Several measures of ICU performance have been proposed in the past 30 years. It is intuitive, and correct, to assume that ICU mortality may be a useful marker of quality. However, crude mortality rates does …
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I apologize for the long delay between posts but I have been working on getting some updates into the website. As you can see, our theme is entirely different and starting today – We are iPhone friendly! 
now you can visit anytime and have the same ease of use that you do from the computer at home or work. Enjoy!
FDA’s anesthesiology and respiratory therapy devices advisory committee will meet May 28 in Gaithersburg, Md., to discuss Johnson & Johnson/Ethicon Endo-Surgery’s pre-market approval application for its Sedasys computer-assisted personalized sedation system, indicated for minimal to …
There are several societies, publications, interest groups dedicated to patients suffering from ESLD in need of liver transplantation. One of the most respected of those is the Americal Association for the Study of Liver Disorders. …
This has been a hot topic surrounding not only the transplant community but also the critical care and anesthesia world. It is not uncommon for Dr. Sanjay Gupta or Dr. Oz (the premier TV celebrity …
The Endocrine Society is an multi-national, multidiscipline organization with ~14,000 members from over 100 countries. It was founded in 1916 and publishes 4 peer-reviewed journals. On March 26th, 2009 immediately after the NICE SUGAR study …
Here is another fantastic ICU 2.0 resource. You can subscribe to these podcasts in iTunes or listen to them directly on the website. Dr. Jeffrey S. Guy has taken topics he discussed on teaching rounds …
You can now follow along with us by signing up for our twitter updates. Just click on the link below. Also you can always subscribe to the site with your favorite RSS reader. Stay tuned, …
This week’s issue of NEJM features another in a long debated series of trials that investigates the benefits of “tight” vs “conventional” glycemic control in the ICU. Is this the one that finally gives us …
Here is another excellent and thorough resource I found online in the blogger community that reviews several procedures including Central Line Placement, Thoracentesis, Paracentesis, Arterial Line, Lumbar Puncture, etc. The review is not video based …
***Excerpt taken from SICU Handbook Cleveland Clinic SICU
1. Maintain your availability in the SICU
The nurses and other personnel who work in the unit are seasoned, experienced professionals. Unfortunately, as in other aspects of health …
Wander over to the Evidence Based Medicine section of the website
which has recently been opened!
Here you will have an opportunity to review an excellent series from the BMJ by senior lecturer Trisha Greenhalgh entitled “How …
Here are links to some excellent reviews from the “How to read a paper” series by Trisha Greenhalgh, senior lecturer for the British Medical Journal. Also please scroll down to view some tips I have …
The Endocrine Society is an multi-national, multidiscipline organization with ~14,000 members from over 100 countries. It was founded in 1916 and publishes 4 peer-reviewed journals. On March 26th, 2009 immediately after the NICE SUGAR study …
Here is another fantastic ICU 2.0 resource. You can subscribe to these podcasts in iTunes or listen to them directly on the website. Dr. Jeffrey S. Guy has taken topics he discussed on teaching rounds …
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