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Problem Bugs
Despite considerable marked efforts over the years, infections among critically ill patients have continued to be an almost insurmountable hurdle for clinicians to cross. The Extended Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care (EPIC II) study confirmed this prevalence of infection, with 51% of the 13,796 adult patients classified as infected, and 70%...
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Council Agrees on New Rules for Patients' Rights in Cross-Border Healthcare
The Council in charge of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs has agreed on a draft directive concerning the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare. The draft directive aims to facilitate the access to safe and high-quality cross-border healthcare and to promote cooperation on healthcare between member states....
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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Caused by High Risk Microorganisms
Author Arzu Topeli, MD Director Medical Intensive Care Unit and Division of General Internal Medicine Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, Turkey [email protected] Infection is a major problem in intensive care units (ICU) as it is the leading cause of death in non-cardiac ICUs...
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Protecting Patients from Clostridium Difficile Infection
Author Robert Orenstein , DO, FIDSA Associate Professor Department of Medicine Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Consultant, Division of Infectious Diseases Mayo Clinic in Arizona Phoenix, Arizona [email protected] Protecting patients from acquiring Clostridium difficile infection has become a major...
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Infectious Diseases Specialist Consultation in the Intensive Care Unit: Worth the Money?
Particularly in an intensive care unit setting, patients admitted with or developing infection during their stay are at increased risk for adverse outcomes, unless presence or onset of infection is diagnosed early and appropriate antibiotics are administered promptly. This brief overview will elaborate on the contributing role of infectious diseases...
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Delirium Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit
Delirium is an acute confusional state associated with increased mortality in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and long-term global and neurologic impaired functional recovery. Despite its elevated incidence and major impact in the outcomes of critically ill patients, delirium remains underdiagnosed. Presently, there are validated instruments to diagnose...
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Facing the Press
Imagine you are about to appear on TV to answer allegations over lapses in patient safety in your unit. You have never been on TV before, but you pride yourself on your communication skills. (You really know your subject and have been invited to lecture all over the world). In the studio, you find yourself competing for airtime against an earthquake...
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Clinical Research and the Delivery of Excellence
Author Iain Mackenzie Consultant & Honorary Senior Lecturer Chairman, Critical Care Research Management Group Critical Care Medicine University Hospital Birmingham Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre Birmingham, UK [email protected] To many, the natural path to clinical excellence would lie through...
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Critical Care in the United Kingdom
Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at the University of Birmingham, Prof. Julian Bion also has an honorary consultant appointment with the University Hospital in Birmingham. He also has a number of high-profile national and international roles in the field of intensive care, including being an Editorial Board Member of ICU Management and is a former...
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Special Focus on ESICM Congress
The 23rd Annual Congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine held in Barcelona, Spain is one of the major intensive care meetings taking place in 2010. It features 10 parallel sessions including over 500 lectures, presentations, debates, round table discussions, tutorials and interactive educational sessions. Presentation of original...
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