Articles in the Resources Category
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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!
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 …
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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 …
