Is the Current Recession Compromising Hospital Quality?
- ICU
- 14/06/2010
During past recessions, the financial stability of hospitals seemed to be nearly indestructible. But researchers at the University of Michiga
READ MOREDuring past recessions, the financial stability of hospitals seemed to be nearly indestructible. But researchers at the University of Michiga
READ MORECOVER STORY - Nutrition: Utilising Nutrients as a Therapeutic Strategy? plus Nutritional Challenges in Obese and Obstetric Patients&
READ MOREIt has been 30 years since the first International Symposium of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine was held. The Founder and Chairman of the meeting, Jean- Louis Vincent sat down with ICU Management Managing Editor Sherry Scharff to reflect on the early beginnings of ISICEM and to discuss the future of the symposium and the broader field of intensive...
READ MOREBoulder, CO —February, 2010 – Covidien announced results from a recent study1 suggesting that its Mallinckrodt™ TaperGuard™ line of endotracheal tubes reduces microaspiration by providing a more effective tracheal seal compared to other conventional endotracheal tubes. Microaspiration refers to aspiration of fluid, secretions and other materials...
READ MOREKirsten Colpaert, MD Intensive Care Department Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium [email protected] Pieter Depuydt, MD, PhD Intensive Care Department Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium [email protected] Filip De Turck, M.Sc, PhD...
READ MOREBoulder, CO —February 12, 2010 – Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products and recognized innovator in mechanical ventilat
READ MORETo prevent blood clots during therapeutic hypothermia, scientists have developed what may be the first drug activated by cool temperatures and turned...
READ MOREGerry Wright, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences at McMaster University in collaboration with colleagues at the...
READ MOREThe process involves consistent daily cleaning of all high-touch surfaces with a spore-killing bleach disinfectant wipe for all patients on units...
READ MOREThe operation -- a world first -- involved laboratory-based scientists and hospital-based clinicians working in partnership with colleagues in...
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