Brainstorming Critical Care Meeting

Automated systems : will robots be the limit ?
E Azoulay (JL Vincent)

What bedside monitoring is optimal?
N Ferguson (M Antonelli)

Mortality is decreasing everywhere: will ICU mortality also decrease to… almost 0%
S Halpern (E Azoulay)

Will metabolic modulation Improve in the future?
J Takala (M Singer)

Should we pay more attention to organ cross-talk in the critically ill?
M Quintel (L Blanch)

Who really runs the ICU ? Who decides?
L Blanch (S Brett)

The future of clinical trials: ix mortality still a target?
M Singer – (S Halpern)

Can we better identify patients who may benefit from early ICU admission?
JL Vincent (S Brett)

The future of mechanical ventilation: the end of endotracheal intubation?
M Antonelli (N Ferguson)

Is variability of care always a bad thing?
S Brett (S Halpern)

What will the hospital of the future look like?
JL Vincent (J Takala)How much fluid is enough?
N Ferguson (M Quintel)

Will we still use clinical exams, a stethoscope, … in 2050?
M Singer (E Azoulay)

How to create evidence for personalized medicine?
L Blanch (M Singer)

Can hemodynamic management be simplified?
M Antonelli (J Takala)

How much of the outcome is predetermined?
S Brett (M Quintel)

Protocols and bundles: a response to inadequate staffing?
E Azoulay (L Blanch)

USA and Europe: any resemblance?
S Halpern (M Antonelli)

How much centralization of critical care services?
J Takala (N Ferguson)

What are the priorities: new drugs, new equipment, new biomarkers?
M Quintel (JL Vincent)