Sepsis-3 can help predict community-acquired pneumonia mortality
- ICU
- 21/11/2017
The Sepsis-3 Task Force updated the clinical criteria for sepsis, excluding the need for systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria...
READ MOREThe Sepsis-3 Task Force updated the clinical criteria for sepsis, excluding the need for systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria...
READ MORE“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically” Martin Luther King Worldwide there is still much variation in type and duration of intensive care medicine training programmes (Amin et al. 2016). What is clear is that training programmes need to cover the ‘basics’ as well as adapt to accommodate new skills,...
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READ MORECurrent resuscitation guidelines recommend that bystander defibrillation be attempted as soon as an automated external defibrillator (AED) is available
READ MOREStrong evidence supports use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) for patients with respiratory distress from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and...
READ MOREPublic hospitals in emerging countries pose a challenge to quality improvement initiatives in sepsis, as these facilities usually have limited resource
READ MORE30 years ago, monitoring in most intensive care environments was via an ECG display with a numeric value for heart rate combined with intermittent
READ MOREAiming to bring "Better Living in Intensive Care" for both patients and caregivers, the French Intensive Care Society issued guidelines to promote...
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