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NICE-SUGAR

Todd Fraser on 2009-05-02 11:57:00

Few papers have made a splash in the ICU pond like the publication of Greet van de Burghe's paper on tight glucose control. The paper generated much commentary and numerous protoc...

Swine flu

Todd Fraser on 2009-05-01 19:34:00

The disease labelled "swine flu" is a rapidly progressing international outbreak threatening to reach pandemic levels. This disease is caused by a new influenza A virus of swine or...

New Nutritional Guidelines released by SCCM and ASPEN

Todd Fraser on 2009-05-30 18:41:00

The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Society of Critical Care Medicine have just released new guidelines for the provision and assessment of nutritiona...

Where now for Xigris?

Todd Fraser on 2011-10-26 13:36:00

The big news this week is the fall from grace for the sepsis drug, Xigris. It is fair to say that much of the air had already leaked from Activated Protein C balloon, but confirma...

College of Intensive Care Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2013 - Wellington

Todd Fraser on 2013-05-30 20:24:41

Its nearly here - the CICM ASM for 2013, from Wellington, New Zealand. The very first CICM ASM to be held this side of the ditch, the conference aims to smash the mytholog...