were evacuated to the #UAE. We thank the 🇦🇪 government for their continued support - they have helped with the medical evacuation of over 1200 patients so far.

We also thank Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye, Algeria, Italy, Romania, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Tunisia, Oman, Jordan and the USA for their support with medical evacuations and health care.

Too many people's lives remain at risk. We urge Israel to:
1) Increase the approval rate for medical evacuations, including no denials of child patients;
2) Expedite the process of approvals for medical evacuations;
2) Allow all possible corridors and border crossings to be used for safe medical evacuations.

We also call on all countries to help by receiving patients and offering specialized health care to prevent more suffering and deaths.

[Teamsters @Teamsters]

TEAMSTERS LAUNCH LARGEST STRIKE AGAINST AMAZON IN AMERICAN HISTORY

The Teamsters will launch the largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history beginning at 6 a.m. EST on Thurs., Dec. 19. The nationwide action follows Amazon’s repeated refusal to follow the law and bargain with the thousands of Amazon workers who organized with the Teamsters.

“If your package is delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon’s insatiable greed. We gave Amazon a clear deadline to come to the table and do right by our members. They ignored it,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “These greedy executives had every chance to show decency and respect for the people who make their obscene profits possible. Instead, they’ve pushed workers to the limit and now they’re paying the price. This strike is on them.”

Workers will join the picket line from DBK4 in New York City; DGT8 in Atlanta; DFX4, DAX5, and DAX8 in Southern California; DCK6 in San Francisco; and DIL7 in Skokie, Ill. Amazon Teamsters at other facilities are prepared to join them.

Teamsters local unions are also putting up primary picket lines at hundreds of Amazon Fulfillment Centers nationwide. Amazon warehouse workers and drivers without collective bargaining agreements have the legal right to honor these picket lines by withholding their labor.

“What we’re doing is historic,” said Leah Pensler, a warehouse worker at DCK6 in San Francisco. “We are fighting against a vicious union-busting campaign, and we are going to win.”

Amazon is the second-largest corporation on the Fortune 500 list. Despite being worth more than $2 trillion, the company fails to pay its workers enough to make ends meet.

“Amazon is one of the biggest, richest corporations in the world,” said Gabriel Irizarry, a driver at DIL7 in Skokie, Ill. “They talk a big game about taking care of their workers, but when it comes down to it, Amazon does not respect us and our right to negotiate for better working conditions and wages. We can’t even afford to pay our bills.”

Nearly 10,000 Amazon workers have mobilized a movement and joined the Teamsters. They are fighting for higher wages, better benefits, and safer conditions at work.

“I’ve seen the Teamsters win big battles,” said Dia Ortiz, a worker at DBK4 in New York. “We’re ready to do what it takes to win this one.”

[Srinivas Murthy @srinmurthy99]

@Bram_Rochwerg @nflcommish Started strong, but then as soon as he went into Chiefs slander, his argument fell apart.

[Geoffrey York @geoffreyyork]

A bit odd to mention the "investment opportunities" before mentioning the brutal conflicts that have left 6.5 million people forced from their homes and 6.2 million in crisis levels of hunger.

[CANSTAT @CAN_STAT]

We would like to thank @TamorahLewisMD, @srinmurthy99, Susan Ellenberg, Stephen Senn, & Thomas Fleming for delivering excellent presentations at the second CANSTAT Annual Meeting!

[CCCF @CCCForum]

Sustainability in critical care? Explore how we can make the ICU greener for our patients and our planet! Join the conversation at #GreenICU #CCCF2024 #EcoCare"

[Srinivas Murthy @srinmurthy99]

Honoured to chair this set of just-released guidelines from WHO on burn management in mass casualty incidents.

https://t.co/D7LENJnebq

[Srinivas Murthy @srinmurthy99]

@CIHR_IRSC Amazing to see. Congratulations!

[CCCF @CCCForum]

The latest in ARF, sepsis, Green ICU and Neuro-critical care will be at #CCCF2024! You don't want to miss it! https://t.co/UeXKjUoANT

[Shannon McKenney @ShannonMcKenney]

I am honored to be joining the @SepsisCanada session #CriticalCareCanadaForum on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
This session, moderated by @drfoxrob and @srinmurthy99, includes input from Kednapa Thavorn, Francois Lamontagne, @fatima_sheikkh & @ElaineGilfoyle!

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

We have received an extremely concerning report that the Sheikh Radwan primary health care centre in northern #Gaza was struck today while parents were bringing their children to the life-saving #polio vaccination in an area where a humanitarian pause was agreed to allow vaccination to proceed. Six people, including four children, were injured.

A @WHO team was at the site just before. This attack, during humanitarian pause, jeopardises the sanctity of health protection for children and may deter parents from bringing their children for vaccination.

These vital humanitarian-area-specific pauses must be absolutely respected. Ceasefire!

[Srinivas Murthy @srinmurthy99]

@nickmmark indeed; we wrote about it here: https://t.co/wSsIzf1WXI