SURVEY OF THE MONTH

ESICM members are offered the possibility of participating in a research survey covering one of the important aspects of intensive care medicine. These surveys, proposed by leaders in their field, are endorsed by the ESICM Research Committee and offer a great opportunity to advance our knowledge and stimulate further research. 

The ESICM Research Committee is offering  interested investigators access to SurveyMonkey, a survey software enabling anyone to create professional online surveys quickly and easily. For more information surf on SurveyMonkey website or contact the ESICM Office at research@esicm.org.

If you wish to apply for Survey endorsement, please fill in the application form and send it back by Email to research@esicm.org

Thanks to all participants of the successful surveys demonstrating the enthusiasm and active life of ESICM.

International Weaning Survey

The aim of this survey is to describe the current process of weaning from mechanical ventilation and to obtain a better understanding of weaning practices, especially diagnostic and therapeutic approaches of weaning failure.

This survey started in June 2008 and is still ongoing.

Data on Intensive care unit SCOres & SAPS 3 (DISCO&SAPS 3)

The aim of this survey is to obtain information on collection and management of ICU clinical data, to know whether and where the SAPS 3 admission score is applied, and to identify difficulties in use of this or other severity scoring systems. The survey closed on the 7th April 2008.

Thank you to everyone who participated.

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE

This survey was aimed at investigating a possible correlation between end-of-life care and the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in intensive care patients. The survey closed on 30 November 2007.

The survey has been initiated by the Section on Ethics (Phillip Levin & Charles Sprung).