• L Douglas Smith, Thomas Alne, Heather Briere, Angelica Hernandez, Regi Freeman, Katie Gabel, Jennifer Berube, Christian Justin Carreon, Kelly S Grimshaw, Mintie Indar-Maraj, Lori Ledford, Patricia Rosier, Tracy Tyner, Janeane Walker, and Aluko A Hope.
• L. Douglas Smith Jr is a critical care nurse practitioner with ICC Healthcare at HCA TriStar Centennial Medical Center and an instructor of nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, Tennessee.
• Am. J. Crit. Care. 2022 Sep 1; 31 (5): 425430425-430.

AbstractThe American Journal of Critical Care's Junior Peer Reviewer program aims to mentor novice reviewers in the peer review process. To grow their critical appraisal skills, the participants take part in discussion sessions in which they review articles published in other journals. Here we summarize the articles reviewed during the second year of the program, which again focused on the care of critically ill patients with COVID-19. This article aims to share these reviews and the reviewers' thoughts regarding the relevance, design, and applicability of the findings from the selected studies. High rates of delirium associated with COVID-19 may be impacted by optimizing sedation strategies and allowing safe family visitation. Current methodology in crisis standards of care may result in inequity and further research is needed. The use of extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal to facilitate super low tidal volume ventilation does not improve 90-day mortality outcomes. Continued research to better understand the natural history of COVID-19 and interventions useful for improving outcomes is imperative.©2022 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

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