Care pathways for hip fractures: a useful tool or passing fashion?

The Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool: A useful tool for pain assessment in intensive care units

Pain is a major concern in all intensive care units (ICUs). The proper assessment and management of pain is one of the main goals of patient care in ICUs. Improper evaluation of pain and its over or under treatment can cause significant problems in the process of patient management in ICU. Since most ICU patients are unable to communicate correctly with the ICU team and explain their level of p...

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Are hip-specific items useful in a quality of life questionnaire for patients with hip fractures?

Researchers measure the significance of hip fracture by the patient's impairment. The patient's quality of life (QOL) is usually also substantially affected. However, there is no specific quality of life (QOL) questionnaire for patients with hip fractures. This study was designed to determine whether adding a new set of specific questions about hip fracture to the World Health Organization Qual...

Bispectral index in pediatrics: fashion or a new tool?

The bispectral index (BIS, Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. Newton, MA) is becoming the gold standard for assessing depth of anesthesia in adult patients. Indeed, BIS values are highly correlated with the concentration of hypnotic drugs such as propofol or sevoflurane (1–8). The BIS is derived from a large database of EEG traces obtained in adult patients under various conditions of anesthesia (9)....

A useful tool for trainees in intensive care

This manual is already in its 5th edition. This 1200-page intensive care manual covers most of the field of intensive care practice, including organizational aspects and pediatric intensive care. Most of the contributors originate from Australia, the UK, and Hong Kong, and have a large experience in clinical practice, research, and teaching in intensive care. This manual lies somewhere between ...