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Star Research

Star Research Presentations: Sepsis and Septic Shock

Sunday, March 22, 2026
10:45 AM - 11:35 AM Central Time
Location: Connections Central Theater 1

Presentations:

  • 10:45 AM - 11:35 AM Central Time
    Critical Care Immune Dysregulation Framework Differentiates Septic and Cardiogenic Shock

    Kevin Ghaffari, MD, MS

    Andrew R. Moore, MD – Stanford University

    Pablo Sanchez, MD – University of California San Francisco

    Angela Rogers, MD – Stanford University

    Purvesh Khatri, PhD – Stanford University

  • 10:45 AM - 11:35 AM Central Time
    Pediatric TAMOF Has a Distinct Immuno-Coagulopathic Plasma Proteomic Signature

    Steven D. Ham, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - University of Pennsylvania

    Sydney Sheetz, BS – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Stephen Famularo, CCRP – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - University of Pennsylvania

    Teresa Arroyo, RN, BSN – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - University of Pennsylvania

    Julie C. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD, MSCE, FCCM – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Robert B. Lindell, MD – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  • 10:45 AM - 11:35 AM Central Time
    Personalizing Blood Pressure Targets in Sepsis: External Validation of the STRIVE-MAP AI System

    Paul Festor, N/A (he/him/his)

    Daniel Cowen, n/a – Strive Health Limited, London, UK

    Niklas Rodemund, n/a – Department of Anaesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Austria.

    Dominic C Marshall, n/a – Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK

    Emily Chan, n/a – Strive Health Limited, London, UK

    Paul Elbers, n/a – Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Matthieu Komorowski, n/a

  • 10:45 AM - 11:35 AM Central Time
    Tracheal Intubation During CPR: First-Attempt Success and Association With Outcomes

    Lindsay Shepard, MD (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Marion Donoghue, BA – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Kathryn Graham, MLAS – Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia

    Natalie Napolitano, PhD, MPH, RRT (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Alexis Topjian, MD, FCCM, MSCE – Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia

    Robert Sutton, MD, FCCM – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Akira Nishisaki, MD, MSCE (he/him/his) – Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia

    Ryan W. Morgan, MD, MTR – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  • 10:45 AM - 11:35 AM Central Time
    Vasopressin Initiation at Low vs High Norepinephrine Doses in Septic Shock: A Target Trial Emulation

    Gretchen Sacha, BCCCP, PharmD, FCCM – Cleveland Clinic

    Seth Bauer, PharmD, FCCM – Cleveland Clinic

    Xiaofeng Wang, PhD – Cleveland Clinic

    Abhijit Duggal, MD, MPH, MSc, FACP – Cleveland Clinic Foundation