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Florence rocks! Music therapy in ICU

Todd Fraser on 18-08-2011

Okay, I'm going out on a bit of a limb here. Some of you hard-core EBM-ers are going to have me in the gun, but here goes. I just read a systematic review of music therapy in I...

On the Dark Side of the Heart

Todd Fraser on 07-08-2011

Categories: Controversies in ICU

The right ventricle intrigues me. Everything I seem to do in ICU makes it harder for the RV to function. I use vasoconstrictors - right heart doesn't like it. I let the CO2 go u...

Ultrasound for line insertion

Todd Fraser on 26-07-2011

Categories: Controversies in ICU

The addition to the literature by Fragou et al this month seemingly adds to the case for ultrasound to be used for all central line insertions, regardless of site. The momentum fo...

Paediatrics in general ICUs - striking the right balance

Todd Fraser on 24-07-2011

Categories: Controversies in ICU

I worked in a small regional ICU for nearly 5 years. In that time I dealt with a number of very sick children, and many who were "not that sick". There was always great pressur...

Journal Club : Do we need to do more for the critically ill in regional areas?

Rajesh Krishnan on 06-07-2011

Categories: Journal Club

Critical access hospitals (CAH), a US initiative, are defined as no more than 25 acute care beds and more than 35 miles from the nearest hospital. The advantage of being designa...