ICU Management & Practice, ICU Volume 10 - Issue 4 - Winter 2010/2011 Challenges of Working in a 100-Bed Intensive Care Unit Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at the University of Birmingham, Prof. Julian Bion also has an honorary consultant appointment with the University Hospital in Birmingham. He also has a number of high-profile national and international roles in the field of intensive care, including being an Editorial Board Member of ICU Management and is a...

Research Christmas 2018: Heart of the Matter Death and readmissions after hospital discharge during the December holiday period: cohort study Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, Peter C Austin, Noah M Ivers, et al. BMJ 2018; 363 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4481 (Published 10 December 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;363:k4481 Abstract Objective 目的 To determine whether patients discharged from hospital during the Dece...

Metabolic-based biomarkers have potential to triage children with sepsis A new study has validated potential biomarkers for a sepsis-triage model to distinguish sepsis patients requiring care in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) from sepsis identified in the paediatric emergency department (PED) that does not require ICU admission. The study, led by Beata Mickiewicz and colleagues from the University of Calgary and University of Alberta, took serum and plasma samp...

Research Christmas 2018: Heart Of The Matter Christmas, national holidays, sport events, and time factors as triggers of acute myocardial infarction: SWEDEHEART observational study 1998-2013 Moman A Mohammad, Sofia Karlsson, Jonathan Haddad, et al BMJ 2018; 363 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4811 (Published 12 December 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;363:k4811 Abstract 摘要 Objectives 目的 To study circadian rhythm aspects, national holidays, and...

Research Christmas 2018: Food For Thought Measured energy content of frequently purchased restaurant meals: multi-country cross sectional study Susan B Roberts, Sai Krupa Das, Vivian Marques Miguel Suen, et al BMJ 2018; 363 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4864 (Published 12 December 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;363:k4864 Abstract 摘要 Objective 目的 To measure the energy content of frequently ordered meal...

Research Christmas 2018: Look Before You Leap Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial Robert W Yeh, Linda R Valsdottir, Michael W Yeh, et al BMJ 2018; 363 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k5094 (Published 13 December 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;363:k5094 Abstract Objective 目的 To determine if using a parachute prevents death or major traumati...

Research Christmas 2018: Food For Thought Effectiveness of a brief behavioural intervention to prevent weight gain over the Christmas holiday period: randomised controlled trial Frances Mason, Amanda Farley, Miranda Pallan, et al BMJ 2018; 363 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4867 (Published 10 December 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;363:k4867 Abstract Objective 目的 To test the effectiveness of a brief beha...

How can a smartphone be used for haemodynamic monitoring? The parameters of the Capstesia app are described. After taking a photo of the arterial waveform on the monitor screen, and cropping it to the signal of interest, the picture is sent to the Capstesia server via a mobile Internet connection. The heart rate and systolic and diastolic arterial pressures are manually entered into the app to determine the cardiac output (CO). After a few seconds, the PPV and CO values (...

Research Association between patient outcomes and accreditation in US hospitals: observational study Miranda B Lam, Jose F Figueroa, Yevgeniy Feyman, et al.BMJ 2018; 363 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4011 (Published 18 October 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;363:k4011M Responses Abstract Objectives 目的 To determine whether patients admitted to US hospitals that are accredited have better outcomes than those admitted to hospitals reviewed through sta...

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