Intensivist

Beta-Lactam Infusion in Severe Sepsis (BLISS)

a prospective, two-centre, open-labelled randomised controlled trial of continuous versus intermittent beta-lactam infusion in critically ill patients with severe sepsis…

To increase or decrease dosage of antimicrobials in septic patients during continuous renal replacement therapy: the eternal doubt

Critical illness, acute renal failure and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) are associated with changes in pharmacokinetics. Initial antibiotic dose…

Physician-related barriers to communication and patient- and family-centred decision-making towards the end of life in intensive care: a systematic review

Introduction: Although many terminally ill people are admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) at the end of life, their…

How Islam Influences End-of-Life Care: Education for Palliative Care Clinicians

ContextAccording to the Joint Commission, cultural competency is a core skill required for end-of-life care. Religious and cultural beliefs predominantly…

What to do when a competent ICU patient does not want to live anymore but is dependent on life-sustaining treatment? Experience from The Netherlands

If patients on the intensive care unit (ICU) are awake and life-sustaining treatment is suspended because of the patients’ request,…

Guidelines for Family-Centered Care in the Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult ICU

Objective:  To provide clinicians with evidence-based strategies to optimize the support of the family of critically ill patients in the…

Medical research in emergency research in the European Union member states: tensions between theory and practice

Echocardiography in shock management

Echocardiography is pivotal in the diagnosis and management of the shocked patient. Important characteristics in the setting of shock are…

Management of Acute Right Ventricular Failure in the Intensive Care Unit

Right ventricular (RV) failure occurs when the RV fails to maintain enough blood flow through the pulmonary circulation to achieve…

Congenitale hartafwijkingen en operaties

Vind hier een duidelijk visueel overzicht congenitale hartafwijkingen en operaties.