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Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters: Potential for Use in the ICU
Author Mariam Alansari , MD,FRCSI Consultant Intensivist, Intensive Care Unite Salmaniya Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, Manama,Kingdom of Bahrain [email protected] Central venous catheters (CVCs) are widely used in critically ill patients. They permit haemodynamic monitoring and allow access for the...
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Visitors in the ICU: Pros and Cons of Unrestricted Visitation
Authors Dominique Vandijck , MSc, MA Department of Intensive Care Medicine Ghent University Hospital Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Ghent University Ghent,Belgium [email protected] Dominique D. Benoit, MD, PhD Intensivist Department of Intensive Care Ghent University Hospital,Ghent,Belgium...
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Wonderful,Wonderful Copenhagen
Author Jennifer M. Hunter Chairman Scientific Programme Committee, ESA Division of Clinical Science(Aneasthesia)Liverpool,UK [email protected] In 2008, the European Society of Anaesthesiologists (ESA) will hold its annual scientific meeting, Euroanaesthesia, for the first time in Denmark at the Bella Conference...
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ESICM Tackles Tough Issue During Silver Anniversary in Berlin
Author Jeannie Wurz, BA Medical Writer/Editor Department of Intensive Care Medicine Bern University Hospital and University of Bem, Switzerland (on behalf of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine) [email protected] More than 4900 intensive care practitioners converged on Berlin between...
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An Interview with Prof. Antonio Artigas
Professor Antonio Artigas has been managing the Critical Care Centre at Sabadell Hospital in Barcelona, Spain since 1988. He spoke at length with Sherry Scharff at the 13th International Symposium on Infections in the Critically Ill Patient in Athens, Greece, a meeting he heads. In this discussion, he describes the successes he has experienced...
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The Overview of Healthcare in Brazil
National Health Policies and Plans The national health policy is based on the Federal Constitution of 1988, which sets out the principles and directives for the delivery of healthcare in the country through the Unified Health System (SUS). Under the constitution, the activities of the federal government are to be based on multi-year plans approved...
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Quality of Care in Paediatric Emergencies
Author Patrick Van de Voorde , MD Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine Ghent University Hospital Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium [email protected] Timely and adequate medical care significantly reduces morbidity and mortality in (paediatric) emergencies. However,...
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Creating a Collaborative Model to Improve Patient Flow
Author Christy Dempsey RN,BSN,MBA,CNOR Senior Vice-President,Clinical Operations PatientFlow Technology USA Former Vice-President of Surgical and Emergency Service St John's Hospital,Missouri,USA [email protected] With strategic focus on improving the quality and safety of patient care, it has become increasingly obvious...
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Overview of Healthcare in Canada
Author Nathalie Danjoux, MSc Senior Policy Analyst Critical Care Secretariat,Toronto, Ontario, Canada [email protected] "Through the years, I came to believe that health services ought not to have a price tag on them, and that people should be able to get whatever health services they require...
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Communication and Decision-Making in the Intensive Care Unit in Canada
Author James Downar, MD, FRCPC Clinical Fellow Division of Palliative Care, Division of Critical Care Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada [email protected] Communication is an important issue in the Canadian healthcare system. Recent studies have...
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