Measuring Cardiac Output at the Bedside

Measuring Cardiac Output at the Bedside

The purpose of this review is to review the importance of cardiac output (CO) or stroke volume (SV) measurement and to discuss the various methods (devices) used in determination of CO. Bedside cardiac output measurement... read more

Battle of Portable Ultrasound Devices

Battle of Portable Ultrasound Devices

So here is Part 1 of the as promised portable ultrasound reviews. The aim, to un-muddy the water a bit for you all over choice and functionality. There are so many put there at the moment, we wanted to test them on the shop... read more

Clinicians’ Expectations of the Benefits and Harms of Treatments, Screening, and Tests

Clinicians’ Expectations of the Benefits and Harms of Treatments, Screening, and Tests

Clinicians rarely had accurate expectations of benefits or harms, with inaccuracies in both directions. However, clinicians more often underestimated rather than overestimated harms and overestimated rather than underestimated... read more

Psychological Burnout and the Intensive Care Practitioner

Psychological Burnout and the Intensive Care Practitioner

This review hopes to be practical and candid. Ultimately, whether burnout is present or not, these efforts can support a greater goal: to increase resilience, to aid retention, and to improve career guidance. Doctors are... read more

Non-invasive Ventilation for the Management of AHRF due to Exacerbation of COPD

Non-invasive Ventilation for the Management of AHRF due to Exacerbation of COPD

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) with bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) is commonly used to treat patients admitted to hospital with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) secondary to an acute exacerbation of... read more