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Service d'Anesthésie et de Réanimation Aix-Marseille University; Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille
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2023 26 May
Carbon Footprint in ICU: A New Meaningful Outcome in Research Trials
Reducing the carbon footprint in healthcare is a requirement for guaranteeing the best future for humanity. Here we suggest that the carbon footprint be assessed as a potential endpoint for future trials in critical care. Environmental Impact...
2022 14 Oct
Does Antimicrobial Resistance Affect Clinical Outcomes in the ICU?
An overview of antimicrobial resistance and its impact on clinical outcomes in the ICU. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been defined as a major threat to healthcare and to humanity by the World Health Organization (WHO 2015). The level of...
2022 16 Mar
The Alphabet Book of Sepsis
In this article, the author provides the alphabet review of sepsis and septic shock based on personal clinical experience and choice. Sepsis and septic shock have been defined in 2016 (Singer et al. 2016) and the management of patients is framed...
2021 24 Aug
Sex in the Intensive Care
Change content default valueSex interplays with the development of several diseases and syndromes, impacting differently the need for intensive care unit admission between men and women. All in all, men are more prone to develop critical illness than...
2021 24 Jun
Oxygen: Too Much is Bad
Supplemental oxygen administration is a routine treatment administered to a wide majority of critically ill patients. Nevertheless, evidence suggest that exposure to hyperoxia is associated with impaired outcomes. We discuss here the benefits and harms...
2020 15 Jan
Future Strategies in Sedation and Analgesia
From massive sedation in the past, through current patient-centred sedation protocols, the future may further improve sedation in the ICU. Introduction The concepts for an optimal sedation in the intensive care unit (ICU) should include:...
2019 24 Jan
Good past—better future?
From massive sedation in the past, through current sedation practice relying on cooperation between patients and care providers, the future may further improve sedation in the ICU. The concepts for good sedation include defining the range...