Ebola Lessons for Critical Care
According to the editors of the American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC), the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa offers insight as to how... Read more
Fingertip Blood Sensor Can be Used for Trauma Patients
A spot check device that can give readings within 20 seconds has been tested in 525 critically injured patients. Trauma surgeons at the University... Read more
Top 10 Management Tips from Intensivists
ICU Management profiles leading intensivists in its Zoom On series. As we head into 2015, we thank our subjects, and look back at their top... Read more
Who are the Central Communicators in the ICU?
Effective communication is vital in the intensive care unit (ICU). Communication in an ICU is usually thought to be most frequent between doctors... Read more
New Software Predicts Superbugs' Countermoves to New Drugs
In the fight against drug-resistant bacteria, new drugs are urgently needed, but so are ways to maximise the effective lifespan of these drugs.... Read more
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How Can Hospital Beds Support Nursing Staff In The ICU?
The ICU is one of the most challenging places to work in a hospital. Caring for and treating critically ill patients is as emotionally demanding as it is physically straining. Burdened with serious illnesses, patients in the ICU often need more attention than patients on regular wards. The nursing job has been complex and stressful before... Read more
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
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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
Critical Care Medicine in Sri Lanka
An Evolving Specialty Sri Lanka is steadily progressing to establish... Read more
Antibiotic Resistance in the ICU: Time to Take Things Seriously!
Multidrug resistance (MDR) is increasing worldwide and has been acknow Read more
Leading Change as a Physician
Summary: Erin Sullivan introduces Xavier Corbella, physician turned... Read more
Caring for critically ill immunocompromised patients
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