Key Target Responsible For Triggering Detrimental Effects In Brain Trauma Identified
Researchers studying a type of cell found in the trillions in our brain have made an important discovery as to how it responds to brain injury... Read more
Kimberly-Clark Announces HAI WATCHDOG Award Winners
Kimberly-Clark today announced the recipients of the third annual HAI WATCHDOG Awards, recognizing the efforts of healthcare professionals working... Read more
ERC: More People Learning How To Restart A Heart Could Save 100,000 Lives Per Year Across Europe
The very first 'European Restart a Heart Day'-to teach members of the public how to help restart the heart of someone who has suffered a cardiac... Read more
iMDsoft Chosen by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Canada
iMDsoft® announced that Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has chosen MetaVision® as the clinical information system for all of their ICUs. The... Read more
Teleflex Launches Rusch TruLite Single-Use Laryngoscope System
Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, has launched the Rusch® TruLite™ Laryngoscope... Read more
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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
5 ICU Design Projects
Leland Kaiser, Hospital Futurist says, "The hospital is a human intervention and as such, can be reinvented at any time." With rapid advancement in technology and architecture, the hospitals of tomorrow are likely to be more home than hospital. The Intensive Care Unit is no different and the layout and structure of future ICUs is likely to be very different... 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
Simona Agger Ganassi
1. What are your key areas of interest and research?My interests are c... Read more
The Affidea Effect: A Global Dose Data Management System
As the biggest independent provider of advanced diagnostic imaging services... Read more
State of Intensive Care in Turkey
The history of intensive care (IC) in Turkey has followed a somewhat similar... Read more
Radiology At the Crossroads
Radiology is now at a crossroads. Let us expand the metaphor. If we are... Read more
Value-Based Healthcare Revolution Ahead
Tremendous progress has been made over the last forty years due to the... Read more
Dr. Nicola Strickland
Dr. Strickland is a consultant at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust... Read more
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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...
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HAMILTON-C1 neo Ventilator : The breath of life
The HAMILTON-C1 neo is a versatile neonatal ventilator that combines invasive and noninvasive modes with the additional options of nCPAP and high flow oxygen therapy. The integrated turbine allows it to be operated independently of a compressed air supply....
BRAHMS PCT sensitive KRYPTOR
The technical and clinical reference standard for all B·R·A·H·M·S PCT assays. All clinical cut-offs and algorithms were developed based on B·R·A·H·M·S PCT sensitive KRYPTOR. Homogeneous immunoassay for the quantitative d
