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Predictors of severe CDI in critically ill patients identified

Predictors of severe CDI in critically ill patients identified

An old man laying in a hospital bed with an oxygen mask on to illustrate managing complex ventilatory failure beyond OSA

Managing complex ventilatory failure beyond OSA

A blurred image of a medical team rushing a patient through an emergency department on a bed to illustrate a new catecholamine-sparing strategy for septic shock

Management of refractory septic shock outlined in pragmatic multimodal strategy

Doctor working with ECMO machine

High mortality in cancer patients with ARDS prompts ECMO rethink

A digital illustration of purple and pink bifidobacterium to illustrate the finding that probiotics containing these good bacteria can reduce infections and AMR in preterm infants

Harnessing probiotics to reduce infections and AMR in preterm infants: expert commentary

Illustration of lungs showing a pleural effusion in the right lung being drained through a catheter connected to a fluid collection bag to represent a national review of pleural procedures and safety concerns

A national review of pleural procedures and safety concerns: expert insights

A section of a dictionary definition of penicillin allergy to illustrate that ICU-led antibiotic allergy assessment and testing has been deemed feasible

ICU-led antibiotic allergy assessment and testing deemed feasible, effective and safe

A doctor looking at a computer screen on a hospital ward to illustrate the fact that reliance on rapid molecular diagnostics for prescribing decisions about antibiotics in intensive care units has been found to be inadequate

Reliance on rapid molecular diagnostics for prescribing decisions found to be inadequate

A newborn baby in an incubator to illustrate diagnostic accuracy of cardiac-related neonatal collapse

Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of cardiac-related neonatal collapse

A series of green cogs on a white background with lighter grey cogs to represent progress in addressing sustainability in intensive care via an ESICM Green Paper

Addressing sustainability in intensive care: ESICM Green Paper insights

A birds-eye view of a woodland with a white target symbol over the trees to demonstrate achieving sustainability targets at Great Western Hospital

Achieving sustainability recognition at Great Western Hospital: an exemplar case study

Radiographer-led nasogastric tube position check pathway: the new way forward

Radiographer-led nasogastric tube position check pathway: the new way forward

Procalcitonin monitoring could significantly reduce antibiotic overuse in sepsis

Procalcitonin monitoring could significantly reduce antibiotic overuse in sepsis, study finds

Calls for European consensus statement on PEWS as survey reveals significant variation

Calls for European consensus statement on PEWS as survey reveals significant variation

Use of lung ultrasound in neonatal intensive care units across Europe

Use of lung ultrasound in neonatal intensive care units across Europe

The increasingly integral role of the hospital pharmacy team in critical care with insights from the Intensive Care Society

The increasingly integral role of the hospital pharmacy team in critical care

Improving the flow and experience of cardiac surgical patients: a specialist ERU case study

Improving the flow and experience of cardiac surgical patients: an ERU case study

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