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Series on Early Mobilisation of Critically Patients
Introduction Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) often receive heavy sedation and bed rest, particularly while mechanically ventilated (Needham et al. 2007; Weinert & Calvin 2007; Winkelman et al. 2005). This immobility may contribute to ICU-acquired neuromuscular weakness, which can be severe and long lasting in some ICU survivors. (De Jonghe...
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Conventional and Non Conventional Interfaces for Non Invasive Respiratory Support
Paolo Pelosi , MD Department of Environmental Medicine, Health and Safety,University of Insubria Varese, Italy [email protected] Cesare Gregoretti, MD Department of Emergency and Intensive Care CTO-M. Adelaide Torino, Italy Giovanna Chidini and Edoardo Calderini Paediatric Intensive Care Unit,Department...
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Covidien Announces the Integration of Nellcor "OXIMAX" Sp02 System into Drager Patient Monitors
Combined Technology Offers Excellence in Patient Monitoring Solutions Covidien, a leading global supplier of healthcare products, with its Nellcor™ OxiMax™ oximetry system is now integrated into Dräger bedside monitors with the new Infinity® SmartPod® with Nellcor™ OxiMax™ oximetry system. Physicians now have access to the flexibility...
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The Aging of our ICU's Part III
In our third and final instalment in a series of articles in ICU Management concerning the impact of the aging population in our ICUs, we focus on an important subgroup whose special requirements in the critical care environment need to be addressed: The frail elderly. The frail elderly is a particularly problematic group of patients. Multiple...
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Data Centre Trends in the Healthcare Sector
Robert Forsyth Bruno Raeymaekers ARCADIS Community of Practice (COP) for Data Centers [email protected] Growing IT applications are taking a central position in the functioning of any healthcare facility. Existing sites are commonly relying on older IT and technical facilities, not able to support the new...
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Looking Back on 2011
For this edition of ICU Management, we asked four influential leaders in critical care medicine, "What was the most important or interesting development in intensive care in 2011?" with the aim of pinpointing the hot topics in critical care and emergency medicine during the year just past, and identifying trends for the future. Each contributor provided...
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Technology as a Means of Supporting the Clinical Environment
For this edition of ICU Management, we asked four influential leaders in critical care medicine, "What was the most important or interesting development in intensive care in 2011?" with the aim of pinpointing the hot topics in critical care and emergency medicine during the year just past, and identifying trends for the future. Each contributor provided...
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Uneven Distribution of Resources in the ICU
For this edition of ICU Management, we asked four influential leaders in critical care medicine, "What was the most important or interesting development in intensive care in 2011?" with the aim of pinpointing the hot topics in critical care and emergency medicine during the year just past, and identifying trends for the future. Each contributor provided...
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Quality Measurement & Evaluation of ICU
Prof. Dr. Dominique Vandijck Dept. of Public Health and Health Economics Dept. of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Ghent University Hospital Ghent, Belgium Dept. of Health Economics and Patient Safety Hasselt University Hasselt, Belgium For years, some have tried to deny their value, but today we can no longer...
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Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care in Bulgaria
Zlatina Alexieva, MD Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Military Medical Academy Sofia, Bulgaria Nikolay Petrov, MD Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Military Medical Academy Sofia, Bulgaria The accession of Bulgaria as a member of the European Union in 2007, has meant...
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