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Medical Error, Harm and Patient Safety
Join our panellists on March 1 at 16:00 CET as they discuss the prevalence and types of medical errors in the ICU, the psychological impact of these errors, and strategies to prevent them and improve the safety of critically ill patients. Moderator Jean-Louis Vincent Editor-in-Chief ICU Management & Practice Professor Department...
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Nurse-Driven Initiatives Impact Patient Safety
This article highlights the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient quality and safety and discusses an academy designed to support nurses to design and implement innovative solutions. Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the crisis of patient safety with an increase in hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) after more than...
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The Role of a Mortality Review Committee in a Paediatric and Maternity Hospital
There is little information in the current literature on the organisation of mortality review committees in paediatric and maternity hospitals. This article aims to explain the objectives and function of the mortality review committee of our hospital, an articulated tool to improve the quality of patient care based on reviews of deaths in our centre....
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Clinical Haematology
P atients in the intensive care unit frequently report haematological issues. These issues are often a result of critical illness. The most common haematological complications seen in the ICU include thrombocytopenia, anaemia, leukocytosis, thrombocytosis, and coagulopathies. In addition, emergencies in malignant haematology are commonly seen in...
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Reversal of Direct Oral Anticoagulants
This review focuses on different techniques to reverse direct oral anticoagulants, either with specific or non-specific agents. D irect oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are now standing for Vitamin K antagonists in many clinical settings. They are recognised as a major step forward for our patients. Their efficacy has been confirmed...
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Anaemia in the Critically Ill: What is the Major Culprit?
Anaemia is commonly encountered in the critically ill and is associated with poor outcomes. The cause is multifactorial and includes high hepcidin levels and a blunted response to erythropoietin. A naemia is defined by haemoglobin (Hb) < 12 g/dL for women and Hb below 13 g/dL for men, according to the WHO (1968). Anaemia is a prevalent...
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Indirect Calorimetry in Mechanically Ventilated Patients to Assess Nutritional Targets
An overview of the physiological aspects of indirect calorimetry, its limitations in use, the available literature and future prospects for tailored nutrition. Introduction Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is an essential part of patient care in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. Similar to mechanical ventilation and haemodynamic...
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The Importance of Accurate Glucose Monitoring in Critically Ill Patients
The complexity of glucose testing, the limitations of point-of-care blood glucose monitoring systems and the need for accuracy and reliability to ensure optimised patient outcomes. C ritically ill patients are not found just in intensive care units, but throughout the hospital: emergency departments, post-anaesthesia care units,...
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Clinical Haematology Digital Conference
Join our panellists on November 30 at 16:00 CET as they discuss coagulation, anaemia, haematological malignancy, and other important presentations of haematological disease in critical care. Register here ! Moderator Jean-Louis Vincent Editor-in-Chief ICU Management & Practice Professor Department of Intensive Care Erasme...
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DECEMBER 1-3 DIVI 2021 - German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine Congress Virtual event https://iii.hm/1dcs 5-8 Critical Care Canada Forum 2021 Virtual event https://iii.hm/1dct 6-8 ICS State of the Art 2021 Virtual event https://iii.hm/1dcu 17-19 ...
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