How do you assess quality of care in the Intensive Care Unit?
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Thu, 21/05/09 – 18:49 | No Comment

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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Procedural Sedation: Knowing the Rules!
Wednesday, 13 May, 2009 – 22:35 | No Comment
Procedural Sedation: Knowing the Rules!

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List of Useful Resources:
American Society of Anesthesiology:

Continuum of Depth of Sedation: Definition of General Anesthesia and Levels of Sedation/Analgesia – 2004
Practice Guidelines for Sedation and Analgesia by Non-Anesthesiologists, 2002
Granting …

The Future Intensive Care Unit
Tuesday, 28 Apr, 2009 – 20:59 | No Comment
The Future Intensive Care Unit

Her is a presentation that goes over what my vision is for the “FUTURE ICU.” I originally presented this about a year ago during my fellowship. Enjoy!

Burn and Trauma Management
Monday, 17 Sep, 2007 – 20:26 | No Comment
Burn and Trauma Management

Dr. Douglas Naylor presented an excellent focused review of the basic management of Burn and Trauma patients. Even though this may not address the “run of the mill” ICU patients, it is extremely important for …

Assessment of Renal Funtion in the ICU
Wednesday, 1 Aug, 2007 – 11:09 | No Comment
Assessment of Renal Funtion in the ICU
Critical Care Ethics
Monday, 16 Jul, 2007 – 21:29 | No Comment
Critical Care Ethics

Dr. Martin L. Smith (Dept. of Bioethics CCF) led a thought provoking discussion on the controversial and sometimes very difficul issues dealing with end of life care and decision making abilities in the ICU. Several …