What have been the major recent advances in delirium research and care?

Editor-In-Chief-Elect Giuseppe Citerio discusses the recent article focused on the intensive care delirium research agenda in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM). For this evidence-based paper, a multinational and inter-professional... read more

New study finds stress levels skyrocket for family members of ICU patients

New research by Intermountain Healthcare finds family members of patients in ICU have anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress lasting months. It's the first study of its kind to investigate the link between cortisol... read more

New study finds stress levels skyrocket for family members of ICU patients

Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation

Being a doctor typically involves high-intensity, time-pressured working patterns. These can lead to sleep deprivation and fatigue, effecting doctors' health, well-being and performance, their safety and that of their patients.... read more

Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation

Renal Recovery – RRT Modality

Renal recovery - does the choice of renal replacement therapy matter?... read more

Renal Recovery – RRT Modality

Updates on Sepsis from WSC

Fourth session from the World Sepsis Congress Spotlight: Maternal and Neonatal Sepsis - Updates on Sepsis.... read more

Updates on Sepsis from WSC

Maryland emergency doctors find new life-saving use in old machine

A little used machine designed to detox people who overdose on Tylenol and other medications found another use. Doctors at Shock Trauma used it to save a teenage gunshot victim and then a college football player and an amateur... read more

Maryland emergency doctors find new life-saving use in old machine

Sepsis – Explained in 3 Minutes

Sepsis is an emergency, striking about 30 million people every year, killing 6 to 9 million of them. Learn what sepsis is, and how to identify and treat it in this 3-min video. Please share with your loved ones - it could... read more

Sepsis – Explained in 3 Minutes

Raising Sepsis Awareness

Most recent parody created by ILAS (Brazil) aimed at health professionals with English subtitles. Share this video with your multidisciplinary teams because together we can overcome sepsis.... read more

Raising Sepsis Awareness

Avoiding Intubation

Review the basic principles and physiology of Non-Invasive Ventilation and High-Flow Oxygen Systems. Critical Care Summit talk by William Bender, MD, Assistant Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Emory University School... read more

Avoiding Intubation

Improving Long-Term Outcomes Research for ARF

Alison Turnbull, DVM, MPH, PhD discusses the heterogeneity in outcome measures in our field and the need for a Core Outcome Measurement Set (COMS) to standardize reporting of important outcomes. As part of the consensus process,... read more

Improving Long-Term Outcomes Research for ARF

Where is the Love in Critical Care?

If we look at any critical care system there are several components that are required to drive quality, safety and ultimately success. The greatest driver of success is ultimately the staff. Staff who feel safe, valued and... read more

Resuscitating Sepsis – How I do it after Albios

Watch "Resuscitating Sepsis - How I do it after Albios" by Luciano Gattinoni.... read more

Resuscitating Sepsis – How I do it after Albios

Patient Safety Concerns Over New 24-hour Shift Rule for First-year Doctors

On Saturday, 30,000 first-year medical residents begin work and new rules taking effect that same day could add eight or more hours to their shifts. Doctors fresh out of medical school will be able to work for up to 24 hours... read more

Patient Safety Concerns Over New 24-hour Shift Rule for First-year Doctors

Video Laryngoscopy for Endotracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults

Endotracheal intubation (EI) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients is associated with an increased risk of life-threatening adverse events due to unstable conditions, rapid deterioration, limited preparation time, and variability... read more

Video Laryngoscopy for Endotracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults

Addressing Sepsis – Video Recap of the WHA Side Event on Sepsis

On the occasion of the World Health Assembly passing a resolution on sepsis, the Global Sepsis Alliance, IAPO, and the German Federal Ministry of Health have hosted the "WHA Side Event on Sepsis" in Geneva on May... read more

Addressing Sepsis – Video Recap of the WHA Side Event on Sepsis

How informatics can help your hospital prevent infections

Hospitalists have a powerful tool to help them fight outbreaks of Clostridium difficile and other infectious agents: electronic health record data. Sara Murray, MD, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of... read more

How informatics can help your hospital prevent infections

Malbrain Fluid Overload

Fluid overload is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. In this presentations an overview is given of the different definitions followed by a step-by-step description of the deleterious effects of fluid overload... read more

Malbrain Fluid Overload

Hospitalists can help improve antibiotic stewardship

Hospitalists can, and should, help curb unnecessary antibiotic use. Nearly three-quarters of patients who have been diagnosed with community acquired pneumonia are receiving antibiotics for longer periods than necessary,... read more

Hospitalists can help improve antibiotic stewardship