Search Tag: Sepsis
Telemedicine-is-the-future
2016 27 Sep
Professor Gernot Marx is Director of the Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Intermediate Care, University Hospital Aachen, and Professor of Anaesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine at RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. Dr. Marx is a member of the Intensive Care Medicine Scientific Subcommittee of the European Society...Read more
Sepsis-2016-paris
2016 06 Dec
The International Sepsis Forum (ISF) is a non-profit organization, focused on improving the management of sepsis through educational efforts. A council of international experts and opinion leaders heads the ISF and drives all its activities. The ISF provides international consensus on the latest understanding of key scientific and clinical issues through...Read more
Study-ward-nurses-key-to-reduced-sepsis-deaths
2016 06 Sep
Simple measures introduced at ward level reduced deaths from sepsis by nearly half, in a study at Levanger Hospital in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. The research project was carried out by Nord University, Levanger Hospital, the Mid-Norway Centre for Sepsis Research at NTNU and St. Olavs Hospital in Trondheim, Norway, and is published in Critical Care....Read more
Procalcitonin-testing-associated-with-lower-costs-length-of-stay
2016 05 Sep
Procalcitonin (PCT) is increasingly used in health services to diagnose and manage sepsis, and is authorised for use for this purpose in the United States. A recently published study found that patients who had 1-2 PCT evaluations on their first day of admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) had a significantly lower hospital and ICU length of stay,...Read more
Radiometer-to-sponsor-world-sepsis-day-2016
2016 01 Sep
Radiometer is proud to announce that it is sponsoring this year’s World Sepsis Day on the 13th September, continuing its commitment to the fight against this life-threatening medical condition. This initiative is a key part of the drive to improve outcomes for sepsis – the number one cause of preventable deaths worldwide – highlighting the significant...Read more
Study-modelling-at-risk-sepsis-patients-in-the-ed
2016 26 Aug
A model using five parameters has sufficient sensitivity and an acceptable false positive rate to identify patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with sepsis. A group, led by Samuel M. Brown, MD, of Intermountain Medical Center, Utah, developed a probabilistic model to identify septic patients presenting to the emergency department...Read more
Time-matters-think-sepsis-say-centers-for-disease-control
2016 24 Aug
Healthcare providers are the critical link to preventing, recognising, and treating sepsis, say the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in their Vital Signs report on sepsis, which was released on 23 August. Patients and their families should also be alert to sepsis, they add. Sepsis begins outside hospital for 80% of patients,...Read more
New-sepsis-guidelines-for-england
2016 25 Jul
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence in England has issued guidelines on sepsis with one key message - health professionals in any setting should treat signs of sepsis as urgently as suspected heart attacks. The guidelines cover recognition and early assessment, diagnostic and prognostic value of blood markers for sepsis, initial treatment,...Read more
Study-microbiome-disruption-may-have-key-role-in-ards-sepsis
2016 18 Jul
Researchers from the University of Michigan (U-M) Medical School have found culture-independent evidence that the lung microbiome is enriched with gut bacteria, both in a murine model of sepsis and in patients with ARDS. In more severely critically ill patients, lung bacteria were more outnumbered by the misplaced gut bacteria. The researchers conclude...Read more
Sepsis-biomarkers-in-burns-patients-new-test
2016 12 Jul
A test that uses three biomarkers of neutrophil function on the day of a major burns injury to determine which patients are likely to become septic showed a 98.6 percent certainty. The data highlight burn-induced neutrophil dysfunction and immature granulocyte (IG) release as a potential therapeutic target to reduce susceptibility to bacterial infections...Read more
Are-hospital-patient-characteristics-associated-with-fluid-resuscitation-volumes
2016 07 Jun
The current vague recommendations on continued fluid therapy in sepsis result in differences in fluid therapy, according to a paper that reports on a post hoc analysis of the Scandinavian Starch for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock (6S) trial database. Peter Buhl Hjortrup from the Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark with...Read more
Study-emr-alerts-used-to-identify-at-risk-patients
2016 27 May
An automated process that continuously samples electronic medical record data in real time and triggers an alert to the physician at the patient's bedside to warn of potential clinical decline was successfully implemented in a large U.S. healthcare system. The algorithm works by sampling physiological and laboratory information from the electronic...Read more
2nd-saarc-critical-care-congress
2016 31 Jul
The Sri Lankan Society of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine will be hosting 2nd SAARC Critical Care Congress on 31st of July 2016. This is the scientific meeting of Associations of SAARC Critical Care Societies(ASAARCCS) which includes India,Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal,Bangladesh,Bhutan,Maldives and Afghanistan. Read more
Ix-hamburger-intensivtage
2016 27 May
Congress will deal with a wide range of current topics interdisciplinary. The latest guidelines and recommendations will be presented and critically examined, as well as the ethical and economic aspects of our daily work. Also this year there will be an all-day care symposium at the Hamburger intensive days. With the "HIT 2016" sees the anniversary...Read more
34th-vicenza-course-on-aki-crrt
2016 07 Jun
The Vicenza International Courses are well renewed scientific events held in the city of Andrea Palladio. Starting in 1982, international Vicenza courses have been held regularly featuring an outstanding faculty and gathering participants from numerous countries. The themes of Critical Care Nephrology, Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis have been...Read more
Sepsis-clinical-trials-can-do-better
2016 05 Apr
Mortality from sepsis remains high, and results of clinical trials have been disappointing. Changing trials design has the potential to improve treatment, according to leading experts in sepsis and acute heart failure. The results of their discussions, which were facilitated by the European Drug Development , are published in the Journal of Intensive...Read more
Advanced-healthcare-analytics-2016
2016 24 May
The Advanced Healthcare Analytics Summit 2016 will help you shift away from the big data hype towards transformational improvements to patient care in practice by extracting true insight from data. Whilst the challenges ahead are significant, the potential opportunities are vast with the right data strategy. There is no question that more advanced...Read more
Sepsis-3-towards-earlier-recognition-and-management-1
2016 11 Mar
The updated definitions and clinical criteria for sepsis have been welcomed by Professor Jean-Louis Vincent, ICU Management & Practice’s Editor-in-Chief, who says: “we are finally back to reason – the new recommendations fit the current language.” The new definitions are published in the 23 February issue of JAMA, and aim to facilitate earlier recognition...Read more
Sepsis-3-towards-earlier-recognition-and-management
2016 22 Feb
The updated definitions and clinical criteria for sepsis have been welcomed by Professor Jean-Louis Vincent, ICU Management & Practice ’s Editor-in-Chief, who says: “we are finally back to reason – the new recommendations fit the current language.” The new definitions are published in the 23 February issue of JAMA , and aim to facilitate earlier recognition...Read more
Sepsis-the-challenges-of-science-politics-and-society
2016 10 Mar
German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina founded in 1652, the Leopoldina brings together some 1,500 outstanding scientists from about 30 countries. It is dedicated to the advancement of science for the benefit of humankind and to shaping a better future. In its role as the German National Academy of Sciences, the Leopoldina represents the German...Read more
Study-restoring-muscle-after-sepsis-in-mice
2015 21 Dec
Researchers may have uncovered the reason why many patients diagnosed with sepsis suffer debilitating muscle impairment long-term after recovery. Results of their study, published in Nature Communications , suggest that a therapeutic approach based on mesenchymal stem cell transplantation may be effective in restoring muscle capacity. Sepsis is...Read more
Is-pct-testing-effective-in-guiding-antibiotic-therapy
2015 12 Dec
The use of procalcitonin (PCT) testing to guide antibiotic treatment may reduce antibiotic use in patients with sepsis or suspected sepsis in the ICU and patients with possible bacterial infections in emergency departments (EDs), according to a systematic review published in Health Technology Assessment . PCT is produced in your body and increases...Read more
Promising-new-sepsis-treatment-on-the-horizon
2015 23 Nov
A promising new drug for sepsis will have its first clinical trials thanks to a new grant from the British Heart Foundation . The new drug, called L-257, has been shown to improve survival and reduce organ failure during sepsis in animal models. The BHF Translational Award was granted to Dr. James Leiper and his clinical collaborator Dr. Simon Lambden...Read more
Study-ed-icu-collaboration-reduced-sepsis-mortality-costs
2015 23 Oct
Close collaboration between the emergency department (ED) and intensive care unit (ICU) and standardised ICU admission criteria for patients with sepsis can significantly reduce mortality rate and care costs, according to new research published in CHEST Journal. "Although ICU level of care is costly, earlier inclusion of borderline patients may improve...Read more
13th-september-world-wide-sepsis-webinar
2015 13 Sep
Sepsis is common and often deadly. It remains the primary cause of death from infection, despite advances in modern medicine like vaccines, antibiotics, and intensive care. World Sepsis Day, 13 September, is an initiative of the Global Sepsis Alliance and its founding members, all of whom are non-profit organizations. The Global Sepsis Alliance...Read more