Faculty
Adj. A/Prof. Glenn M. Eastwood, RN BN, BN(Hons), GDipNurs (CritCare), PhD
Department of Intensive Care Austin Hospital Heidelberg
Contributions
3Bedside Monitoring of Respiratory Effort in Patients Undergoing Assisted Mechanical Ventilation
This review explores bedside methods for monitoring respiratory effort in patients undergoing assisted mechanical ventilation. It highlights the risks of lung and diaphragm injury from excessive or insufficient patient effort, reviews invasive and non-invasive pressure-based techniques, and discusse
Targeted Therapeutic Mild Hypercapnia After Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac arrest (CA) causes ischaemic brain injury and persistent cerebral hypoperfusion and cerebral hypoxia during the early post-resuscitation period. PaCO2 is the major physiological regulator of cerebral blood flow, is a modifiable component of care and mild hypercapnia may lead to improved neur
Critically Ill Diabetic Patients
The Case for Liberal Glycaemic Management Background Several large randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have helped provide evidence to guide clinicians’ decisions about blood glucose management in critically ill patients. In two landmark single centre studies, investigators from Leuven reported a re
