Opioid Prescribing Trends - U.S., Canada and Sweden
A recent study, published in JAMA Network Open, reported that U.S. and Canadian patients were seven times more likely to receive... Read more
Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy in Severely Critically Ill Patients
The controversy surrounding the efficacy of the blood infection biomarker, procalcitonin (PCT), for guidance in acute infections... Read more
Severe Hyperoxaemia Events and Mortality Among Patients in PICU
The paediatric management of hyperoxaemia (also defined as high PaO 2 or arterial oxygenation of greater or equal to 300mmHg)... Read more
Choosing the Right Hosting Platform
Health systems, especially those with a large network of facilities, are finding it a challenge to store and manage the ever... Read more
The Internet of Things and On-line Security
The Internet of Things (IoT) means all sorts of devices we use today, be it at home or in the workplace, are practically... Read more
Top 9 Hospital Management Tips
Effective management is the key to success for any business and the same can be said for the management of hospital systems.... Read more
#ESCCongress: THEMIS/THEMIS-PCI Findings - Minimal Benefits Observed
Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Greater Paris University Hospitals - AP-HP/Université de Paris presented... Read more
#ESCCongress: PARAGON-HF Trial Misses Endpoint
Findings from the PARAGON-HF trial were presented in the first hot-line session at the ESC Congress today in Paris. Investigators... Read more
#ESCCongress: How Has Social Media Changed Clinical Cardiology Practice
In a very interesting session at the #ESCCongress in Paris on the use of #SoMe in cardiology, Prof. Mamas A. Mamas of the... Read more
Staff Training Urgently Needed for Healthcare Cybersecurity
In healthcare, digitalisation is playing increasingly more important role in streamlining processes and workflows to improve... Read more
DeepMind AI Lab Founder Goes on Leave
It has recently been reported that the co-Founder of London-based Google AI Lab, Mustafa Suleyman will be taking a leave of absence... Read more
Vendor-Driven Standards for Interoperability
David Hancock, the healthcare executive advisor at InterSystems, was recently elected vendor co-chair of INTEROPen , a UK collaboration... Read more
Real-Time Triaging of Adult Chest Radiographs
A recent study tested the ability of an artificial intelligence (AI) system to triage adult chest radiographs in real-time. Based... Read more
Increased AI Presence at RSNA 2019
RSNA have announced Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications will feature prominently at the 105th Scientific Assembly... Read more
Ultrasound-Guided Intravenous Lines
Research published in Annals of Emergency Medicine demonstrates the benefits of using ultrasound to give guidance to caregivers... Read more
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Zoom on: Dr Jannicke Mellin-Olsen
Dr Jannicke Mellin-Olsen was the first female doctor in Norway to... Read more
Zoom On: Rolf Rossaint
Rolf Rossaint is a Professor and Chairman of the Department of... Read more
The Urgent Need for Digital Skills in Healthcare
Technology is playing a larger role than ever in healthcare, and with... Read more
What does the competitive landscape for your areas of specialisation look like?
What are the factors that drive innovation and change? AI in... Read more
Zoom On: Chelsea Beecher - Innovator of the Year
Chelsea Beecher serves as the Director of Development for the American... Read more
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Evaluation of the Microbial Tightness of Mini-Spike® 2 Chemo V - A Closed System Transfer Device
In vitro study validating the microbial barrier function by means of... Read more
Closed Infusion Systems Including Caresite® Extension Set Prevent Microbial Contamination
In vitro study validating the microbial barrier function of closed infusion... Read more
Evaluation of the Microbial Tightness of the Safeflow Valve - A Closed System Transfer Device
In vitro study validating the microbial barrier function by means of... Read more
Peterborough City Hospital One for all – standardising medical equipment
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is widely used in hospitals across... Read more
How to improve patient-ventilator synchrony
Waveform analysis and optimization of ventilator settings... Read more
UCI Health: Spotlight on Central-line associated bloodstream infections
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) result from c... Read more
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Spotlight on Sepsis
In 2015, UPMC a global multi-hospital system that has over 40 hospitals... Read more
Telemedicine – a new model for pre-hospital ultrasound?
FUJIFILM SonoSite’s M-Turbo point-of-care (POC) ultrasound systems will... Read more
Regional Healthcare Initiatives in the UK: An Opportunity For Silo-Busting & Integrated Diagnostics
Health authorities in the UK are developing regional initiatives... Read more
Taking the Mystery Out of Machine Learning
Radiologists have been taught to fear machine learning. It means what... Read more
Seven Steps to a More Efficient and Resilient IT Solution
Efficient patient-centric care models require consolidating mountains... Read more
Canterbury Hospital, Australia
Located in Sydney’s Inner west, Canterbury Hospital has just over... Read more
From Our Journals
New Antibiotics for Abdominal Infections: What Can We Expect?
Recently a number of new antibiotics or combinations for complicated... Read more
US-elastography for superficial organs: update
US-elastography, introduced to clinical practice in the early 2000s,... Read more
Optimising patient-ventilator synchronisation
Dr. Lluís Blanch, Dr. Jean-Michel Arnal and Prof. Francesco Mojoli... Read more
Fibrinogen concentrate in elective complex cardiac surgery: a monocentric trial
Presents the results from a randomised controlled trial which aimed to... Read more
Treatment of trauma-induced coagulopathy with factor concentrates
RETIC study Presents results of the RETIC study that compared... Read more
Clinical Use of Coronary CT Angiography
CHANGE OF PARADIGM During the last decades we have witnessed a tremendous... Read more
