New Decision Support Tool Improves Pneumonia Care
- ICU
- 13/03/2015
According to a new study conducted by researchers at Intermountain Medical Center, using advanced clinical decision support tools can reduce mortality...
READ MORELaboratory measurements are widely used in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). This review describes an approach to developing and implementing the use of rationalised laboratory measurements. Drawing blood and requesting laboratory measurements is probably one of the most frequently performed interventions in critically ill patients. There is probably...
READ MOREIf you want to know how we practised medicine 5 years ago, read a textbook. If you want to know how we practised medicine 2 years ago, read a journal. If you want to know how we practise medicine now, go to a (good) conference. If you want to know how we will practise medicine in the future, listen in the hallways and use FOAM. — From International...
READ MOREAccording to a new study conducted by researchers at Intermountain Medical Center, using advanced clinical decision support tools can reduce mortality...
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READ MOREJean-Francois Pittet, MD, will be succeeding Steven L. Shafer, MD as Editor-in-Chief of Anesthesia & Analgesia (A&A), the flagship journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS). He will take over the position when Dr. Shafer's term expires in March 2016. Dr. Pittet is an educator and researcher in the fields of critical care,...
READ MOREMedical errors occur often and potentially harm patients. For example, in intensive care units (ICUs), adverse events are common, often owing to failure
READ MOREAccording to an article published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, laboratory testing among patients undergoing cardiac surgery can lead to excessive
READ MOREA pair of studies published in the Journal of Patient Safety show "significant confusion" among emergency physicians and prehospital care providers...
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