Search Tag: ESICM 2014

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Esicm-2014-access-to-acute-care-planning-needed-now-for-cities

2014 18 Oct

More than half of the world’s population already live in cities, and the the proportion is predicted to grow to 70% by 2050. Infrastructure planning is essential for cities to manage this growth. However, access to information that can assist cities to plan healthcare is not uniformly available across high-, middle- and low-income countries.   In a...Read more

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Esicm-2014-learning-happens-even-during-crises

2014 15 Oct

The image of residents taking part in rounds to hone their clinical skills is a familiar one. In the context of intensive care, and frequent medical crises, how can this learning take place? The tension between the dual responsibility of patient care and optimal learning is felt in many medical disciplines, but learning interactions have rarely been...Read more

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Esicm-2014-what-about-the-family-s-burden

2014 15 Oct

How much do we know about the burden for family caregivers of patients in the ICU? An intensive care unit (ICU) in Mexico surveyed family caregivers about the burden they carry with having a family member in intensive care.Dr Olivares Durán from Mexico presented the results at the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) congress this month,...Read more

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Esicm-2014-can-protocols-for-antibiotic-use-save-money

2014 15 Oct

A study presented by Dr. Hugo Calderón at the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) congress in Barcelona this month looked at whether implementing a protocol for antibiotic use affected patient mortality and admission costs. This followed reorganisation of the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Hospital de Faro in Portugal, when the number...Read more

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Esicm-2014-what-do-icus-in-research-networks-have-in-common

2014 15 Oct

Most published large critical care studies are conducted through national or international critical care research networks. But what are the characteristics of ICUs belonging to these networks? The Health Services Research and Outcomes (HSRO) section of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) set out to answer this question. Typically...Read more

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Esicm-2014-we-need-to-talk-morbidity-and-mortality

2014 13 Oct

Morbidity and mortality conferences are vital to promote systemwide improvement, said Professor Hans Flaatten, speaking at the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) congress in Barcelona this month. In France, the UK and the U.S. morbidity and mortality conferences are compulsory, but there are important reasons for all intensivists to...Read more

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Esicm-2014-the-cost-of-sepsis-in-the-icu

2014 08 Oct

How much does it actually cost to treat sepsis in the ICU? Almost €30,000 according to a study presented at the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) congress in Barcelona last week by Marlies Koster-Brouwer, from the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands. Koster-Brouwer observed that few studies have specifically investigated...Read more

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Esicm-2014-crucial-role-for-clinical-pharmacists

2014 06 Oct

The clinical pharmacist in the critical care department is the critical link between the right choice and safe treatment, said Robert Shulman, clinical pharmacist at University College London Hospital in the UK speaking at the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine congress in Barcelona last week. While European countries differ in practice, he...Read more

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Eiscm-2014-icu-workforce-the-challenges

2014 01 Oct

Increasing demand for intensive care will put immense strains on the intensive care workforce, said Andrew Rhodes, UK, speaking at the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) congress in Barcelona this week. Following the roundtable conference at the ESICM 2013 congress in Paris the Society set up an advisory group to look at intensive care...Read more

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Esicm-2014-icu-design-open-wards-or-single-rooms

2014 29 Sep

Stealing a slogan from the recent Scottish independence referendum, Geoff Bellingan from the UK presented the pros and cons of single rooms or open wards in the ICU. Speaking at the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) annual congress in Barcelona, he explained that he has become convinced that single rooms are the optimal provision....Read more

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Esicm-2014-designing-a-new-icu-for-patient-centred-care

2014 29 Sep

People often raise their eyes to the heavens for inspiration, but looking up was literally the solution for Jozef Kesecioglu from the Netherlands when designing a new ICU. The roof of the hospital was the ideal location for the new facility. Kesecogliou shared the lessons his hospital learned from building a new ICU at the European Society of Intensive...Read more

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Esicm-2014-preventing-readmission-to-the-icu

2014 29 Sep

Safe ICU discharge is a matter of patient status and infrastructure, according to Peter van der Voort, Amsterdam, speaking at the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine annual congress in Barcelona today. Making discharge of patients safer, whether they are discharged home or to another ward in the hospital, is important in preventing readmission...Read more

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Esicm-2014-do-intermediate-care-beds-have-a-role

2014 29 Sep

Implementing intermediate care beds in the ICU either physically separate or apart can improve outcomes, said Professor Bertrand Guidet, France, speaking today at the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine congress in Barcelona. ICU patients is like gold in the central bank, defined by illness and not by location. Guidet acknowledge the starting...Read more

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Zoom-on-dr-daniel-de-backer-esicm-president-elect-1

2014 29 Sep

Professor Daniel De Backer takes up the role of President of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine in October. Dr. De Backer is a Professor in the Department of Intensive Care at Erasme University Hospital in Brussels.  We put our 7 questions to Prof. De Backer: 1. What are your key areas of interest and research? Circulatory failure,...Read more

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Esicm-2014-does-flexibility-increase-safety-and-efficiency

2014 29 Sep

Flexibility in intensive care provision was the focus of a session this morning at the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine’s Congress in Barcelona, which asked if flexibility will  of ICU services. Medical emergency teams may make a difference, said Dr. Akos Csomos from Hungary, but there are difficulties in researching their effectiveness,...Read more

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Esicm-2014-intensivists-meet-in-barcelona

2014 28 Sep

European Society of Intensive Care President, Jean-Daniel Chiche, tonight welcomed delegates to ESICM Lives 2014, the 27th Annual Congress of the Society. He reminded delegates what LIVES stands for - linking innovation vision excellence & science. Once again the programme will deliver innovation, excellence and more, he added.   Chiche noted that...Read more

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Esicm-lives-2014

2014 27 Sep

The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine is delighted to welcome you to LIVES 2014, the 27th Annual Congress of the Society, which will be held on September 27 - October 1, 2014. More than ever, ESICM is a society at the cutting edge of scientific research. Our slogan, “The Intensive Connection” symbolises our commitment to connect our members...Read more