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Effect of Higher Protein Dosing in Critically Ill Patients
2023 06 Feb
The international critical care nutrition guidelines recommend a wide range of protein doses that are based on low-quality evidence. The impact of high-dose protein in critically ill patients is unknown. A study was conducted to test the hypothesis that a higher dose of protein improves clinical outcomes in critically ill patients. This was an... Read more
Critical Care Canada Forum 2022
2022 23 Nov
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NHS Announces World-first National Genetic Testing Service
2022 18 Oct
NHS Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard announced the NHS will be able to diagnose and save the lives of thousands of severely ill children and babies with a world-first national genetic testing service. The service is based in Exeter, England, and launched as part of the NHS Genomics Strategy. The service builds on the NHS’s Long-Term Plan to... Read more
Antibiotic Resistance
2022 14 Oct
Infections occur frequently in critically ill patients in the ICU. They may be the reason for admission and could also be due to immunosuppression associated with critical illness. Antibiotics are essential tools for treating both common and complex infections. It is recommended that antibiotics should be administered as soon as possible once an infection... Read more
Short Acting Beta-Blockers in Critically Ill Patients With Heart Failure
2022 14 Oct
An overview of the clinical evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of landiolol for the treatment of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter with heart failure and effective heart rate control during arrhythmias. Supraventricular arrhythmias (SVTs) are common in post-operative and cardiac ICUs. SVTs increase the risk of death as well as... Read more
Effect of Daily Written Updates for Families of ICU Patients
2022 25 Aug
ICU patients are often too ill to make decisions for themselves and need family members or surrogates to make medical decisions on their behalf. Surrogates may have to use substituted judgment when the critically ill patient has left no advanced directives. In such a situation, the surrogate may have to make decisions by considering what the patient... Read more
Sleep Assessment in Critically Ill Adults
2022 25 Jul
Sleep in adult patients in the ICU is severely disturbed and typically short, light and fragmented. In addition, interventions in the ICU such as sedation, ventilation and illness can alter sleep characteristics. Some of the most common causes of sleep disruption include environmental factors such as noise and light; physiologic factors, such as pain,... Read more
Ionized or Total Magnesium levels—What Should We Measure in Critically Ill Patients?
2022 09 Jun
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Analgesia, Sedation and Neuromuscular Blockade in Critically Ill Patients
2022 25 May
A Practical Approach for Intensivists A practical approach to analgesia, sedation and neuromuscular blockade of critically ill patients and a discussion on potential benefits, adverse effects and current professional international recommendations. Introduction Patients hospitalised in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are naturally prone to... Read more
Estimated Plasma Volume (ePV) in Critical Care
2022 28 Apr
Speakers Thomas Metkus, MD Divisions of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Departments of Medicine and Surgery Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Dennis Begos, MD, FACS, FACRS Medical Director, Medical and Scientific Affairs... Read more