PTSD Phenomena After Critical Illness
Experiencing critical illness and intensive care can be extremely stressful. Roughly 1 in 5 critical illness survivors have clinically significant... Read more
Use of Apps in Intensive Care Medicine
Technology has affected all aspects of our lives. And Critical Care Medicine is no different. This technology revolution has led to the development... Read more
Economic Cost to Surviving ARDS, New Study
Research published today in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine sheds light on the economic toll on survivors of... Read more
Decision Support Tool for ICU Patients' Families
Families of intensive care unit (ICU) patients perceive severe deficiencies in communication about decision making. A new study finds that an... Read more
AAP Report Focuses on NICU Preparedness Planning
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a new clinical report to help neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) better prepare for disasters.... 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
Ignacio Martinez Soriano
Data Scientist, Hospital UNI VERSITARIO Rafael Méndez, Lorca, Spain... Read more
Inotropic Agents for Heart Failure - Wishful Thinking?
Summary: Calcium activation and calcium sensitivity in the failing... Read more
3D printing at the Jacobs Institute: an update
A t t he f o re f r o n t o f n e u r... Read more
Pharma Supplement
European Association of Hospital Pharmacists Joan Peppard , Pres... Read more
Publiometrics
The significance of research or researchers is frequently discussed and... Read more
Healthcare demands are growing and evolving - so must we
Healthcare companies must evolve to help providers face the challenge... Read more
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HAMILTON-G5 Ventilator: The modular high-end ventilation solution
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