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Whole-body ultrasound in the intensive care unit
Bedside ultrasound of the whole body Whole-body ultrasound can be used in the evaluation of many critical conditions including encephalopathy where brain and ocular ultrasound combined with transcranial Doppler can identify elevated intracranial pressure. Hypoxaemia is mostly related to pulmonary disease and lung ultrasound can rapidly identify...
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Clinical assessment of critically ill patients by whole-body ultrasonography
In this article we focus on the evidence of whole-body ultrasonography used for hypotension or shock. We first highlight individual ultrasound components in association to hypotension and shock. Second, we provide an outline of current literature on whole-body ultrasonography, its effect on outcome, and try to integrate the previous observations....
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Using ultrasound to prevent diaphragm dysfunction
Diaphragm ultrasound is a valuable tool to diagnose and prevent ventilator induced diaphragm dysfunction. This review focuses on the use of ultrasound to assess diaphragm structure and function in ventilated patients. The diaphragm is the primary muscle of inspiration. It is a thin dome-shaped muscle that inserts into the lower ribs, xiphoid...
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Imaging and ICU
Advice from a radiologist For the Imaging issue, ICU Management & Practice spoke to radiologist Dr. Marcelo Sanchez about radiology-ICU collaboration. How can communication between radiology and ICU be optimised as both specialities become ever more complex? The collaboration must be maintained by establishing protocols and...
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How to manage severe dengue infection
A review of diagnosis and treatment of dengue, a mosquito-borne febrile illness caused by flavivirus with a clinical spectrum ranging from self-limited fever to dengue haemorrhagic fever with shock. Dengue is a febrile illness, caused by one of the serotypes of Flavivirus (DENV1-4), transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes...
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Antifungal treatment in the ICU
Best practice in managing fungal infections Invasive candidiasis: Every milligram of antifungal counts! Think Aspergillus! Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Almost 80% of IFIs are due to Candida spp., which are the third most common isolated microorganisms in the...
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Safety first: insights from clinical pharmacists
A critical care pharmacist’s perspective and advice on medication safety around sedative and analgesic therapy in the ICU. Medication errors occur at every stage of the drug therapy process. A recent report on medicines processes in English hospitals identified notably high error rates in prescribing (8.8%) and preparation and administration...
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ICU Management & Practice 2018 Subject Index
Subject Index for Volume 18, issues 1-4, 2018. Issue Pages Short URL 1 1-80 https://iii.hm/r8z 2 81-144 https://iii.hm/r90 3 145-224 https://iii.hm/r91 4 225-288 https://iii.hm/r92 A -B C  
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ICU Management & Practice 2018 Author Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P -Q R S T -U V W X -Y Z A Author Page Short URL Abrams D 8, 16 https://iii.hm/hwy ,
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Sedation practices in the ICU
Report of a symposium presented at LIVES 2018: 31st congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Paris, France Chairs: Michael Sander, Germany & Jean-Daniel Chiche, France Knowledge and practice in sedation and analgesia in the ICU have advanced greatly in recent years. The risks of delirium and of over-sedation...
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