Physicians Use Therapeutic Cooling to Treat Cardiac Arrest Patients
- ICU
- 25/10/2011
Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in the United States, and just 7 percent of victims survive that initial collapse. In addition,...
READ MORESudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in the United States, and just 7 percent of victims survive that initial collapse. In addition,...
READ MOREChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) leads to persistent inflammation of the airways and is typically managed with corticosteroids, a class...
READ MOREChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) leads to persistent inflammation of the airways and is typically managed with corticosteroids, a class...
READ MOREProfessor Flaatten explains how design can affect patient outcome, and reports data collected from a temporary ICU set-up during reconstruction of his ICU at Haukeland University. Does design matter? Intuitively most intensivists would probably answer yes to this question, given the experience we all have from various designs and functions...
READ MOREA uthors JR Raja , MD BK Abraham , MD, MRCP N Ramakrishnan AB (Int Med), AB (Crit Care) MMM, FACP, FCCP Department of Critical Care Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India Dr Raja and colleagues explain the potential of telemedicine for critical care in India, the obstacles to...
READ MOREA uthors On behalf of the NICE foundation P.M. Benner , MD N.F. de Keizer , PhD D.G.T. Arts , PhD R.J. Bosman , MD W ebsite www.stichting-nice.org Dr Benner and colleagues describe the online version of the Dutch National IC Evaluation (NICE) registry, which allows real...
READ MOREA uthor Todd Dorman, MD, FCCM Ronald Pauldine MD, Fellow Johns Hopkins University [email protected] Recent research is informing on the impact of poor communication skills in intensive care practice. Dr Todd Dorman reviews the sources and consequences of ineffective communication...
READ MOREA uthors Helicia Herman Editor European Affairs Sonja Planitzer Editor European Affairs C orrespondence [email protected] Helicia Herman and Sonja Planitzer explain what an MEP can do for you, how to reach the right person, how to prepare for lobbying, and present advice from...
READ MOREA uthor Richard Corbett Party of the European Socialists (PES) C orrespondence [email protected] W ebsite http://europa.eu.int/comm/commission_barroso/kallas/transparency_en.htm Richard Corbett describes the role of an MEP, and in particular how this compares...
READ MOREA uthors Antonio Artigas Critical Care Centre, Sabadell Hospital University Institute Parc Taulí Sabadell Spain Jean Carlet Intensive Care Department Hôpital St. Joseph, Paris France Michael Niederman Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Winthrop University...
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