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The artist vs the scientist

Neil Orford on 26-05-2012

The undercurrent argument at the CICM ASM has been based on the tension between the artist and the scientist. It has been good natured, and an interesting topic for reflection. ...

College of Intensive Care Annual Scientific Meeting 2012

Todd Fraser on 23-05-2012

Categories: General Discussion

The CICM ASM is about to begin in Melbourne. Stay tuned to catch the highlights of the meeting - commences May 25th...

Hypertonic saline

Todd Fraser on 09-05-2012

Categories: Controversies in ICU

Hypertonic saline seems to be it and a bit in the world of neurocritical care. It appears in many clinical pathways for the management of intracerebral catastrophes such as trauma...

Ethical Conundrum

Todd Fraser on 15-04-2012

Categories: Controversies in ICU

A while ago I looked after a chap who had tried to kill himself by gassing himself in a car. It turns out he had metastatic bowel cancer - he knew he was dying and was scared of ...

Measuring Performance of an ICU

Todd Fraser on 18-03-2012

Categories: Controversies in ICU

An interesting article in a medical news digest recently described the impact of public reporting of hospital patient-centred outcomes. One of the measures used as a risk-adjusted...