Category: Critical Care Medicine

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Anchor lead: Can nurses help surrogate decision makers for people in the intensive care unit? Elizabeth Tracey reports People who are making medical decisions for loved ones in the intensive care unit are called surrogates, and their task can be …

July 13, 2018 – Nurses and Surrogates Read more »

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Anchor lead: Stop the Bleed kits have imitators, Elizabeth Tracey reports Stop the Bleed is the name of a national campaign to raise awareness and provide training and kits so people who witness traumatic bleeding can step in. Matthew Levy, …

April 23, 2018 – Beware Fakes Read more »

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Anchor lead: Intervening when someone is bleeding may make the difference between life and death, Elizabeth Tracey reports Stop the Bleed is the name of a national campaign to increase awareness of major bleeding events and teach people what they …

April 20, 2018 – Stop the Bleed Read more »

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Anchor lead: Which fluids are best to use in critically ill people? Elizabeth Tracey reports The fluid known as saline is used a lot in medicine, but now a new study shows that fluids that are closer in composition to …

April 18, 2018 – Saline Read more »

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Anchor lead: A solution to the development of delirium in people in intensive care units is still needed, Elizabeth Tracey reports Haloperidol is a medication that has been used for a long time in intensive care units in an attempt …

March 29, 2018 – Delirium in the ICU Read more »

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Anchor lead: Dogs may help when people must be in an ICU for prolonged periods, Elizabeth Tracey reports Dogs can help when people must be in an intensive care unit for a long time. That’s one observation of such an …

February 21, 2018 – ICU Demoralization Read more »

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Anchor lead: What role do dogs play in intensive care units? Elizabeth Tracey reports Getting people out of bed in intensive care units, even when they’re being mechanically ventilated, is associated with better outcomes. Can dogs help? That’s the hope …

February 20, 2018 – Dogs in the ICU Read more »