New Device for Shock Patients in Intensive Care
The first successful testing of a new machine to record oxygen consumption in real time may help improve care for critically-ill patients with... Read more
Sodium Selenite Administration and Procalcitonin-Guided Therapy in Severe Sepsis
A study was conducted to determine whether high dose intravenous sodium selenite treatment and procalcitonin-guided anti-infectious therapy... Read more
Study: Heart Patients Fare Worse in ICUs
A new study suggests that patients who have heart attacks or flareups of CHF fare worse in hospitals that rely on intensive care units to care... Read more
High ICU Usage Increases Invasive Procedures, Costs
Researchers at LA BioMed and UCLA examined ICU usage and found that patients admitted in ICUs underwrent more costly and invasive procedures... Read more
Study: Identifying At-Risk Patients with Elder Risk Assessment
A simple risk score can predict critical illness in the next two years in seniors seen in primary care, according to a study published in Clinical... Read more
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HOW TO VENTILATE COVID-19 PATIENTS?
TWINSTREAM ® ICU WITH P-BLV ® (PULSATILE BILEVEL VENTILATION) The Austrian critical care ventilator TwinStream ® ICU was designed with the explicit purpose of saving critically respiratory-distressed patients. In particular those patients with severe lung diseases (e.g. ARDS) who can no longer be supported with conventional ventilation. ... Read more
Setting Up a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Programme in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
An ever-expanding array of applications have been developed for ultrasound, including its goal-directed use at the bedside, often called point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). In Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and many other European and Asian countries, neonatologist-performed, targeted POCUS is now a routine practice in neonatal intensive... Read more
Zoom On: Jean-Louis Vincent
Jean-Louis Vincent is a Consultant in the Department of Intensive Care at Erasme University Hospital in Brussels and a Professor of Intensive Care at the Université libre de Bruxelles.He is the editor-in-chief of ICU Management & Practice, Critical Care, and Current Opinion in Critical Care and member of the editorial board of many other healthcare... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
High-End Transport Ventilation Around the World
2015 28 Oct
Interview with Georg Keunecke of FAI rent-a-jet AG on the global use of the HAMILTON-T1 as an ICU transport ventilator. Georg Keunecke is the Chief Flight Paramedic and Representative for Medical Devices with FAI rent-a-jet AG (dba Flight Ambulance International). Headquartered at the Nuremberg International Airport, the company serves... Read more
Intensive Care Ventilators - A Primary Option For Treatment Of COVID-19 Patients In The ICU
2020 06 Nov
Summary & recommendations regarding ventilators Intensive care ventilators are normally found in the hospital Intensive Care Unit. This category of ventilators support lung protective ventilation recommended by several international guidelines and the World Health Organization (WHO). An intensive care ventilator must be considered as the... Read more
Oliguria And The Role Of Urine Monitoring In Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) Management
2020 28 Jul
ABSTRACT Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) is a complex treatment modality for a high-risk, critical care patient population with advanced AKI. While there are still no clear guidelines regarding the timing of initiation and termination of RRT, there is a growing body of evidence supporting the importance of urine monitoring and the clinical significance... Read more
From Our Journals
Health spending in Greece under restraint measures
Way forward for sustainability of healthcare sector. Healthcare... Read more
2020: Year of the Nurse and the Midwife
Summary: The World Health Organization designated the year 2020 as the... Read more
Humanizing Intensive Care
ICU Management interviewed Gabriel Heras La Calle MD (Intensive Care Physician, Read more
Unmasking the Triumphs, Tragedies, and Opportunities of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many changes to society and the... Read more
Getting Started with a Health Blog
The Internet is full of blogs. They are multi-themed sites, self-managed... Read more
Nursing on the Move: cross-border hiring
Addressing pitfalls and best practice examples for successful hiring... Read more
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Compat Ella
Portable Enteral Feeding pump with PDMS Connectivity PDMS Connectivity Compat Ella connects to specific PDMS. PDMS connectivity facilitates nutrition monitoring in ICU patients. Reliability and Safety State-of-the-art feeding accuracy...
Xenios console
universal - reliable - effective
Extracorporeal organ support for enhanced patient well-being Dedicated technology combines both heart and lung support in one single platform – a platform that is universally usable, individual, safe, and compatible with applications of our parent...
Cook®️ Retrograde Intubation Set
Intended to assist in the placement of an endotracheal tube during difficult or emergency airway access procedures where visualisation of the vocal cords is not possible secondary to secretions, blood and/or anatomic anomalies. Features and...
Venue™
Ultrasound for the critical moment
Designed for many applications. Venue is a multi-purpose, point of care system that is also well-suited to help you manage patients in shock. It includes automated tools that enable you to quickly get the information you need to make fast decisions...
Cook®️ Airway Exchange Catheter – Extra-Firm with Soft Tip
Intended for uncomplicated, atraumatic endotracheal tube exchange. Features and benefits The blunt, soft, and flexible tip of the catheter is atraumatic to internal structures. The distal section of the catheter is flexible. The extra-firm...