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A Framework for Resolving Disagreement during End of Life Care in the Critical Care Unit by Thaddeus Pope Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Sat 20 Nov 2010 9:37am In the August 2010 issue of Clinical and Investigative Medicine, Karen Choong and colleagues provide "A Framework for Resolving Disagreement during End of Life Care in the Critical Care Unit." They provide a 10-step approach for resolving disagreement. The final step in the process, at least in the Canadian provinces Ontario and Yukon, culminates Read on »

CRITICAL CARE NURSING – PART ONE by Stephanie S. Jewett Posted Sat 13 Feb 2010 12:00am Read on »

Primer on Critical Care - in the Globe & Mail by Thaddeus Pope Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Sat 26 Nov 2011 8:05am The Globe & Mail has a new series of articles, videos, and interactive media explaining the nature and challenges of critical care. The reporters had been based in Sunnybrook ICU for two months. Read on »

Recommendations for Appropriate Use of Critical Care Services by Thaddeus Pope Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Sat 18 Jun 2011 9:13pm Three Ontario critical care specialists have published "Multi-Professional Recommendations for Access and Utilization of Critical Care Services: Towards Consistency... guidelines for fair access to and use of adult critical care services are desperately needed to define a consistent transparent standard of care: when such therapies have Read on »

Algorithms: Pulmonary / Critical Care by Emily Medical Student

Posted Thu 30 Oct 2008 6:18pm Hypoxia Preview (reduced scale / quality) Download (pdf) Mechanical Ventilation Preview (reduced scale / quality) Download (pdf) Read on »

"Critical Care" - a Great Film to Prompt Discussion over Inappropriate EOL Treatment by Thaddeus Pope Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Thu 14 Jan 2010 3:45pm I had forgotten how much great dialog there is in the 1997 film Critical Care with James Spader, Helen Mirren, Kyra Sedwick, Albert Brooks, and Anne Bancroft. For example: Doc 1: "If there is no reasonable prospect of cure why should we proceed?" Doc 2: "Where have you been all your life? It's called revenue." Of course the plot itself Read on »

New kid on the block: ED Trauma Critical Care (EDTCC) by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 14 Dec 2011 12:00am Welcome the newest EM blog to the block: ED Trauma Critical Care . It's helmed by Dr. Amit Maini (St. Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia) and focuses on keeping us all up to date with the latest and greatest in trauma, resuscitation, and critical care. Topics thus far IO vs IV access during out of hospital cardiac arrest Read on »

Critical Care Medicine: Evolution and Ethical Dilemmas by Thaddeus Pope Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Sun 10 Oct 2010 10:15am Critical care and the global burden of critical illness in adults Neill K J Adhikari, Robert A Fowler, Satish Bhagwanjee, Gordon D Rubenfeld Critical care has evolved from...-based studies in the developed world suggest that the burden of critical illness is higher than generally appreciated and will increase as the population ages. Critical care Read on »

Critical Care 24/7 by Christina Thielst Patient Expert

Posted Mon 03 Oct 2011 12:00am conditions - sepsis and stroke. Critical Care 24/7 will hopefully spark interest thought in by healthcare leaders who may be challenged with these patients. Thank you Dr Read on »

Critical Care Waiting Room by maeflye Posted Sun 01 Feb 2009 12:00am Salinda just went into surgery. She was scared. Her boyfriend and his mom left for a while. I'm in the critical care waiting room trying to arrange a way for Bart to get here for a few hours today. I'm trying not to think about how hungry I am. ;-) Some days I forget to eat, but on a day when i can't it's all I can think about. I'm just glad Read on »