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REGISTER NOW – World Congress of Intensive Care 2019

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REGISTER NOW – World Congress of Intensive Care 2019

The World Congress of Intensive Care is the official biennial gathering of over 80 critical care societies, from all over the world and across all domains of critical care. Our program includes world class speakers and studies that will have implications for ICU and trauma patients all over the world presented for the very first time. But like no Congress you have seen before is the chance to get up close with Australian wildlife in our trade hall petting zoo.
For more information and to register visit the Congress website.

 
 
When Breath Becomes Air

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When Breath Becomes Air

A powerful look at a stage IV lung cancer diagnosis through the eyes of a neurosurgeon. When Paul Kalanithi is given his diagnosis he is forced to see this disease, and the process of being sick, as a patient rather than... read more

 
 
State-Mandated Protocolized Sepsis Care Associated with Decrease in Sepsis Mortality

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State-Mandated Protocolized Sepsis Care Associated with Decrease in Sepsis Mortality

Beginning in 2013, New York State implemented regulations mandating that hospitals implement evidence-based protocols for sepsis management, as well as report data on clinical outcomes to the state government. This study... read more

 
 
Systemic Early Neuromuscular Blockade in ARDS – The ROSE Trial

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Systemic Early Neuromuscular Blockade in ARDS – The ROSE Trial

The early use of neuromuscular blocking agents in the setting of moderate-to-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was previously understood to confer a survival advantage at 90 days, based on the outcomes of... read more

 
 
Trauma: My Life as an Emergency Surgeon

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Trauma: My Life as an Emergency Surgeon

TRAUMA is Dr. Cole’s harrowing account of his life spent in the ER and on the battlegrounds, fighting to save lives. In addition to his gripping stories of treating victims of gunshot wounds, stabbings, attempted suicides,... read more

 
 
Time-Course of Clinical Physiologic Variables in ARDS Patients Undergoing ECMO

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Time-Course of Clinical Physiologic Variables in ARDS Patients Undergoing ECMO

In patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), it is unknown which clinical physiologic variables should be monitored to follow the evolution of lung injury... read more

 
 
Terlipressin for Septic Shock Patients

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Terlipressin for Septic Shock Patients

Catecholamines are commonly used in septic shock but face limitations of their hypo-responsiveness and adverse events due to high dose. Terlipressin is a synthetic vasopressin analog with greater selectivity for the V1-receptor.... read more

 
 
Hemodynamic Monitoring in the ECMO Patient

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Hemodynamic Monitoring in the ECMO Patient

Hemodynamic monitoring in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) patients requires familiarity with the underlying pathophysiology and circulatory mechanics of extracorporeal flow. This review discusses the various monitoring... read more

 
 
Severe Trauma and Sepsis: Organ Damage and Tissue Repair

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Severe Trauma and Sepsis: Organ Damage and Tissue Repair

This book discusses recent progress in organ damage and tissue repair following severe trauma and sepsis. In part 1, it introduces the theory and clinical practice in organ damage. In part 2, it covers all the subjects of... read more

 
 
Long-term Health Consequences of Under- and Over-feeding in PICU

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Long-term Health Consequences of Under- and Over-feeding in PICU

Energy is essential for the treatment and recovery of children admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU). There are significant immediate and long-term health consequences of both under- and over-feeding in this population.... read more

 
 
The Poor Man’s Tox Screen: ECG Findings in the Acute Overdose

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The Poor Man’s Tox Screen: ECG Findings in the Acute Overdose

In the middle of a busy ED shift the tech runs up to you with an ECG. Just prior to signing the top “No STEMI” you think: “wait, why do the QRS complexes look like that?” You walk back to triage with... read more

 
 
Few Ideas on How Nurses Can Recover After Difficult Shifts

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Few Ideas on How Nurses Can Recover After Difficult Shifts

Most medical professionals agree that a nursing career can be constantly stressful. It comes with the territory of caring for those who are ill and injured. On an average day, well-trained nurses are more than capable of... read more

 
 
Sex-specific Differences in Survival After Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest

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Sex-specific Differences in Survival After Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest

This nationwide, population-based observational study in Japan included 386,535 adult patients aged ≥ 18 years with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). In all these patients, resuscitation was attempted by EMS personnel... read more

 
 
Predictive Utility of DNI in Patients with MOF After Severe Traumatic Injury

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Predictive Utility of DNI in Patients with MOF After Severe Traumatic Injury

Post-injury multiple organ failure (MOF) is the result of a systemic uncontrolled inflammatory response and it is the one of leading cause of late post-injury mortality. Delta neutrophil index (DNI) may serve useful marker... read more

 
 
Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

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Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

“Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury” is a practical, comprehensive guide to the treatment of patients (both adults and children) with such injuries, from the time of initial contact through to the rehabilitation... read more

 
 
Age and Decisions to Limit Life Support for Patients with ALI

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Age and Decisions to Limit Life Support for Patients with ALI

The purpose of this study was to estimate the association between patient age and the rate of new limitations in the use of life support, independent of daily organ dysfunction status, following acute lung injury (ALI) onset.... read more

 
 
Fluid Resuscitation with PPD Attenuates Crush Injury-related AKI and Improves Survival

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Fluid Resuscitation with PPD Attenuates Crush Injury-related AKI and Improves Survival

In-hospital renal replacement therapy (RRT) is widely used for the treatments of acute kidney injury (AKI) in crush injury (CI) victims. This study was designed to investigate whether preventive peritoneal dialysis (PPD)... read more

 
 
A Multidisciplinary Idea to STEP UP Resuscitation Effectiveness

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A Multidisciplinary Idea to STEP UP Resuscitation Effectiveness

Non-technical skills and human factors are increasingly recognized as critical ingredients in the success or failure of acute care delivery in a number of high stakes clinical domains. This is reflected in the evolution of... read more

 
 
Clustering Algorithms Usage in Critical Care Research Unravel Patient Heterogeneity

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Clustering Algorithms Usage in Critical Care Research Unravel Patient Heterogeneity

Critically ill patients constitute the most heterogeneous population in the hospital, with the highest rates of acute and chronic multi-morbidity. Daily, two critically ill patients are admitted to the ICU with the same syndrome-based... read more

 
 
Clinical Impact and Assessment Tools Capable of Identifying Delirium in Cardiac Arrest Survivors

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Clinical Impact and Assessment Tools Capable of Identifying Delirium in Cardiac Arrest Survivors

This review aims to describe the clinical impact and assessment tools capable of identifying delirium in cardiac arrest survivors and providing strategies aimed at preventing and treating delirium. Patient factors leading... read more

 
 
Critical Care Emergency Medicine

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Critical Care Emergency Medicine

The groundbreaking text on critical care emergency medicine – updated with the latest evidence and recommendations. Critical Care Emergency Medicine has become the standard reference for all clinicians who wish to understand... read more

 
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