COVID-19 Pandemic: Salute to the Healthcare Soldiers
Amidst the panic and mayhem caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the mood in most intensive care units is strange and somber. Caring for high... Read more
#ISICEM20 Postponed Until September
Due to the coronavirus situation, the 40th ISICEM Congress has been postponed to September 15-18, 2020. The International Symposium on Intensive... Read more
High-Risk Sepsis Survivors and End-of-Life Care
Sepsis is a common condition encountered in hospitals and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. However, with advances in treatment,... Read more
Comparison of T-piece and Pressure Support Ventilation
Weaning from mechanical ventilation is one of the most importance challenges in the ICU. The longer the patients remain on the mechanical ventilator,... Read more
Management of Adult Acute and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in the ICU
Both acute liver failure (ALF) and acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Even today, medical... 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
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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... Read more
Why Should We Be Measuring Ionized Magnesium?
2021 11 Feb
Dennis Begos , MD, FACS, FACRS Associate Director, Medical and Scientific Affairs Nova Biomedical Magnesium in the Human Body Magnesium (Mg) is the 4th most abundant cation in the human body. The majority of it is found intracellularly, more than half in bone, about a third in muscle, and the remaining in soft tissue and... 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
From Our Journals
Biomarkers and Their Impact in ICU Patient Outcomes
The laboratory plays a critical role in ensuring optimal outcomes for... Read more
Healthcare Executive Alliance: Insights For Healthcare Leadership
Healthcare organizations do a phenomenal job. Today, an increasing number... Read more
Optimising sleep in the ICU
Disordered sleep is common in ICU patients. While many of the reasons... Read more
A French Hospital’s Journey Through the Pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Foch Hospital in Suresnes, France adapted... Read more
Critically Ill Diabetic Patients
The Case for Liberal Glycaemic Management Background Several... Read more
Geriatrics In Turkey
In 2013 the elderly population in Turkey was 7.7% of the total. Population... Read more
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