Participate in this International RCT on transfusion strategies in acute brain injured patients We caught up with TRAIN Principal Investigator Fabio Taccone in Brussels and he updated us on the progress of this exciting Trials Group Study. A prior winner of the NEXT Start-up Grant, this project is the largest study to examine the impact of […]
EJRC Article Review In the last 3 years, a number of randomised controlled trials[1-6] (MR CLEAN, ESCAPE, REVASCAT, SWIFT PRIME, DEFUSE 3 and EXTEND IA) and two meta-analyses[7,8] have explored the effect of mechanical, endovascular interventions versus or added to standard treatment. These recent trials focused on larger vessels pathologies, patients with less extensive brain […]
What do we need to fight MDR infections in our patients? In this icTV video, Matteo Bassetti discusses his thoughts on where we are in regards to treatment of multi-drug resistant infections in critically ill patients. Find out more about MDR in the paper from Intensive Care Medicine (ICM): The intensive care medicine research agenda on multi-drug […]
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Participate in this large-scale international study on weaning practice Co-PI John Laffey updates us on the WEAN SAFE Study – WorldwidE AssessmeNt of Separation of pAtients From ventilatory assistancE. The study is currently in the patient recruitment phase and has already registered more than 7000 patients from 250 ICUs, but there is still time for other […]
EJRC Article Review Patients with burn injuries may experience marked pharmacokinetic (PK) changes compared to healthy volunteers and patients admitted without burn injuries. These PK changes are related to both specific pathophysiologic alterations and the frequent use of supportive therapy in burn injury patients. Therefore, achieving adequate antibiotic drug concentrations in burn patients is challenging1. […]
e-LIVES: April Highlights 2 Top Ethics (ETH) sessions This month we feature 2 top sessions from LIVES 2017 in Vienna selected by ETH Section Chair Rik Gerritsen: How to make ICU more humane Research in Ethics This EXCLUSIVE CONTENT is available for all on our e-LIVES platform for a limited time… Watch these webcasts now! […]
What is the real impact of no sedation during mechanical ventilation? EJRC ARTICLE REVIEW For many years, standard therapy for patients undergoing mechanical ventilation included sedation. It was seen as a way to ease patients and help them to accept the procedure. In the last decade, randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have shown that utilising […]
Reviving glucocorticoids to treat Sepsis? EJRC Article Review Certainly, one of the greatest calamities of the modern world is Sepsis, which, despite the great advances in medicine, still doesn’t have a specific pharmacological treatment. This could be explained by the nature of Sepsis, as a very complex pathological entity, capable of affecting multiple organs, […]
e-LIVES: March Highlights 3 Top Cardiovascular Dynamics (CD) sessions This month we feature 3 top sessions from LIVES 2017 in Vienna selected by CD Section Chair Thomas Scheeren: Arterial blood pressure: All you need to know Guiding fluid therapy Management of cardiogenic shock This EXCLUSIVE CONTENT is available for all on our e-LIVES platform for a limited […]
