• Biomarkers in Sepsis - Present and Future

    A biomarker defines a measurable indicator of a patient's medical situation that can be measured precisely and accurately. Biomarkers provide value for diagnosis, prognosis, early disease detection, risk stratification, suitable treatment (theragnostic), and trial improvement for patients with sepsis or presumed sepsis. Introduction...

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  • The Footprints of a Gigantic Hound – Biomarkers in Intensive Care

    Biomarkers hint at the pathophysiology behind a clinical entity, leading to better treatments. Access to biomarker testing may improve drug discovery in clinical trials, responses at the bedside and personalised patient management. The human body is a construct of chemical fires – each with a characteristic smoke signal. The smoke signals...

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  • New German Law: Ex-post Triage Criminalised

    What will be the consequences of the new German law of criminalising ex-post triage? Will it result in more legal disputes, ethical dilemmas and preventable deaths? Or will it achieve its goal? As the COVID-19 pandemic hit mankind, many healthcare systems worldwide faced a widely unprecedented shortage of personnel, pharmaceuticals, equipment...

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  • From the Other Side: Humanising Critical Medicine

    Support in intensive care has undergone unprecedented development, with proven technology and protocols, but at the same time, it constitutes an environment that often makes empathy and humanisation difficult. This article reviews current concepts of care for critically ill patients from the point of view of health providers who were also patients...

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  • Biomarkers

    Biomarkers are quantifiable indicators of physiological or pathological processes in the body. They can be more effectively utilised in intensive care by improving standardised protocols for biomarker testing and interpretation. Join our panellists as they discuss the use of Biomarkers in critical care and where and how biomarkers can provide valuable...

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  • POCUS in Critical Care Physiotherapy: Give Me Sight Beyond Sight

    An overview of the main ultrasonographic tools that allow physiotherapists to improve their evaluation in the critical patient, described through the  mnemonic PHISIO. Introduction Ultrasound is considered to be the fifth pillar of the physical examination to provide and improve patient care (Narula et al. 2018). In critically ill patients,...

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  • Point of Care Ultrasound: The Critical Imaging Tool for the Critically Unwell

    This article aims to discuss the specific role of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in the diagnosis and management of pathology in the critical care setting, as well as a specific tool to aid in invasive procedures. We discuss the ABCDE assessment of patients within critical care using POCUS.   Introduction Since its introduction,...

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  • Rapid Assessment of Fluid Responsiveness and Tolerance With Ultrasound of the Neck Vessels

    Ultrasonographic assessment of the neck vessels in critically ill patients contributes to rapid and non-invasive management of fluids to evaluate responsiveness and tolerance and blood volume status.   Introduction There are multiple ways to evaluate the responsiveness and tolerance to IV fluids, as well as venous congestion,...

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  • ICU Management & Practice 2022 Author Index

    Adel A  56   https://iii.hm/1ey6 Algethamy H  188   https://iii.hm/1i0p Alpert EA  96   https://iii.hm/1eyk   Altman M  40   https://iii.hm/1ek3   Ambriz-Alarcón MA  78   https://iii.hm/1eyc   Balaguer M  136   https://iii.hm/1g6p   Bartock JL  88   https://iii.hm/1eyg &nb

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  • Upcoming events/courses/congresses

    December  11-14 Blood Diseases in the ICU  Paris, France https://iii.hm/1in3   15-18  18th Annual International Meeting of the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society (PCICS) Miami, Florida, USA https://iii.hm/1in4 JANUARY 2023 9-13  Blood Diseases in the ICU Paris, France https://iii.hm/1in5 11-14...

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