Facebook to Ask Users to Share Organ Donor Status
- ICU
- 18/03/2012
Concept developed by two long-time friends, Facebook’s COO and a Johns Hopkins transplant surgeon When Harvard Universi
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ICU Volume 12 - Issue 1 - Spring 2012
- ICU
- 15/03/2012
COVER STORY - THE PERFECT ICU SERIES - NUTRITION MATRIX FEATURES - The Future of Non-invasive Ventilation. Helmet Ventilation: Advantages...
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Early Mobilisation of Critically Ill Patients:
In our previous article, we discussed the rationale for early mobilisation and described general screening guidelines and safety issues when considering this therapy (Korupolu et al. 2009). In this second of three articles, we focus on the feasibility and benefits of early mobility, describing how ICUs use available personnel and equipment to facilitate...
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Covidien's New Alarm Management System (AMS) for the Nellcor "OxiMax"
N-600x™ pulse oximeter identifies and alerts staff to ongoing developments, such as periods of desaturation and potentially worrisome patterns. AMS includes the OxiMax SPD™ alert, which detects desaturation patterns indicative of repetitive reductions in airflow, even if the patient hasn't crossed the SpO2 threshold. AMS also includes SatSeconds™ alarm...
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We all Know Endotracheal Tubes Leak
A recent study by The New England Journal of Medicine found pneumonia to be the second most common cause of rehospitalisation within 30 days after surgery.1 It's this kind of real-world need that drives our search for relevant innovations—innovations like the Mallinckrodt™ TaperGuard™ endotracheal tube, shown to reduce microaspiration an average of...
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Series on Early Mobilisation of Critically Patients
Introduction Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) often receive heavy sedation and bed rest, particularly while mechanically ventilated (Needham et al. 2007; Weinert & Calvin 2007; Winkelman et al. 2005). This immobility may contribute to ICU-acquired neuromuscular weakness, which can be severe and long lasting in some ICU survivors. (De Jonghe...
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Conventional and Non Conventional Interfaces for Non Invasive Respiratory Support
Paolo Pelosi , MD Department of Environmental Medicine, Health and Safety,University of Insubria Varese, Italy [email protected] Cesare Gregoretti, MD Department of Emergency and Intensive Care CTO-M. Adelaide Torino, Italy Giovanna Chidini and Edoardo Calderini Paediatric Intensive Care Unit,Department...
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Covidien Announces the Integration of Nellcor "OXIMAX" Sp02 System into Drager Patient Monitors
Combined Technology Offers Excellence in Patient Monitoring Solutions Covidien, a leading global supplier of healthcare products, with its Nellcor™ OxiMax™ oximetry system is now integrated into Dräger bedside monitors with the new Infinity® SmartPod® with Nellcor™ OxiMax™ oximetry system. Physicians now have access to the flexibility...
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The Aging of our ICU's Part III
In our third and final instalment in a series of articles in ICU Management concerning the impact of the aging population in our ICUs, we focus on an important subgroup whose special requirements in the critical care environment need to be addressed: The frail elderly. The frail elderly is a particularly problematic group of patients. Multiple...
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Antibiotic Resistance Continues to Rise
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is releasing new European-wide surveillance data showing that the percentage of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae is increasing within the European Union. Several Member States are now reporting that between 15 and almost 50 percent of K. pneumoniae from bloodstream infections are...
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