Patrick Costello
PharmD, BCCCP
Rotations
Medical Intensive Care Unit, Advanced Medical Intensive Care Unit
Education
PharmD: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency Training
PGY1: University of Chicago Medicine
PGY2 Critical Care: University of Chicago Medicine
Practice Interests
Emergency response, shock states, hemodynamics, vasoactive agents, liver disorders, sedation practices, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic alterations in the critically ill
Professional Affiliation
Society of Critical Care Medicine
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacist
Recent Publications
Mohammad RA, Nguyen CT, Costello PG, et al. Medication changes and diagnosis of new chronic illnesses in covid-19 intensive care unit survivors. Ann Pharmacother. 2022;56(9):973-980.
Condeni MS, Basting AT, Costello PG, et al. Major publications in the critical care pharmacotherapy literature: 2019. J Crit Care. 2021;62:197-205.
Gregorowicz AJ, Costello PG, Gajdosik DA, et al. Effect of iv push antibiotic administration on antibiotic therapy delays in sepsis. Crit Care Med. 2020;48(8):1175-1179
Quickfall D, La A, Pisano J, Costello PG, Gunning S, Koyner JL. Infections and mortality in ICU patients undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Nephrol. 2025;26(1):321.
Academic and/or National Presentations
Dogma-lysis in the ICU: Dispelling Myths of the Intensive Care Unit (0.3 hour). Chicagoland Critical Care Conference (C4). ACPE accredited critical care pharmacy symposium.
Current Research
The role of continuous insulin infusion for hypertriglyceridemia in critically ill adults
Hypoglycemia among obese patients with diabetic ketoacidosis
Evaluation of adherence to a sedation management bundle and impact on clinical outcomes in critically ill adults at a single center
Phenobarbital vs. lorazepam for the treatment of alcohol withdrawal in critically ill patients