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Reducing the Duration of Mechanical Ventilation
A uthor P. Macnaughton, M.D., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.A. Intensive Care Unit, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK S ummary Dr Macnaughton presents the case for organisational improvements to respiratory care. C orrospondence Peter Macnaughton , e-mail [email protected]...
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The Cost of Sepsis
A uthors O. Moerer, M.D. Ph.D., H. Burchardi, M.D. Ph.D. Department of Anaesthesiology, Emergency- and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Göttingen, Germany S ummary Doctors Moerer and Burchardi review studies into costs of sepsis and cost effectiveness of treatments,...
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PACT: An ESICM Multidisciplinary Distance Learning Programme for Intensive Care Doctors
A uthors C.R.M.G. Fluit , M.D. , D. Phelan, M.D., G. Ramsay, M.D. , K. Brown. European Society of Intensive Care Medicine S ummary Update in Education: Patient-Centred Acute Care Training (PACT) is an interactive distance learning course for the training of doctors working in intensive care...
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An Interview with Greet Van Den Berghe on Management in Intensive Care
I nterviewee G. Van den Berghe, M.D., Ph.D. Head of the Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium [email protected] S ummary Professor of Medicine at the Leuven University and Head of the Department...
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An Interview with Lütfi Telci on Management in Intensive Care
I nterviewee L. Telci, M.D., Ph.D. Head of Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Unit, International Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey e-mail: [email protected] S ummary Professor at the Medical Faculty of Istanbul University and Head of the Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Unit...
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First Study on the Prevalence of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock in ICUs in Germany
A uthor F. M. Brunkhorst, M.D. , K. Reinhart, M.D. SepNet Office, Dept. of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena e- mail: [email protected] S ummary A new study, the results of which are shortly to be presented at the ESICM...
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Fact File
Statistics for German Intensive Care Units Although several authorities provide data to the public on health care across Europe (see later for figures on Germany) statistics on intensive care in Germany are difficult to acquire. The number of ICU departments, number of ICU beds, annual admissions and average length of stay in ICU, mortality rates...
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“Wendelsheim: In the Middle of Everywhere!”
Together with renowned researchers at the University of Tel Aviv in Israel, the German company AESKU is now on the trail of fresh possibilities for the diagnosis of autoimmune diseases. Autoimmune diseases are diseases of the immune system, which can affect the entire body. While the immune system normally has the task of protecting...
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Update from the European Institutions
The European Commission has announced a new action plan to tackle the debilitating impact of the financial crisis, which it says in a new document, has “wiped out years of economic and social progress and exposed structural weaknesses in Europe's economy”. To achieve a sustainable future, the recently launched Digital Agenda action plan outlines...
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An Overview of the Latest Updates from Technology & Industry
Medtronic Data Proves Corevaive Performance New clinical data demonstrate positive long-term performance and durability for the Corevalve transcatheter aortic valve replacement system from Medtronic, Inc. Two-year results from the pivotal 18- French Corevalve multicentre prospective study provide important additional evidence supporting wider...
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