Sean M. Hickey, MD

Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Emergency Medicine
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California

EMRA Critical Care Committee Chair, 2022-2023
Committee Chair-Elect, 2021-2022
Committee Vice Chair, 2019-2021

Fellowship: Anesthesia/Critical Care Medicine, UCLA
Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Medical school: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Critical Care , Cardiology , Deep Dive in CritCare

Deep Dive into the Evidence: Epinephrine in Cardiac Arrest

6/5/2019 Sean M. Hickey, MD , Bryan Beattie, MD , Yanika Wolfe, MD , Emily Gillespie , Meghan Gorski, DO , Mina Ghobrial, MD , Susannah Empson, MD

Epinephrine is a commonly administered vasopressor in cardiac arrests. Does the evidence support this intervention?

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Closed Chest Compressions in Traumatic Cardiac Arrest

5/18/2019 Sean M. Hickey, MD , Bryan Beattie, MD

The study authors sought to examine the effect of closed chest compressions on cardiac arrest due to hemorrhagic shock versus whole blood resuscitation.

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Early Use of Norepinephrine in Septic Shock Resuscitation (CENSER): A Randomized Trial

5/17/2019 Jonathan Pickos, DO , Sean M. Hickey, MD

The study authors sought to examine if early norepinephrine administration in patients diagnosed with septic shock improved shock control by 6 hours compared with standard care.

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Crystalloids vs Colloids for Fluid Resuscitation in the Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

5/17/2019 Omid Manoochehri, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD

Surviving Sepsis Guidelines recommend crystalloids for initial fluid resuscitation then switching to albumin when crystalloids are insufficient. There is debate regarding using colloid as an initial r

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Bag-Mask Ventilation During Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults

5/17/2019 Sean M. Hickey, MD , Yanika Wolfe, MD , Meghan Gorski, DO

Does the application of positive pressure ventilation by bag valve mask during tracheal intubation improve outcomes in critically ill patients?

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Coronary Angiography after Cardiac Arrest without ST-Segment Elevation

5/17/2019 Joshua Novy, MD, MBA, MS , Sean M. Hickey, MD

This study examines whether immediate coronary angiography in the setting of ROSC without STEMI changes on ECG following out of hospital cardiac arrest confers superiority in 90 day mortality compared

Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

4/26/2019 Sean M. Hickey, MD , Chad Meyers, MD

An estimated 6.5 million Americans suffer from heart failure, a broad term that can encompass a range of patients. Acute decompensated heart failure may be the first presentation of a heart condition,

Critical Care , Sepsis , Shock , Deep Dive in CritCare

Deep Dive into the Evidence: Steroids in Septic Shock

2/5/2019 Sean M. Hickey, MD , Susannah Empson, MD , Emily Gillespie , Meghan Gorski, DO , Yanika Wolfe, MD

The use of exogenous steroids in septic shock is a controversial issue with inconsistent data on mortality to date. Several studies examine sepsis treatment. What does the evidence show?

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: A Randomized Trial of Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (PARAMEDIC2 Trial)

1/21/2019 Sean M. Hickey, MD , Yanika Wolfe, MD , Meghan Gorski, DO

Is epinephrine a safe and effective treatment for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? The PARAMEDIC2 trial offers evidence.

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Hydrocortisone plus Fludrocortisone for Adults with Septic Shock (APROCCHSS)

9/10/2018 Sean M. Hickey, MD

Can the use of hydrocortisone plus fludrocortisone and/or drotrecogin alfa improve clinical outcomes in patients with septic shock?

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Sean M. Hickey, MD

EMRA Critical Care Committee Chair, 2022-2023Committee Chair-Elect, 2021-2022Committee Vice Chair, 2019-2021

EMRA Critical Care Committee Chair, 2022-2023
Committee Chair-Elect, 2021-2022
Committee Vice Chair, 2019-2021