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Less is More in Delirium
2022 10 May
Critical care physicians often use ineffective treatments that lack evidence-based data. This is especially true for delirium. To date, no medications have demonstrated therapeutic benefit for this condition. Medical treatment is either targeted toward preventing delirium or treating agitation associated with it. Behavioural interventions are rarely... Read more
Delirium Motor Subtypes in ICU Patients
2022 08 Mar
Delirium is the most common cerebral dysfunction in the ICU, affecting nearly one-third of patients. Based on its clinical manifestation, it can be divided into a hypoactive, hyperactive, or mixed motor subtype. Patients with hyperactive delirium are usually in an agitated state of mind and can display symptoms of aggression and restlessness. Patients... Read more
Temple University Hospital Adopts Masimo Centroid™
2022 08 Feb
Premier Philadelphia Academic Medical Center Implements Advanced Masimo Wearable, Wireless Patient Position, Orientation, and Activity Sensors in its ICUs Masimo and Temple Health has announced that Temple University Hospital (TUH) , a 722-bed academic medical center located in Philadelphia, is expanding its use of Masimo technologies with... Read more
The Evolution of Cerebrovascular Critical Care
2021 15 Jun
The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) was founded in 1970. At that time, there was little to offer for the acute management of patients suffering from an acute cerebrovascular condition other than supportive care. Patients suffering from stroke were rarely found in the intensive care unit. During the 1960s, 25% of stroke patients would die... Read more
Choosing Wisely: The Next Five Recommendations
2021 07 Mar
In 2010, Howard Brody, a medical ethicist and family physician, authored "Medicine's Ethical Responsibility for Healthcare Reform - The Top Five List". His list challenged medical societies to identify five interventions in healthcare that were overused, and that did not provide patient benefit. Following the same logic, the American Board of Internal... Read more
20 Lessons from 2020 – Join the Live Discussion
2021 27 Feb
To round up the first issue of ICU Management & Practice this year, experts from critical care will gather together and discuss the most important lessons learned in 2020 from a critical care perspective. You are invited to join us live on 9 March 2021, 16:00 CET. You might also like : 20 Lessons from 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic... Read more
Use of Opioids After Intensive Care
2021 01 Feb
A study was conducted to evaluate opioid use in the ICU and identify factors associated with chronic opioid use after critical care. It also aimed to determine if chronic opioid use was associated with an increased risk of death. Over the last few years, opioid misuse has become a major public health issue in many countries. Pharmaceutical companies... Read more
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Delirium in COVID-19 ICU Patients
2021 12 Jan
According to findings from a large study, COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU in the early months of the pandemic had a higher burden of delirium and coma than is typically found in patients with acute respiratory failure. The findings are published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Study investigators tracked the incidence of delirium and... Read more
Tocilizumab and COVID-19 Pneumonia
2020 26 Oct
Tocilizumab is a humanised monoclonal antibody that binds human interleukin 6 (IL-6) receptors. It is generally used in inflammatory arthritis, giant cell arteritis and cytokine release syndrome after chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy. Tocilizumab has come under close scrutiny during the COVID-19 pandemic. Early observations from China... Read more
Increasing Efficiency Without Affecting Patient Outcomes
2020 11 Oct
The economic and clinical fragilities of healthcare systems around the globe have never been more visible than during the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the importance of resource allocation has been at the forefront. Weighing safety against costs when dealing with critically ill patients has been a source of dilemma for many healthcare professionals. ... Read more