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Hypothermia in Care
Author Jean-Louis Vincent Head, Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital Free University of Brussels, Belgium Medical professionals have long recognized the therapeutic benefits of regulating body temperature. In recent years, however, therapeutic hypothermia has garnered increased attention for its...
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Industry
Maquet Critical Care Unveils Neutrally Controlled Ventilation Technology www.maquet.com At the 19th Annual Congress of the European Society of Critical Care Medicine (ESICM) in September, Maquet Critical Care (Maquet) announced the launch of its latest breakthrough in mechanical ventilation, Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA)....
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World
Clean Hands Leading to Safer Healthcare for Half the World’s Population http://www.who.int/gpsc/en/ The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced that a total of 22 countries, representing 55% of the world’s population, have signed on to the Global Patient Safety Challenge, a worldwide movement to address healthcareassociated...
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Use of Induced Hypothermia: Acceptance and Implementation Issues
Author Prof . Armand R.J. Girbes Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital VU Medical Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands [email protected] or [email protected] In this article, Professor Girbes discusses the difficulties a manager may face when introducing the practice of therapeutic hypothermia...
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Taking the Next Step in Medical Emergency Team Management
Authors Michael R. Pinsky, MD, Dr hc Michael A. DeVita, MD Department of Critical Care Medicine University of Pittsburgh,Pittsburgh, USA [email protected] Medical emergency teams responding to bedside caregiver-activated calls, triggered by deterioration in defined, continuously measured...
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Evidence- Based Management of Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Authors Ravindranath Tiruvoipati, FRCSEd Christopher Harvey, MRCS Giles J Peek, MD, FRCS (CTh) Department of ECMO and Cardiac Surgery Glenfield Hospital Leicester, United Kingdom . This article reviews the practices that are evidence-based in managing adult patients with acute...
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Challenges of Economic Analysis of Pharmaceuticals in the ICU Setting:Outcomes of Sedatives
Author Joseph F. Dasta, MSc. Professor The Ohio State University, College of Pharmacy Columbus, OH, USA Despite considerable literature on the clinical use of sedatives in the intensive care unit (ICU) population, there is limited information on pharmacoeconomics of these agents and their effects...
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Do We Need Doctors to Go Out in Emergencies?
Author Guttorm Brattebø, MD Dept. of Anesthesia & Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital Bergen, Norway [email protected] Some national emergency systems regularly send specially trained doctors (often anesthetists) out of the hospital in emergencies (e.g. Germany and France),...
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Critical Care in India
Authors Shailesh Bihari, MD Nikhilesh Jain Dr . N.Ramakrishnan, AB (Int Med), AB (Crit Care), MMM, FACP, FCCP Director of Critical Care Services Senior Consultant in Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Apollo Hospitals Chennai, India Honorary Professor Sri Ramachandra Medical...
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ICU Versus ITU: Comparison of Critical Care Services in India and the UK
Auhors JR Raja, MD.EDIC Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK [email protected] N Ramakrishnan AB (Med), AB (Crit.care), FCCP, FCCM, MMM Department of Critical Care Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India Dr. Raja and colleague analyze the key differences...
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