AAEM 2024
- ICU
- 27/04/2024
The impact of trauma on global health is significant, resulting in millions of deaths and disabilities annually, with a particularly high to
READ MOREIn recent years, the U.S. healthcare system has faced significant challenges, including those brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospitals have...
READ MOREThe healthcare system historically lacked integration between general business management practices and patient requirements. Value-Based Healthcare...
READ MOREThe evolution of wearables into next-generation devices has catalysed a profound transformation in healthcare, driven by a convergence of technologic
READ MOREDecision-making in the ICU is a multifaceted process that involves clinical assessment, collaboration among multidisciplinary teams, ethical considerations, evidence-based practice, communication, and continuous adaptation to evolving clinical scenarios. Balancing the complex factors requires
READ MOREWhen the stakes are high, and the path ahead is uncertain, the decisions made, especially if a patient continues to worsen, can be sources of self-torment and can haunt us for a long time. Our goal is to suggest ways to steer decision-making for intensivists in the face of uncertainty by prop
READ MORECOVID-19 was an emergency that lasted for years and left few regions of the world untouched. The pandemic shone a spotlight on both the strengths and weaknesses of our disaster planning. What worked, what did not, and how can we better plan for future emergencies? The COVID-19 pandemic fo
READ MOREThis article highlights some particularities to be considered when making decisions in paediatric ICUs and the role of parents (or legal guardians) and the physician in the dilemma involved in paediatric decision-making. In these times, an ill individual is believed to b
READ MOREAn overview of time-limited trials (TLT), collaborative agreements between the treating team and the patient to apply life-sustaining therapies to help reduce prognostic uncertainty and foster trust between teams and patients and/or patient surrogates. Introduction Medical indi
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