Risk of sepsis: does DNA matter?
A new analysis has identified several genetic variants that could influence one's susceptibility to sepsis, a life-threatening condition.... Read more
New algorithm reduces testing for ICU patients
Enrolling seriously ill patients in intensive care units for clinical trials is often a big challenge for investigators. This is one reason... Read more
AKI: long-term impact on mortality and renal function
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is defined as an abrupt loss in renal function and may be caused by a wide variety of clinical conditions. AKI... Read more
Vancomycin pharmacokinetics in critically ill obese patients
Limited data are available assessing vancomycin concentrations in obese critically ill patients. Several physiologic changes in obesity... Read more
Renin as marker of tissue-perfusion, predictor of ICU mortality
Researchers in Europe prospectively characterised renin in an ICU population to determine if it performs well as a marker of tissue-perfusion.... 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
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
Oliguria And The Role Of Urine Monitoring In Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) Management
2020 28 Jul
ABSTRACT Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) is a complex treatment modality for a high-risk, critical care patient population with advanced AKI. While there are still no clear guidelines regarding the timing of initiation and termination of RRT, there is a growing body of evidence supporting the importance of urine monitoring and the clinical significance... Read more
From Our Journals
Is COVID-19 the Black Swan?
Nassim Taleb, in his book, "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly... Read more
ICU-Related Dysphagia
Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnostics and Treatment Due to... Read more
Advancing the Understanding and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
Prof. Daniel Drucker is a clinician-scientist who develops... Read more
David Wilson
1. What are your key areas of interest and research? Occult fractures... Read more
Cancer Research Powered by Place: How Location and Health go Hand-in-Hand
Place matters. Everything we do happens somewhere and that place can... Read more
Fluids for the Patient with Leaky Lungs
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterised by increased permea Read more
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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...
Melker Universal Cuffed Emergency Cricothyrotomy Catheter Set – Seldinger/Surgical
Intended to establish emergency airway access when endotracheal intubation cannot be performed. Features and benefits The universal set provides all the components you need in one package to perform a cricothyrotomy with either the...
Frova Intubating Introducer
Intended to facilitate endotracheal intubation in patients where the visualisation of the glottis is inadequate. Features and benefits The blunt, angled tip can be passed blindly into the trachea when visualisation of the glottis is inadequate...
Melker Emergency Special-Operations Cricothyrotomy Catheter Set – Seldinger
Intended to establish emergency airway access when endotracheal intubation cannot be performed. Features and benefits Supplied in a slip-peel pouch for easy transportation. The dilators are preinserted into the airway catheters for...
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