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Imaging the Critically Ill
Imaging is integral to managing critically ill patients in the ICU as it is a key source of diagnostic information to guide clinical decision-making. In recent years, there has been significant evolution in the field of critical care imaging with an increased focus on improving imaging modalities and methodologies and increasing access to imaging...
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The Use of Critical Care Ultrasound
Critical care ultrasound examination should be considered in specific situations in the intensive care unit. It has become increasingly important to understand and master all the possible applications and future innovations of ultrasonography in the critical care setting. Point of care application of ultrasound has been widely validated...
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The Role of Lung Imaging to Personalise Lung Ventilation in ARDS Patients
Computed tomography (CT) remains an invaluable technique to evaluate lung morphology and response to ventilatory strategy and to understand the pathophysiology of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) patients. The first report of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in 1967 described patients with severe hypoxaemia and bilateral...
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Imaging the Critically Ill Patient: Echocardiography
Current applications and limitations of critical care echocardiography in the critical care context and its use in guiding the care of the critically ill patient. Echocardiography in the ICU Echocardiography is currently considered an essential diagnostic tool at the disposal of the intensivist – a significant change from less than two decades...
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Bedside Point-of-Care Ultrasound Use in the Critically Ill
Historical Perspectives and a Path Forward Critical Care Ultrasound is a rapidly evolving field with an ever-expanding footprint in ICUs. While much progress has been made, ongoing efforts need to continue towards demonstrating impact on patient-oriented outcome measures and on defining educational curricula and competency requirements....
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Improving Haemodynamic Management of ICU Patients: Decatecholaminisation & Cardiac Stress Reduction
A summary of a symposium organised by AOP Health with presentations from Ricard Ferrer, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain; Bruno Levy, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nancy, CHU Nancy · Réanimation Médicale Brabois, France; and Michael Fries, St. Vincenz Krankenhaus Limburg, Department of Anesthesiology, Germany....
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The Clinical Utility of Estimated Plasma Volume in Critical Care
An overview of clinical evidence that demonstrates the prognostic value of estimated plasma volume (ePVS) in critically ill patients. Relevance Plasma volume (PV) is the total volume of blood plasma – the extracellular fluid volume of the vascular space. It is associated with regulating interstitial and intravascular spaces; hence it can...
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Guiding Clinical Care Using Pancreatic Stone Protein
The role of point-of-care testing in the early identification and management of sepsis, the need for better markers to identify sepsis, an overview of the Pancreatic Stone Protein (PSP) and clinical evidence highlighting its effectiveness as a biomarker. Pancreatic Stone Protein Infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality...
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ICU Management & Practice 2022 Subject Index
Issues/ Pages Volume 22, Issue 1 1-50 https://iii.hm/1el0 Volume 22, Issue 2 51-100 https://iii.hm/1ey0 Volume 22, Issue 3 101-154 https://iii.hm/1g6a Volume 22, Issue 4 155-200 https://iii.hm/1i0a Volume 22, Issue 5 201-250 https://iii.hm/1ikw Subject index...
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Antibiotic Stewardship in Critical and Emergency Care
An overview of antimicrobial stewardship in critical care units and emergency departments, highlighting aspects to reduce multidrug resistance focusing on antibiotic optimisation in respiratory infections and sepsis. Introduction Infections caused by resistant bacteria are associated with higher treatment costs and increased morbidity...
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