The Importance of Reliable Reprocessing of Hospital Beds
2021 25 Jun
Reliable hygiene is currently a topic that shapes every aspect of our daily lives. More than ever before, the successful fight against dangerous viruses and multi-resistant germs in hospitals and other healthcare facilities is particularly important. High occupancy rates and resulting staff shortages are amplifying the challenge. However, hospital...Read more
How Can Hospital Beds Support Nursing Staff In The ICU?
2021 16 Apr
The ICU is one of the most challenging places to work in a hospital. Caring for and treating critically ill patients is as emotionally demanding as it is physically straining. Burdened with serious illnesses, patients in the ICU often need more attention than patients on regular wards. The nursing job has been complex and stressful before...Read more
Epinephrine for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
2018 27 Aug
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
Zoom On: Ella Segaran, Advanced Critical Care Dietitian, St Mary's Hospital, London
2016 04 Jul
In her clinical role Ella Segaran works on the general / trauma ICU as the advanced critical care dietitian at St. Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London. She is passionate about clinical care, education and research and about raising the profile of nutrition in our patients. Ella says that she is lucky to have a full-time...Read more
Zoom On: Pedro Póvoa, Polyvalent ICU, Hospital de São Francisco Xavier, Lisbon
2016 10 May
Professor Pedro Póvoa, MD, PhD is Associate Professor of Medicine at the Nova Medical School, New University of Lisbon in Portugal, and Coordinator of the Polyvalent Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de São Francisco Xavier , CHLO in Lisbon. Prof. Póvoa is Associate Editor of Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva , and is a member of the editorial...Read more
Zoom On: James Krinsley, Director of Critical Care, Stamford Hospital
2015 08 Dec
James S. Krinsley, MD, FCCM, FCCP is Director of Critical Care, Stamford Hospital and Clinical Professor of Medicine at Columbia University . What are your key areas of interest and research? Glucose control in the critically ill. What are the major challenges in your field? Once an outstanding result has been achieved in the ICU, to...Read more
Zoom On: Jean-Charles Preiser, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels
2015 23 Jun
Prof. Jean-Charles Preiser is an intensivist at Erasme University Hospital in Brussels, Belgium and Professor of physiopathology in the School of Dietetics, HELB, Brussels. We asked Prof. Preiser our 7 questions: 1. What are your key areas of interest and research? I am especially interested in the metabolic aspects of critical illness, and its...Read more
Zoom On: Dr. Theodoros Kyprianou, Nicosia General Hospital
2015 09 Apr
Dr. Theodoros Kyprianou, MD PhD EDIC, is Head of the Department of Intensive Care Medicine at Nicosia General Hospital in Cyprus and Associate Professor, St Georges University of London – Medical Programme at the University of Nicosia Medical School. Dr. Kyprianou is currently Chair of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine’s Technology Assessment...Read more
