ISICEM 2014: Echo Therapeutics to Exhibit at Critical Care Conference
Echo Therapeutics, Inc., a medical device company developing its Symphony® CGM System as a non-invasive, wireless continuous glucose monitoring... Read more
ISICEM 2014: Targeted Temperature Management Symposium Organised by BARD
Hot topics in targeted temperature management: Which therapy for which patient?Evolving clinical evidence, improved device technologies & techniques... Read more
ISICEM 2014: iMDsoft Presents Unique ICU Data Management Capabilities
The MetaVision clinical information system will be featured at the 34th ISICEM in Brussels, BelgiumiMDsoft ® is committed to providing clinical... Read more
New Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Device
As the first hospital in Illinois, the Loyola University Medical Center offers a new high-tech catheter device able to improve outcomes of patients... Read more
Lung Transplantation Provides Treatment Option for End-Stage Lung Disease
The amount of patients having undergone lung transplantations has increased by roughly 20% over the past five years. For those suffering during... Read more
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Why Have Procedure-Specific Postoperative Pain Guidelines?
The procedure specific postoperative pain management (PROSPECT) initiative provides evidence-based procedure-specific guidelines for postoperative pain management. This is really important, because the problem is that guidelines on postoperative pain management are broad and are not procedure-specific. Every type of surgery requires its own type of... Read more
Burn Till You're Out
When using the technical definition of burnout: "The reduction of a fuel to nothing", it clearly describes the state of being of the few people that I have met who are having a burnout. The problem is huge and almost every leader in healthcare agrees that this is a major problem (Swenson et al. 2016). Although many problems arise from using surveys... Read more
What’s the future of intensive care medicine?
Over time, I think we are going to recognise that we can’t continue to develop or introduce new technology. Because of cost we are going have to be satisfied with the technologies that we have. I think the future of intensive care will be smaller as people get healthier. They are going to be less likely to come into intensive care units and more likely... Read more
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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 a wide range... Read more
Clinical And Economic Effects Of The i-Stat POCT Solution
2016 09 Dec
INTRODUCTION In Germany, emergency departments (EDs) often suffer from overcrowding, which may lead to stressful working conditions, increased risks for patients and costs for additional staff, as well as for investments in equipment. Furthermore, overcrowding has the potential to extend patient waiting times, in some cases rising up to 6 hours and... Read more
Establishment of Ambulatory Emergency Services at James Paget University Hospital
2016 09 Dec
INTRODUCTION A study of emergency admissions in England found that over a quarter of admissions did not require an overnight stay (length of stay [LoS] of zero).1 This suggests that many emergency patients could benefit from ambulatory emergency care (AEC).1 Fundamental to AEC is the identification and management of patients with acute medical... Read more
From Our Journals
3D Printing: An Interdisciplinary Lab
3D printing will most likely transform the medical field as it presents... Read more
Hospitals: Facing Austerity and Ageing
Global Challenges The major challenges faced by healthcare today are a... Read more
Ultrasound-Guided Procedures: Financial and Safety Benefits
Ultrasound Guidance Improves the Safety and Success of Needle Procedures The... Read more
European Institute for Innovation Through Health Data (i-HD)
A new not-for-profit organisation, the European Institute for Innovation... Read more
Ultrasound: Pushing the Boundaries with Unconventional Techniques
PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES WITH UNCONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg... Read more
Nuclear Medicine And Prostate Cancer
What are the issues with imaging of prostate cancer when it comes to early... Read more
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Get an complete overview of your POCT setup - from one dashboard Your point-of-care-testing setup probably involves many different types of devices from various manufacturers. Radiometer's AQURE point-of-care management system can give you an overview...
HAMILTON-C3 Ventilator: The compact high-end ventilation solution
The HAMILTON-C3 ventilator is a modular high-end ventilation solution for all patient groups. Offering a number of unique features, the HAMILTON-C3 is one of the first ventilators featuring the “Ventilation Autopilot” INTELLiVENT-ASV®. The HAMILTON-C3’s...
HAMILTON-T1 Ventilator : Intelligent transport ventilation
The HAMILTON-T1 combines for the first time the functionality of a fully featured intensive care unit ventilator with the compactness and ruggedness required for transport. This is why the HAMILTON-T1 enables you to provide optimal ventilation therapy...
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