Search Tag: COVID-19

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New-german-law-ex-post-triage-criminalised

2023 13 Mar

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...Read more

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The-influence-of-covid-19-on-intensivist-wellbeing

2022 09 Aug

The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for healthcare systems around the world. In particular, the pandemic has resulted in critical care staffing shortages and has affected the quality of care.  In this review, the researchers examine the emergency response of hospitals to the pandemic and how it influenced the well-being of frontline intensivists....Read more

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Capnodynamic-monitoring-to-assess-peep-in-covid-19

2022 02 Aug

Optimal positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) level during mechanical ventilation for COVID-19 pneumonia remains debated. A third of experts in a recent consensus statement supported a low-level PEEP for COVID-19-related acute respiratory failure (C-ARDS), with half of the panel remaining neutral without agreement on PEEP titration. However, the...Read more

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Icu-management-of-the-very-old-the-evidence-base-anno-2022

2022 16 Mar

This overview explores the publications concerning the very old ICU patients since 2011 and with a focus on publications from the VIP network on elderly COVID-19 patients. Introduction In 2017, an international group of intensivists with a particular interest for geriatric intensive care published a statement paper (Flaatten et al....Read more

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Early-vs-late-awake-prone-positioning-in-covid-19

2021 21 Sep

Approximately 25 to 30% of COVID-19 patients develop signs of acute respiratory distress that require higher respiratory support in terms of oxygen therapy, and noninvasive and invasive positive pressure ventilation. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of awake prone positioning has increased in the management of patients with COVID-19....Read more

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Isicem21-awake-prone-positioning-for-covid-19-acute-hypoxaemic-respiratory-failure

2021 02 Sep

Results from the awake prone positioning for COVID-19 acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure meta-trial were presented by Oriol Roca, Critical Care Specialist, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, at the 40th ISICEM International Symposium on Intensive Care & Emergency Medicine in Brussels.   Awake prone positioning has been shown to...Read more

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Sedana-medical-presenting-at-isicem

2021 30 Aug

Sedana Medical AB (publ) (SEDANA: FN Stockholm) today announced that the company will host a symposium at the International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (ISICEM) in Brussels on August 31-September 3, 2021, where the full details on the Sedaconda study will be presented. In addition, further data on inhaled sedation in COVID-19...Read more

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Aki-in-critically-ill-patients-with-covid-19

2021 17 Aug

Acute kidney injury is highly prevalent among severely ill COVID-19 patients. However, there is very limited data on the progression of AKI and long-term outcomes in these patients.   In this study, researchers aimed to describe the prevalence and risk factors for the development of acute kidney injury, its clinical course and progression and renal...Read more

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New-applications-of-pulse-oximetry

2021 24 Jun

The clinical applications of pulse oximetry go far beyond the mere monitoring of SpO 2 . From home to ICUs, pulse oximeters may help to improve quality of care in patients with respiratory and circulatory disorders, in particular those with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). P ulse oximetry was developed in the 1970’s to monitor...Read more

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Practical-strategies-in-mechanical-ventilation-for-patients-with-covid-19-acute-respiratory-failure

2021 24 Jun

COVID-19 represents a challenge in respiratory therapy. Evidence-guided protective mechanical ventilation is essential to reduce mortality. “Only a set of well-directed strategies can combat a formidable enemy.” Introduction The SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic has a wide variety of clinical presentations. Age...Read more

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Mental-health-disorders-in-critical-care-clinicians

2021 25 May

During the COVID-19 pandemic, working in the ICU has been significantly challenging for healthcare workers and has been associated with high levels of mental health disorders. Primary sources of stress include physical and mental exhaustion, shortages of resources, communication challenges, social isolation, unusually high number of deaths, sadness...Read more