AABB Guideline for Platelet Transfusions
- ICU
- 20/11/2014
The AABB, formerly the American Association of Blood Banks, has developed a guideline on appropriate use of platelet transfusion in adult patients....
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Specialised Ambulance Increases ‘Golden Hour' Thrombolysis
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- 20/11/2014
The use of a stroke emergency mobile unit (STEMO) helped increase the percentage of stroke patients who received thrombolysis to break down blood...
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Perioperative Goal-Directed Therapy
Some Remaining Questions What is Perioperative Goal-Directed Therapy? Perioperative mortality of patients undergoing high-risk surgery has been steadily declining over recent years. And yet this reduced mortality rate is still considered to be higher than anticipated (Pearse et al. 2012). Newer approaches aimed at improving perioperative outcome...
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BK Virus Thrives After Kidney Transplantation Despite Use of Levofloxa
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- 17/11/2014
According to a new study, a three-month course of levofloxacin following kidney transplantation did not prevent the BK virus from appearing in the
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Aspirin Use In Surgery Does Not Reduce Kidney Infection
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- 17/11/2014
According to a new study, neither aspirin nor clonidine reduce the risk of acute kidney injury when used in patients undergoing non-card
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Antibiotic Management in the ICU
Antimicrobial management in the intensive care unit (ICU) represents an ongoing challenge for critical care clinicians. The goal of this review is to focus on strategies aimed at optimising antimicrobial use within intensive care units. Antimicrobial management in the intensive care unit (ICU) represents an ongoing challenge for critical care...
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A Critical Age: The Influence of Frailty Measurements
While prognosis of elderly patients in intensive care is often seen as poor, this is largely due to deficits that can be described with the vocabulary of frailty and its measures. Using the Clinical Frailty Scale as a tool to assess patients referred to intensive care might facilitate discussions about treatment aims, and identify patients who are...
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Health: The Economic Growth Engine of the 21st Century
Is there a correlation between health and economic growth? Can the healthcare sector be an answer to the current weak economic growth in the leading industrial nations? So far, the economic development of the industrialised nations has been disappointing during the 21st century. And the situation would be even worse, had the administrations not...
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ICS UK State Meeting preview
Highlights of the State of the Art Meeting 2014 Would you want to be admitted to hospital on a Sunday? As the NHS implements its drive to a full 7-day service, many in intensive care will say “we’re there already!” On Day 1 of the conference, Professor Julian Bion will outline a project examining (in the light of the higher mortality rate associated...
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Early Warning for Sepsis
Sepsis Care Faster, Reduced Mortality Suggested Harnessing vital signs information in the electronic health record (EHR) to develop an automated early warning and response system for sepsis led to a marked increase in sepsis identification and care, transfer to the ICU, and an indication of fewer deaths due to sepsis. A study assessing the tool,...
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