Keywords Intensive care

Keywords Intensive care

Keywords Intensive care triage
Abstract was the proportion of potentially inappropriate ICU referrals (defined as priority 4B or 5 referrals, accordingly to the Society of Critical Care Medicine guidelines of 1999 and 2016, respectively) admitted to the ICU within 48 h. We conducted multivariate analyses

Abstract The incidence of difficult direct intubation in the intensive care unit (ICU) is estimated to be as high as 20%. Recent advances in video-technology have led to the development of video laryngoscopes as new intubation devices to assist in difficult

Keywords Post intensive care syndrome
Abstract After prolonged mechanical ventilation patients may experience the 'post intensive care syndrome' (PICS) and may be candidates for post-discharge follow-up clinics. We aimed to ascertain the incidence and severity of PICS symptoms in patients

Keywords End-of-life care decision making

Keywords Intensive care unit
Abstract hypotheses; however, such assessment has not been attempted in the field of critical care medicine. The purpose of this study was to determine clinicians' views about prior probabilities and plausible effect sizes for ongoing critical care trials where

Abstract clinicians are prone to misdiagnose. Finally, we review potential solutions, both educational and systemic, that may guard against the inevitable failings of the human mind, especially in a busy modern intensive care setting.

Keywords Critical care
Abstract Critical care echocardiography is developing rapidly with an increasing number of specialists now performing comprehensive studies using Doppler and other advanced techniques. However, this imaging can be challenging, interpretation is far from