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Sepsis
Author Jean-Louis Vincent Head Department of Intensive Care,Erasme Hospital Free University of Brussels Brussels, Belgium Sepsis is one of the most difficult and challenging conditions to manage in our ICUs, as it can develop in many different situations and its’ course varies widely from patient to patient....
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Performance Improvement in the Critical First Six Hours of Severe Sepsis
Author R. Phillip Dellinger M.D. Christa Schorr, R.N., BSN Cooper University Hospital, Camden USA Mitchell Levy , M.D. Sean Townsend, M.D. Rhode Island Hospital, Providence USA The Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC), an initiative of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, the International Sepsis...
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Do Care Bundles Help in Implementing Sepsis Guidelines
Authors Jérôme Pugin, MD Professor, Head Physician Intensive Care Department University Hospitals of Geneva,Switzerland [email protected] Vandack Nobre, MD Research Fellow Intensive Care Department University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland A new set of guidelines has been published...
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Current Controversies in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Part 2:Diagnosis and Antimicrobial Management Author Karen Pickett MB, BCh Medical Writer/Editor Dept of Intensive Care Erasme Hospital Brussels, Belgium A recent meeting in Berlin gathered six experts in the field of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) to present an overview of the many aspects related...
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MRSA Management: A Cost Efficiency Problem
Authors Eric Nulens, MD Medical Microbiologist,Medical Microbiologist Department- Algemeen Ziekenhuis, Sint-Jan Bruges, Belgium Ellen Broex Msc,Ed Smeets Ellen Stobberingh , MD,PhD Ruud Deurenberg, Ph.D Medical Microbiology Department- University Hospital Maastricht,The Netherlands [email protected]...
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Understanding and Preventing Sentinel and Adverse Events
Authors Paul R. vanOstenberg, DDS,MS Executive Director,Department of Standards Development and Interpretation Joint Commission International Oak Brook, Illinois, USA. Paul Reis Manager of Publications Joint Commission Resources Oak Brook, Illinois, USA. Preventable medical errors threaten patient...
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The Greece Hospital System
Author George J. Stathis Health Management Consultant President of GHSMA [email protected] The current hospital system in Greece is a direct result of Act 1397/1983 that established the National Health System (NHS). Laws that were later enforced brought about some changes, but did not modify the basic characteristics...
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Greece Health News
Hospitals Run on Scant Staff Many state hospitals are operating at below the emergency-staff level due to a chronic absence of personnel, says the leader of the country's hospital workers' union. Even university hospitals are unable to maintain self-sufficient specialist units as there are too few employees to staff them, according...
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ISICEM 2008 Congress Review
Author Jean-Louis Vincent Dept of Intensive Care Erasme Hospital Free University of Brussels,Belgium 28th ISICEM –Reflections The 28th ISICEM, held in Brussels from March 18-21, was attended by almost 5000 participants from 84 countries. With a program of more than 700 separate sessions, it is difficult...
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Esicm Congress Preview: Controversies in Critical Care
Authors Andrew Rhodes Chairman of the ESICM Congress Committee Rui P Moreno ESICM President Elect The 21st Annual Congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine will be held in Lisbon, Portugal from September 21-24, 2008. This congress is likely to be the biggest critical care meeting taking...
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