r/CriticalCare

8k members
r/CriticalCare is a subreddit with 8k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses critical care, icu, fellowship, new grad, and ccrn.
A subteddit devoted to the discussion of critical care medicine- in ALL of its various forms: ICU, Critical Care Transport, ED Critical Care, etc. Please note: this sub is not an appropriate venue to request medical advice. All posts requesting personal medical advice will be removed.

Popular Themes in r/CriticalCare

#1
Advice Requests
: "Failed the Critical Care boards- need advice on resources"
38 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Lung isolation tool of choice for massive hemoptysis??"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "The hardest part of ICU isn't the crashing patient—it's managing the unrealistic expectations of the family."
2 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "New NP/PA led "intensivist" groups taking over community hospital critical care groups that were oncr strictly pulmonologist groups"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Intensive Care Unit Journal/Rounds Structured Record"
1 post
#6
Money Talk
: "Rate my offer, I’m a PCCM fellow."
1 post
#7
Self-Promotion
: "Built a clinical quick-reference app that pulls from live medical databases — looking for feedback"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/CriticalCare

#1

Critical Care

: "IM resident struggling IN Critical Care [ICU Rotation]"
30 posts
#2

Icu

: "Understanding The Neuro Icu"
21 posts
#3

Fellowship

: "IM/EM-CCM graduates, Fellowship question."
10 posts
#4

New Grad

: "New Grad In CVICU"
9 posts
#5

Ccrn

: "The moment in my Ccrn where I realized I was going to run out of time, and what changed for round 2"
6 posts
#6

Critical Care Boards

: "Critical Care Boards"
4 posts
#7

Study

: "A second CCRN Study question where I'm questioning the correct answer and rationale..."
4 posts
#8

Help

: "Help me understand the answer and the rationale to this CCRN study question?"
3 posts
#9

Ecmo

: "Ecmo specialist/RN"
3 posts
#10

Bridge To Recovery

: "Bridge To Recovery from what?"
3 posts

Flair Used in r/CriticalCare

#1
Assistance/Education
: "FP-C"
21 posts
#2
Clinical Case Review
: "[Case Debrief] Mixed Shock + Post-ROSC Transport in a Brazilian Physician-Staffed Mobile ICU"
2 posts
#3
Research/Literature Discussion
: "CHEST CONFERENCE"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/CriticalCare

Yearly
+2k members(23.3%)

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Last updated: August 11, 2026