• 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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  • 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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  • Rapid Assessment of Fluid Responsiveness and Tolerance With Ultrasound of the Neck Vessels

    Ultrasonographic assessment of the neck vessels in critically ill patients contributes to rapid and non-invasive management of fluids to evaluate responsiveness and tolerance and blood volume status.   Introduction There are multiple ways to evaluate the responsiveness and tolerance to IV fluids, as well as venous congestion,...

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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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  • 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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  • Effective Workforce Transformation

    The most important asset for healthcare is healthcare workers. However, this sector faces significant challenges regarding this valuable resource, which have been further exacerbated because of the pandemic. According to the World Health Organization, there will be a  shortfall of 15 million healthcare workers by 2030 . Clearly, the future...

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  • Interprofessional Competence Acquisition in Times of VUCA

    Restrictions on educational offers in person and in the practical environment due to infection and other factors such as the current effects of war in Europe, the increasing shortage of skilled workers and ever shorter length of stay in the job, increasingly complex task profiles requiring a different approach of management in the healthcare system...

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  • Reducing Burnout by Building Resilient Systems

    Frontline clinicians are emotionally exhausted, mentally fatigued, and pessimistic about the future, often due to the complex, inefficient environments they work in each day. Solving this requires a systems-based approach to creating highly reliable systems in healthcare. One good place to begin is by making it easier for the frontline to know what...

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  • Effective Workforce Transformation in Healthcare

    HealthManagement.org spoke to Dr Nicholas Spencer, Chief Clinical Information Officer for Northern Europe, Agfa HealthCare and Roberto Anello, Managing Director for Northern Europe, Agfa HealthCare to gain insight on workforce transformation, collaboration networks, integrated care systems and application of technology and Artificial Intelligence...

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  • Building Winning Recruiting Practices in a Labour Shortage

    It is obvious taking too long to fill jobs costs organisations money and often prevents them from hiring the best talent. But did you know a bad hire can cost up to 30% of the employee’s wages the first year, according to the US Department of Labor? Bad recruitment strategy and process cost companies a lot of money. Key Points Understanding...

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