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The-challenge-of-admitting-a-very-old-patient-with-sepsis-to-an-intensive-care-unit

2021 19 Apr

Sepsis incidence in very old patients is high and related mortality and morbidity are a major health concern. Frailty and severity of illness, not just age or sepsis diagnosis, are the determinant factors in outcome. Early identification and treatment are decisive in their survival. N owadays, we are facing some important facts: there has...Read more

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Icu-mental-health-in-the-ongoing-pandemic-how-will-we-be-okay

2021 19 Apr

After a year of this pandemic, this article explores what we currently understand about the psychological impact experienced by ICU teams and provides practical guidance to help build personal and team resilience as the journey with COVID-19 continues with no end in sight. Introduction When COVID-19 emerged as a new pathogen, the pictures...Read more

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The-essentials-for-a-humanised-intensive-care-unit-h-icu

2021 19 Apr

This article highlights the key points that fall under the meaning of humanisation as part of the ICU Liberation bundle. Introduction How would a patient describe their stay inside an Intensive Care Unit (ICU)? Would it be cold, lonely, a place full of uncertainty? Painful, uncomfortable or scary? The length of stay (LOS) in the ICU may be...Read more

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Icu-is-a-team-sport

2021 19 Apr

The importance of creating a psychologically safe workplace and the need for a fundamental shift in workforce culture to foster compassionate leadership and collaborative approaches to delivering safe, supported care. I  write this almost one year to the day after the UK announced its first coronavirus pandemic lockdown. The next few...Read more

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Compassion-and-humanism-in-the-icu-a-clinical-study

2021 19 Apr

Importance and Objectives To observe the impact and main contributing factors of stress, anxiety and depression among  frontline  staff in the intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to determine if wellness resources are useful. Design Mixed method observational cohort study. Setting and Participants...Read more

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Top-five-priorities-for-a-new-icu-director-during-the-first-year

2021 19 Apr

During the first year, the ICU director should take a snapshot of the ICU situation and invest time and resources to acquire good and real data that will drive priorities of care and management. After that, implementation of basic protocols and creating a programme to engage and protect the staff against burnout should be considered. Finally, we...Read more

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If-its-good-for-calcium-why-not-magnesium-reasons-to-measure-img-in-the-icu

2021 19 Apr

An overview of the importance of getting magnesium levels right in critically ill patients and the role ionised magnesium plays. Background Like all electrolytes, magnesium exists in the bloodstream in “bound” states, and in “free” or “ionised” states, which is the portion that is physiologically active. This ionised component...Read more

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Wellbeing-in-the-icu

2021 19 Apr

H ealthcare workers across the world have been facing significant challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, critical care workers have had to deal with several issues, including a surge of seriously ill patients, shortages of staff and resources, long shifts, exhaustion, risk of infection, fear of transmission to family, constant exposure...Read more

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How-can-hospital-beds-support-nursing-staff-in-the-icu

2021 16 Apr

The ICU is one of the most challenging places to work in a hospital. Caring for and treating critically ill patients is as emotionally demanding as it is physically straining. Burdened with serious illnesses, patients in the ICU often need more attention than patients on regular wards. The nursing job has been complex and stressful before...Read more

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Masimo-to-present-in-20th-annual-needham-healthcare-conference

2021 07 Apr

 Masimo  (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced that its management is scheduled to participate in the 20th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 3:45 p.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the Masimo website at  www.masimo.com . A replay of the webcast will be available following the live presentation.Read more

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Sri-lankan-study-expands-evidence-of-the-benefits-of-cchd-screening-using-masimo-set-r-pulse-oximetry

2021 22 Mar

Masimo  today announced the results of a prospective study published in the Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health in which researchers in Colombo, Sri Lanka evaluated the efficacy of a pulse oximetry-based critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) newborn screening strategy using Masimo SET® pulse oximetry. 1  The authors concluded that pulse oximetry...Read more

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Opioid-use-after-icu-admission

2021 09 Mar

The misuse of opioids is a major public health issue in many countries. Excessive use of opioids in the U.S. in particular, is primarily driven by pharmaceutical companies promoting the liberal use of opioids. Also, the American Pain Society describes pain as the fifth vital sign, which has resulted in a generous prescribing and widespread misuse of...Read more

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Long-term-outcome-after-icu-for-male-and-female-covid-19-patients

2021 09 Mar

There are many questions about the long-term outcome for patients with COVID-19 and the differences between men and women as data suggests men suffer a more dramatic course of coronavirus disease. However, why that is so, still remains unclear. The number of COVID-19 cases appears to be equally distributed between the two genders, but more men are...Read more

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What-were-outcomes-in-covid-19-patients-in-u-s

2021 08 Mar

Almost 1 in 3 COVID-19 patients admitted to ICU in U.S. hospitals died, although the mortality rate decreased over the course of the pandemic, a new study shows.   You might also like: According to SIREN study being conducted by Public Health England, those who were previously infected with COVID-19 are likely to be immune against...Read more

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2021 24 Feb

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Is-videolaryngoscopy-the-new-gold-standard-for-intubation-following-the-covid-19-crisis

2021 22 Feb

Videolaryngoscopy may be the new gold standard for tracheal intubation following the COVID-19 pandemic onset. Introduction Patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICU) often require respiratory support. Orotracheal intubation is one of the most frequent procedures performed in ICU (Lascarrou et al. 2017; Roux et al. 2014; Martin et al....Read more

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Rethinking-critical-care-use-and-challenges-of-artificial-intelligence

2021 22 Feb

Why digitalisation of intensive care medicine means less rather than more data Intensive Care Medicine is generating an amount of data that is hardly analysable by humans. Digitalising and using artificial intelligence has to focus on providing less rather than more data. Introduction - AI in Intensive Care Medicine: Ghost or Glimmer...Read more

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Nutrition-management-of-covid-19-patients-in-the-icu-and-post-icu-1

2021 22 Feb

This article is a summary of a webinar series where three nutritional experts discussed a practical approach on how to feed and how to provide high-quality nutritional therapy to critically ill patients during hospitalisation. Prof Elizabeth De Waele, Dr Arthur Van Zanten and Prof Paul Wischmeyer in the webinar series discuss nutrition support for...Read more

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Mitigating-a-post-covid-19-surge-with-integrated-technology

2021 02 Feb

Despite a falling number of COVID–19 patients in ICU, imaging departments are facing another surge in demand, explains Dr James Diss, Radiology Registrar at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) NHS Trust in the UK. And technology will be vital in helping them continue to provide high-quality care. With only one COVID-19 patient in ICU following...Read more

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Optimising-patient-care-during-covid-19-the-four-ps

2021 31 Jan

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on ICUs around the world. Most healthcare systems were prepared to handle natural disasters or accidents, but as we have all witnessed, they were unprepared to handle the massive influx of patients during the COVID-19 crisis. Last year was quite a challenge for healthcare providers around the world,...Read more

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Isicem-e-day-ards

2021 02 Mar

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Fresenius-medical-care-expands-critical-care-offering-with-exthera-medicals-seraph-100-adsorber

2021 07 Jan

Fresenius Medical Care, the world’s leading provider of products and services for people with chronic kidney failure, will offer the Seraph 100 Microbind Affinity Blood Filter from ExThera Medical Corporation in several European countries as of now. Both companies have signed a co-marketing and distribution agreement, effective in January 2021 and...Read more

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How-to-ventilate-covid-19-patients

2021 05 Jan

TWINSTREAM ® ICU WITH P-BLV ® (PULSATILE BILEVEL VENTILATION) The Austrian critical care ventilator TwinStream ® ICU was designed with the explicit purpose of saving critically respiratory-distressed patients. In particular those patients with severe lung diseases (e.g. ARDS) who can no longer be supported with conventional ventilation. ...Read more

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2021 15 Jun

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2021 21 Jan

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2021 05 Jan

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Blood-diseases-in-the-icu-advanced-training-2021

2021 31 May

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New-esc-guidelines-for-atrial-fibrillation-published

2020 30 Nov

The European Society of Cardiology ( ESC ) has published their new guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation during its congress this year*. The recently released guidelines replace the recommendations of the Society, which were published in 2016. One of the most interesting innovations is the approach towards characterization...Read more

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Innovations-in-icu-expansion-solutions-from-tents-to-modified-shipping-container-mobile-pods

2020 24 Nov

This article discusses the 2020 innovations in ICU surge capacity, their benefits and challenges and how they may prevent or delay the need to enact triage criteria /decision-making in pandemic and mass casualty situations. Introduction Even though governments in many countries have taken unprecedented steps to shut down their economies...Read more

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Post-intensive-care-syndrome-patients-and-families-need-to-know-they-are-not-alone

2020 24 Nov

In this article, we aim to summarise the current management of Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) and Post-Intensive Care Syndrome – Family (PICS-F), understanding the need for continuum assessment and support throughout critical disease. Illustrating PICS People who have been admitted to an Intensive Care Unit report a reduced quality...Read more