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Mobility in Care
Author Jean-Louis Vincent Head, Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital Free University of Brussels, Belgium Critical care has traditionally been administered through intensive care units and emergency departments attached to a hospital. In this setting, intensivists, nurses and other medical specialists...
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Worldwide
WHO: Workforce Crisis Endangers Healthcare www.who.int The World Health Organization (WHO) announced in its World Health Report 2006 that a serious shortage of trained healthcare professionals is severely limiting the life-saving services available in 57 countries around the world, 36 of which are in sub-Saharan Africa. According to...
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National
ASPE Releases First-Ever Treatment Guidelines for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain www.paineducators.org The American Society of Pain Educators (ASPE) published consensus guidelines for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain in the April issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.This is the first set of guidelines...
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Critical Care Medicine Limited by Speed of Light
Authors Scott A. Dulchavsky, MD, PhD David S. Kwon, MD Henry Ford Health Systems, Department of Surgery, Detroit, USA Douglas R. Hamilton, MD, PhD Ashot E. Sargsyan, MD Shannon Melton, BSc Wyle Laboratories, Houston, USA Scott A. Dulchavsky [email protected]...
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A Multidisciplinary Approach in the Development of a Hospital-Based Sepsis Protocol
Author M.Claire McManus, Pharm.D. Pharmacy Department, Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boston, USA [email protected] At Caritas St Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a multidisciplinary care group successfully devised and implemented a Sepsis Protocol for the hospital. Medical, pharmacy and nursing...
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Antibiotic Strategies for Prevention of Nosocomial Pulmonary Infections in Mechanically
Ventilated Patients Authors R. Ferrer A. Navas A. Artigas Critical Care Center, Sabadell Hospital, Parc Tauli University Institute, Barcelona Autonomous University, Spain Ricard Ferrer [email protected] Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) still remains a leading cause of morbidity...
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How to Use Data Analysis from Clinical Information Systems to Help Manage Intensive Care Units
Author Michael Imhoff, MD PhD Department for Medical Informatics, Biometrics and Epidemiology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany [email protected] Secondary analysis of patient-related data from clinical information systems offers potential for ICU management support, quality and cost improvements....
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An Interview with Dr. Peter Angood
Author Peter Angood, , MD, FRCS(C) FACS FCCM Vice-President & Chief Patient Safety Officer Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Chief Patient Safety Officer & Co-Director Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety [email protected] Dr. Peter Angood served...
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Added Value from Nursing Research
Authors Christina Jones, BSc, MPhil, PhD, Dip, Couns Nurse Consultant Critical Care Follow-up, Intensive Care Unit, Whiston Hospital, Prescot, UK & Intensive Care Research Group, Dept. of Medicine, University of Liverpool, UK [email protected] Christina Jones discusses the ways in...
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Global Challenges, Patient Centred Solutions
Author Dr Andrew Rhodes Chair, Division of Scientific Affairs, ESICM [email protected] Dr. Rhodes previews the interaction, learning and dissemination of scientific knowledge offered by the ESICM’s annual Congress in September. This year, the 19th annual congress of the European Society...
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