ISICEM15: Setting Research Priorities with Community Involvement
Setting priorities for healthcare research involves a number of stakeholders, including patients and the public. Involving intensive care patients... Read more
ISICEM15: Pepe’s Pointers for Dealing with the Media
Paul Pepe’s 30 years as a public official (now in Dallas, Texas) and emergency medicine physician have given him plenty of experience of dealing... Read more
ISICEM15: Quality in the ICU has Many Facets
Quality in the ICU in its many facets was the focus of a session at the International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine in Brussels... Read more
#ISICEM15: All About the Data: Roadmap for Reducing Sepsis
The key to reducing the burden of sepsis is knowing the scale of the problem, said Simon Finfer (Sydney, Australia), reporting on the deliberations... Read more
ISICEM15: Ten Rules for Dealing with Relatives
There are two basic rules when it comes to dealing with and talking to relatives of patients in the ICU - Treat people the way you would like... Read more
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Zoom On: Rolf Rossaint
Rolf Rossaint is a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Anaesthesiology of the University Hospital at the RWTH University Aachen, Germany. Prof. Rossaint has published several high-quality studies dealing with the treatment of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). He has also been actively involved in research on the pathophysiology... Read more
Zoom On: Sapna Kudchadkar
Sapna Kudchadkar is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of interest include sleep disturbances in critically ill children, paediatric delirium prevention and management, sedation, and paediatric ICU rehabilitation... Read more
Zoom On: Bernd Saugel
Bernd Saugel, MD, EDIC is a Professor of Anesthesiology and works as a consultant in the Department of Anesthesiology, Center of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. Prof. Saugel is a specialist in anaesthesiology, intensive care medicine, and internal medicine and holds a European... 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
How to improve patient-ventilator synchrony
2019 16 Apr
Waveform analysis and optimization of ventilator settings Anita Orlando, MD, Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione I, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, IT Background Asynchronies are a frequent issue in ventilated patients.1They represent a mismatch between the inspiratory and expiratory times of patient and ventilator,... Read more
UCI Health: Spotlight on Central-line associated bloodstream infections
2019 30 Mar
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) result from contamination of a central line, a catheter (tube) that is inserted in a large vein in the neck, chest, or groin, used to measure pressures, and to give medication or fluids. CLABSI can occur due to breaks in infection control care practices during insertion of the central line or... Read more
From Our Journals
Empowering communities to improve their health and wellbeing
#WHIS connects people and communities. World Health Innovation... Read more
The ripple effect: sustainability in healthcare
How ‘corporate responsibility’ is impacting on healthcare Developed... Read more
Innovations in monitoring: from smartphones to wearables
This article describes recent advances and perspectives in cardiorespiratory... Read more
Person-centred approaches: a new core skills training framework
Colin Wright, Framework Development Manager at Skills for Health, provides... Read more
Servant leadership: A journey, not a race
Servant leadership offers a fresh approach to meeting the critical leadership... Read more
Improving access to safe anaesthesia
Interview with Jannicke Mellin-Olsen, President, World Federation... Read more
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BeneVision N17/N15/N12 Patient Monitor
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User experience enhanced by leading technologies With state-of-the-art screen technology, BeneVision N-Series patient monitors deliver clear, multi-color, wide-format displays for users to capture and review information at a glance. With...
Compat Ella
Portable Enteral Feeding pump with PDMS Connectivity
Enk Oxygen Flow Modulator Set
Intended for emergency transtracheal catheter ventilation when conventional ventilation by mask or endotracheal tube cannot be performed. Features and benefits The set provides clinicians with a compact solution for quickly establishing...
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...
HAMILTON-C6 Ventilator: The next generation of intelligent ICU ventilators
The HAMILTON-C6 represents a new Generation of high-end ventilators. The combination of modularity, ease of use, mobility, and advanced features allows you to individualize your patient's ventilation therapy: - State-of-the-art ventilation modes for...