News
Electronic Smart Order-Set for Diagnostic Stewardship of C. difficile Infection
2024 28 Jun
A new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control highlights a novel approach to testing for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) based on the principles of diagnostic stewardship. At Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Fla., revised guidelines for ordering C. diff tests reduced inappropriate testing by 20%, which can help...Read more
Economic Evaluation of the OPTI-MEND Trial
2024 26 Jun
The evaluation of the OPTI-MEND trial reveals that adding a dedicated professional team to existing emergency department (ED) care significantly enhances patients’ quality of life and saves an average of €6,128 per person. ED crowding is a growing issue globally, negatively impacting healthcare outcomes and patient satisfaction. Researchers...Read more
Organ Donation After Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
2024 22 Jun
With the global demand for organ transplants on the rise, the shortage of available organs has worsened, leaving the supply insufficient to meet the growing need. One way to address this crisis is to identify potential organ donors, particularly by screening for brain death in ICUs, especially after cardiac arrest. Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary...Read more
CENTER-TBI - Haemoglobin Values, Transfusion Practices, Outcomes
2024 19 Jun
Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause lasting cognitive, motor, and emotional issues. Despite advances in emergency care and neurosurgery, the long-term effects of TBI remain challenging for patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers. Managing TBI focuses on preventing secondary brain injuries, which can develop hours to days...Read more
Proton-Pump Inhibitors to Prevent Gastrointestinal Bleeding
2024 18 Jun
A recent systematic review evaluated the effectiveness and safety of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) for preventing stress ulcers in critically ill patients. The review included randomised trials that compared PPIs with placebo or no prophylaxis in critically ill adults. Meta-analyses were performed, and evidence was assessed using the Grading...Read more
Industry News
Non-Invasive Technologies for Continuous Hemodynamic Monitoring in Clinical Use are on the Rise
2024 17 May
The Executive Board of the German Society for Anesthesiology recently adopted a new guideline that addresses the intraoperative clinical application of hemodynamic monitoring in non-cardiac surgical patients. 1 Why continuous hemodynamic monitoring? The aim of this special guideline was to identify the questions that are important...Read more
Nova Biomedical New Generation StatStrip Glucose Hospital Meter Obtains FDA 510k Clearance
2024 15 May
Nova Biomedical announces the U.S. launch of our New Generation StatStrip Glucose Hospital Meter System. The new meter includes many features that make hospital glucose testing easier and more cybersecure while retaining the accuracy, freedom from interferences, and FDA clearance for use with critically ill patients that StatStrip has provided...Read more
Philips Announces Q1 Results Aligned with 2024 Plan, Settles Respironics Litigation for $1.1 Billion
2024 29 Apr
First-quarter highlights Group sales amounted to EUR 4.1 billion, with comparable sales growth of 2.4% Comparable order intake -3.8%, mainly due to China USD 1.1 billion Respironics litigation settlement reached in the US (provision recognized of EUR 982 million) Income from operations EUR -824 million, including...Read more
Masimo Board of Directors Authorizes Management to Evaluate the Separation of Consumer Business
2024 22 Mar
Masimo , a global leader in noninvasive monitoring technologies and audio products, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized management to evaluate a proposed separation of its consumer business. The Board and management will evaluate the proposed structure of the separation. Masimo expects that the separation will include its...Read more
Shaping Kidney Care: Fresenius Medical Care 2023 Annual & Sustainability Report
2024 22 Mar
Fresenius Medical Care delivers on commitments during a year of fundamental transformation Progress towards sustainability goals in key areas: patient satisfaction, diversity in management, climate target roadmap Fresenius Medical Care (FME), the world’s leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases,...Read more
Articles
Pain Monitoring and Management in Intensive Care Unit: A Narrative Review
2024 17 May
Pain is defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience. Among patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), severe untreated pain is associated with an increase in mortality, length of hospital stays and worsening in everyday quality of life after hospital discharge. Pain in critically ill patients is more difficult to monitor...Read more
How and Why We Should Monitor Dyspnoea in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
2024 17 May
Dyspnoea is among the worst suffering that a human being can experience. Because mechanically ventilated patients are strongly exposed to high dyspnoea intensity, it is important that clinicians monitor dyspnoea in this population. Relieving dyspnoea in patients is a human right. Suffocating, not getting enough air or the feeling...Read more
The Hazards of Monitoring – Alarm Fatigue in the ICU
2024 17 May
Alarm fatigue is a pressing clinical problem in our post-pandemic ICUs and can adversely impact patient outcomes. Its root causes can be classified by patient, device and organisation related. We believe it can be mitigated and we propose interventions through attention to policy, education and the creation of a meaningful culture of safety....Read more
Critical Care Monitoring: Time for Hospital-Wide Monitoring and Response Capabilities?
2024 17 May
Physiological monitoring has a rich 200-year history. In this article, the authors look into the components of an ideal monitoring system and highlight how advancements in modern technology could enable the development of an effective continuous monitoring and response system. The continuous monitoring of patient vital signs is a required...Read more
Perioperative Cardiac Output Monitoring: From Yellow Catheters to Green Algorithms
2024 17 May
We discuss the economic and environmental advantages of green pulse wave analysis (PWA) techniques and the integration of PWA algorithms into standard bedside monitors that will likely contribute to democratisation of perioperative cardiac output monitoring. Haemodynamic instability frequently manifests during the perioperative course...Read more
Events
17th World Congress of Intensive & Critical Care 2025
2025 16 Sep
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DIVI24:Congress of the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care & Emergency Medicine
2024 04 Dec
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