Hospital Superbug Debugged
- ICU
- 17/10/2011
An international team of scientists led by Monash University researchers has uncovered how a common hospital bacterium becomes a deadly superbug...
READ MOREInterviewee Peter Arlett Principal Administrator at the Pharmaceuticals Unit, DG Enterprise and Industry C orrespondence [email protected] Peter Arlett’s responsibilities include amongst others medicines for children, the safety of medicines, orphan medicines and international relations....
READ MOREAuthors Claudio Ronco Ranistha Ratanarat Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Ospedale San Bortolo, Vicenza, Italia C orrespondence [email protected] Pulse high volume haemofiltration (PHVHF) in the treatment of sepsis may offer a practical, efficacious and relatively inexpensive compromise between...
READ MOREAuthors On behalf of the NICE foundation Nicolette F. de Keizer Dept. of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Evert de Jonge Dept. of Intensive Care, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands The National Intensive...
READ MOREA uthors On behalf of the Belgian Society of Intensive Care Medicine Koenraad Hendrik D.K. Vandewoude Dept.of Intensive Care, Centre for Solid Organ Transplantation Ghent University Hospital Patrick Ferdinande MD, PhD, Department of Intensive Care, Universitaire...
READ MOREOne of the most positive components of our roles in intensive care is that on any given day we are privy to real-life dramas wherein patients, who often enter our units with low scores and little hope of survival; endure, fight, recover and ultimately move to the wards or leave hospital. These stories are inspiring, and rewarding, and they remind...
READ MOREIf ever a doctor deserved the title of “Father of Critical Care Medicine”, it is Dr. Max Harry Weil, MD, PhD, ScD (Hon). Concerned by the lack of close monitoring of critically ill patients, in 1958 Dr. Weil developed the famous Shock Unit at the University of Southern California. He was always an innovator, full of new ideas, and passionate about...
READ MOREAn international team of scientists led by Monash University researchers has uncovered how a common hospital bacterium becomes a deadly superbug...
READ MOREInteractive video games, already known to improve motor function in recovering stroke patients, appear to safely enhance physical therapy for patients...
READ MOREFour leading experts in the care of critically ill patients will be taking part in a symposium hosted by Kimberly-Clark Healthcare at this year's...
READ MOREPatients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at a higher risk of death if they are underweight. A new study, which...
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