Researchers Identify a New Pathway that Triggers Septic Shock
- ICU
- 18/09/2013
Cells called macrophages explode when bacteria enter them and trigger an immune response through a sequence of events that UNC researchers uncovered
READ MORECells called macrophages explode when bacteria enter them and trigger an immune response through a sequence of events that UNC researchers uncovered
READ MORETodd Dunlap, 62, arrived at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center's emergency room on Aug. 8 suffering from shortness of breath, fatigue and extreme...
READ MOREStudy of funding awarded to antimicrobial resistance research projects in the UK calls for political leadership and sustained and targeted spending....
READ MORENorwegian patients are currently testing a system using tablet computers and a customised app developed by SINTEF. The aim is to prevent sudden...
READ MORECritical care treatment for patients that was perceived to be futile was common and cost an estimated at $2.6 million at one academic medical center...
READ MOREAuthor Teresa Pont, MD, PhD Intensive Care Doctor and Transplant Coordinator University Hospital Vall d’Hebron Barcelona, Spain [email protected] Thousands of patients are waiting for the phone call announcing that they may have a chance to live longer, better, or just to live. Organ donation has...
READ MOREAuthor Jonathan Ball, MRCP EDIC FCCP FFICM MSc MD Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in General and Neuro Intensive Care Care Group Lead, General ICU St George's Hospital and Medical School London, UK [email protected] This article presents best practice in organ donation, aimed at maximising...
READ MOREProfessor Djillali Annane is Professor of Medicine and Dean of the Medical School at the University of Versailles, Paris. He is the director of the general intensive care unit at Raymond Poincaré, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP). The unit is the largest ICU at the University Hospital of Paris, and has 36 beds, half of them high intensity...
READ MORECritical care in South Africa is more developed than in other parts of Africa, but faces specific challenges, especially from infectious diseases. South Africa has the highest number of people infected with HIV in the world. TB is a particular health burden, and trauma from motor accidents and interpersonal violence is also prevalent. Social support...
READ MOREAuthor Dr. Dean Gopalan The 11th World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine Congress will be held in South Africa for the first time later this year. ICU Management spoke to co- Chairs Dr. Dean Gopalan and Prof. Satish Bhagwanjee about what to expect. What’s New for Critical Care 2013?...
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