More Than a Title: Leadership Lessons from ISICEM 2017
The difference between a good and a bad leader may be obvious, but when it comes to assuming the mantle of leadership, leaders are made, not... Read more
Levosimendan for Haemodynamic Support after Cardiac Surgery
In patients who required perioperative hemodynamic support after cardiac surgery, low-dose levosimendan in addition to standard care did not... Read more
Mechanical Ventilation: Which Patients Benefit from High PEEP?
Among patients with hypoxaemia after cardiac surgery, the use of an intensive alveolar recruitment strategy compared with a moderate recruitment... Read more
Study: Drug Shortage Associated with Sepsis Deaths
Patients with septic shock admitted to hospitals affected by the 2011 shortage of the drug norepinephrine had a higher risk of in-hospital death,... Read more
Neuromuscular Blockade in Management of Critical Illness
Changes in the delivery of critical care – including protocolised care pathways, increased monitoring techniques and improvements in reducing... Read more
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Who should manage the airway in an emergency outside the hospital and inside?
Basic airway management—jaw thrust and mask and bag ventilation should be a basic competence of all health workers. Advanced airway management should not be defined by designation, but by competence. Health systems are different, so one cannot transplant one system to another. But in times where for instance laryngeal mask is replacing endotracheal... Read more
Epinephrine for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Insights from the PARAMEDIC2 trial and future improvements Perkins et al. have advanced the long-awaited PARAMEDIC2 trial (Perkins et al. 2018). They deserve to be congratulated for such a well-interpreted and well-designed contribution. The study’s two main outcomes are as follows: the Epinephrine group had a significantly improved inpatient survival... Read more
Prompt cards in the Emergency Department
Human factors are a well recognised cause of discrepancies in patient care that can lead to adverse outcomes. In a busy Emergency Department (ED) setting, when dealing with the sickest patients at all hours and with a rotating workforce, there is an increased potential for inconsistent care despite clear evidence based protocols and guidelines on... 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
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... 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... Read more
From Our Journals
Results of antimicrobial stewardship programme implementation in multidisciplinary hospital
The interventional single-centre with historical control study was conducted... Read more
Rapid response teams
This article reviews the RRT system concept and provides an update... Read more
Treatment of trauma-induced coagulopathy with factor concentrates
RETIC study Presents results of the RETIC study that compared... Read more
Clinical Benefits of Rapid Pathogen Testing with PCR/ESI-MS
Dr. Mark Wilks, Clinical Scientist, Microbiology at Barts Health NHS... Read more
Big Data and the Future of the Care Continuum
Every facet of the healthcare sector has a role to play in the future... Read more
Early Goal-Directed Therapy Following Cardiac Surgery
Early goal-directed therapy (EGDT) is a therapeutic strategy based on... Read more
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BeneVision N17/N15/N12 Patient Monitor
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SynoVent E5 Ventilator
Patient Monitoring and Life Support
Features The SynoVent E5 is the ventilator you need with the interface you want. It does not only include advanced ventilator functionality for patients ranging from infant to adult, but also a modern, easy-to-use interface. The display can be...
HAMILTON-T1 Ventilator : Intelligent transport ventilation
The HAMILTON-T1 combines for the first time the functionality of a fully featured intensive care unit ventilator with the compactness and ruggedness required for transport. This is why the HAMILTON-T1 enables you to provide optimal ventilation therapy...
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...
SynoVent E3 Ventilator
Patient Monitoring and Life Support
Features The SynoVent E3 does not only include advanced ventilator functionality but also a modern, easy to use interface. The display can be configured to suit each clinician’s taste and needs, and gives quick and easy control over ventilator...