Society of critical care medicine discovery: Collaborative critical care research network

Abstract

Large-scale clinical trials networks are best suited for understanding how care is delivered, generating evidence to minimize unnecessary heterogeneity of patient care, and testing different care patterns and medications to improve clinical outcomes. Discovery, the Critical Care Research Network, was launched in 2017 as a combined effort of the United States Critical Illness and Injury Trials (USCIIT), the Critical Care Pharmacotherapy Trials Network (CCPTN), and the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). In collaboration with our colleagues we hope to contribute evidence to help improve the care of the critically ill and injured