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Safety
Author Jean-Louis Vincent Head Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus Hospital Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium Safety is defined as the condition of being safe – freedom from danger, risk, or injury. Of course, safety itself is a relative term. It relies on the elimination of all risk. As we in...
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Europe
A New Manifesto for Medical Research in Europe www.esf.org Public spending on medical research in Europe should be doubled over the next ten years to ensure the health and welfare of Europe’s citizens and to nurture a thriving medical research industry, according to an influential panel of distinguished scientists. In addition there...
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Providing Safer Critical Care and Emergency Medicine Through Standardisation
Author Karen Timmons President,CEO Joint Commission International Oak Brook, Illinois, USA [email protected] The process of external quality evaluation against consensus healthcare standards, commonly referred to as “Accreditation”, is one of the most effective means for standardising care processes in healthcare organisations....
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Introduction of Tight Glucose Control in the ICU: Hype or Evidence Based Medicine?
Author Armand R.J. Girbes Professor Internist-Intensivist, Clinical Pharmacologist University Hospital VU, Medical Centre Amsterdam, Netherlands [email protected] Introduction In 2001, Van den Berghe et al. published the results of a study, demonstrating a clinically and statistically significant...
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Applied Leadership Skills for Intensive Care Professionals
Authors Sylvia Schwarz, MD Professor of Anaesthesiology Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Hospital Hietzing, Vienna, Austria Robert D. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD (Hon) Associate Professor Karl Landsteiner Institute for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Vienna, Austria [email protected]...
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An Interview with Dr. Marco Ranieri
Dr. Ranieri is the Chair of the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at Molinette Hospital in Turin, Italy; Professor at the University of Turin and the current President of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM). In this interview with Sherry Scharff, Dr. Ranieri reflects on the difficulties of applying business principles...
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28th International Symposium of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
Author Jean-Louis Vincent Department of Intensive Care Erasmus Hospital,Free University Brussels Brussels, Belgium As we look out on the wet and windy winter weather, we may find ourselves looking forward to spring, and springtime in Brussels is, of course, synonymous with the International Symposium of Intensive...
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PiCCO2 Provides Fast Decision Support for the Therapy of Critically Ill Patients
PULSION Medical Systems have started the implementation of the PiCCO 2 system in leading hospitals across Europe after successful CE-Approval. The PiCCO 2 offers a unique combination of parameters, providing a complete overview of the cardiovascular system and the haemodynamics of patients. The different display options such as SpiderVision enables...
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Induced Hypothermia and Fever Control in Neurological Injury:Cost-effectiveness Issues
Author Prof. Kees H. Polderman Vice Chairman Department of Intensive Care University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands [email protected] In recent years, the issue of temperature management in critically ill patients, in particular those with neurological injuries, has gained increasing...
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Extended Duration Workshifts: S. Mountain, The Impact on House Staff and Patient Safety
Author Scot A. Mountain (picture above) [email protected] Bradley S. Quon The Department of Medicine University of British, Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Najib T. Ayas (picture below) Sleep Disorders Program and Respiratory and Critical Care Divisions...
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