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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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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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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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Enhancing Ventilation Monitoring: An Interview with Professor Ola Stenqvist
Professor Ola Stenqvist is a Consultant Anaesthesiologist in the Department of Anaesthesia at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden, and a professor in the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care at Gothenburg University. Professor Stenqvest recently developed two new ventilation monitoring technologies now produced by GE...
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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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Committee of the Regions
Author Ilze Raath Editor European Affairs The Committee of the Regions (COR or Committee) was created by the Maastricht Treaty in 1992 and provides a forum for local and regional authorities on issues affecting them. It is an advisory body that ensures public authorities are consulted on European Union (EU) proposals...
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Antimicrobial Resistance in Indian ICUs
Authors Sheila Nainan Myatra, MD Assistant Professor J.V. Divatia, MD Professor, In-Charge, Critical Care Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India [email protected] [email protected] Infections with resistant organisms...
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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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