Mechanical Ventilation: Post-extubation Respiratory Support
- ICU
- 31/05/2017
A new study, published in Annals of Intensive Care, suggests that high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) may be a powerful respiratory support in the post-extu
READ MOREA new study, published in Annals of Intensive Care, suggests that high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) may be a powerful respiratory support in the post-extu
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READ MOREA Europe-wide observational study of anaesthesia practice in children has shown wide variation in severe critical events and a higher incidence than previously understood. The study was run by the European Society of Anaesthesiology and the results are published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine. The Anaesthesia PRactice In Children Observational...
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READ MOREThis article reviews the current evidence on prognostication after cardiac arrest. Post-resuscitation care has developed and evolved significantly since 2003, following recommendations by the Advanced Life Support task force of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation to implement therapeutic hypothermia (TH) in unconscious survivors...
READ MOREIn 2014, a few trainees from opposite corners of Europe had the somewhat bizarre idea that all anaesthesiology trainees should be able to communicate on a common platform. What followed was an almost immediate endorsement of this plan by the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) Board of Directors, which led to the first European-wide survey on...
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