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2012 Feb 29 - Mechanical Ventilation - beyond BASIC course |
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Local Meetings (Others)
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Date: 29 Feb 2012; Venue: Prince of Wales Hospital
Dear all,
I am writing to cordially invite members of your department to the Mechanical Ventilation - beyond BASIC course which is suitable for senior ICU trainees and specialist intensivists. We would be most grateful if you could circulate the following information within your department
Mechanical Ventilation - beyond BASIC
A blended learning course consisting of a course manual, distance learning material and a day of small group skill stations.
Topics will include:
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2012 Feb - Cardiovascular and neurological causes of sudden death after ischaemic stroke |
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Journal and News Update -
Lancet and the Lancet series of journals
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Dr Peter Sörös MD, Prof Vladimir Hachinski MD
The Lancet Neurology, Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages 179 - 188, February 2012
Summary
Sudden death is an important but widely under-recognised consequence of stroke. Acute stroke can disturb central autonomic control, resulting in myocardial injury, electrocardiographic abnormalities, cardiac arrhythmias, and ultimately sudden death. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 27 January 2012 20:55 |
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2012 Jan 17 - HKSCCM & HKACCN Interhospital Grand Round: When No Manageable Diagnosis Available |
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Interhospital GR & CCM SB Tutorials -
2012
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Date : 17th January 2012; Time : 6:15pm to 8:15pm
Venue : Seminar Room 2, M Block, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Co-organized by: Hong Kong Society of Critical Care Medicine Limited (http://www.hksccm.org) and The Hong Kong Association of Critical Care Nurses Limited (http://www.medicine.org.hk/hkaccn)
Lecture : 7:15pm to 8:15pm
Topic : When no manageable diagnosis available
Speaker : Dr FONG Man Chi Natalie, Resident (ICU), TMH
Chairman : Dr LEE Wai Chuen, Associate Consultant (ICU), TMH
Presentation file available for download.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 26 January 2012 21:42 |
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2012 Jan 21 - Risk of pulmonary embolism in patients with autoimmune disorders:A nationwide follow-up study from Sweden |
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Journal and News Update -
Lancet and the Lancet series of journals
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Dr Bengt Zöller MD a , Xinjun Li MD a, Prof Jan Sundquist MD a b, Prof Kristina Sundquist MD a
The Lancet, Volume 379, Issue 9812, Pages 244 - 249, 21 January 2012
Summary
Background
Some autoimmune disorders have been linked to venous thromboembolism. We examined whether there is an association between autoimmune disorders and risk of pulmonary embolism.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 26 January 2012 19:34 |
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2012 Effect of IV β-2 agonist treatment on clinical outcomes in acute respiratory distress syndrome: |
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Journal and News Update -
Lancet and the Lancet series of journals
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Effect of intravenous β-2 agonist treatment on clinical outcomes in acute respiratory distress syndrome (BALTI-2): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial
Prof Fang Gao Smith MD a b , Prof Gavin D Perkins MD a b, Simon Gates PhD a, Duncan Young MD c, Prof Daniel F McAuley MD d e, William Tunnicliffe FRCP f, Zahid Khan FRCA g, Prof Sarah E Lamb DPhil a c, for the BALTI-2 study investigators
The Lancet, Volume 379, Issue 9812, Pages 229 - 235, 21 January 2012
Summary
Background
In a previous randomised controlled phase 2 trial, intravenous infusion of salbutamol for up to 7 days in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) reduced extravascular lung water and plateau airway pressure. We assessed the effects of this intervention on mortality in patients with ARDS.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 26 January 2012 19:33 |
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2012 Jan - Surgical Outcomes and Transfusion of Minimal Amounts of Blood in the Operating Room |
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Journal and News Update -
JAMA & Archives
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Victor A. Ferraris, MD, PhD; Daniel L. Davenport, PhD; Sibu P. Saha, MD, MBA; Peter C. Austin, PhD; Joseph B. Zwischenberger, MD
Arch Surg. 2012;147(1):49-55. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2011.790
Objective To examine outcomes in patients who receive small amounts of intraoperative blood transfusion.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 26 January 2012 19:33 |
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2012 Jan - Factors Associated With 30-Day Readmission Rates After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention |
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Journal and News Update -
JAMA & Archives
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Farhan J. Khawaja, MD; Nilay D. Shah, PhD; Ryan J. Lennon, MS; Joshua P. Slusser, BS; Aziz A. Alkatib, MD; Charanjit S. Rihal, MD, MBA; Bernard J. Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil; Victor M. Montori, MD, MSc; David R. Holmes, MD; Malcolm R. Bell, MBBS; Jeptha P. Curtis, MD; Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM; Henry H. Ting, MD, MBA
Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(2):112-117
Background Thirty-day readmission rates have become a publicly reported quality performance measure for congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, little is known regarding the factors associated with 30-day readmission after PCI.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 26 January 2012 19:33 |
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2012 Feb - Recurrent acute kidney injury following bath salts intoxication |
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Journal and News Update -
Others: Renal-Related Journals
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Adebamiro A, Perazella MA.; Am J Kidney Dis. 2012 Feb;59(2):273-5. Epub 2011 Nov 25.
"Bath salts" are becoming recognized as a frequently abused and highly addictive substance that can be obtained legally in some areas. These agents contain stimulant compounds, such as methylenedioxopyrrovalerone and mephedrone, that have been associated with sympathomimetic effects and psychotic features, such as paranoia, delusions, agitation, and confusion. They may have a benign course; however, intoxication with these agents may lead to severe cardiovascular and neurologic complications and death. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 16:54 |
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2012 Feb - Hyponatremia in hospitalized cancer patients and its impact on clinical outcomes |
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Journal and News Update -
Others: Renal-Related Journals
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Doshi SM, Shah P, Lei X, Lahoti A, Salahudeen AK.; Am J Kidney Dis. 2012 Feb;59(2):222-8. Epub 2011 Oct 15.
BACKGROUND: Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte abnormality in clinical practice, yet little is known about its frequency in patients with cancer or its impact on their clinical outcomes. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 16:54 |
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2012 Jan - Relationship between thyroid function and ICU mortality: a prospective observation study |
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Journal and News Update -
Others: Critical Care-Related Journals
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Feilong Wang, Wenzhi Pan, Hairong Wang, Shuyun Wang, Shuming Pan, Junbo Ge Critical Care 2012, 16:R11 (19 January 2012)
Introduction: Although the nonthyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS) is considered to be associated with adverse outcome in ICU patients, the performance of thyroid hormones to predict clinical outcome in ICU patients is unimpressive. The study was conducted to assess the prognostic value of the complete thyroid indicators (FT3, TT3, FT4, TT4, TSH and rT3) in unselected ICU patients. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 16:54 |
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2012 Jan - Failure to normalize lymphopenia following trauma is associated with increased mortality, independent of the leukocytosis pattern |
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Journal and News Update -
Others: Critical Care-Related Journals
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Daithi S Heffernan, Sean F Monaghan, Rajan K Thakkar, Jason T Machan, William G Cioffi, Alfred Ayala Critical Care 2012, 16:R12 (20 January 2012)
Introduction: Following trauma and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), the typical response is an elevation of the total complete blood count (CBC) and a reduction of the lymphocyte count. This leukocytosis typically returns to normal within 48 hours. The persistence of a leukocytosis following trauma is associated with adverse outcomes. Although lymphocyte anergy and dysfunction following trauma is associated with increased risk for infection and sepsis, there is a paucity of data regarding the impact of a persistence of a low lymphocyte count in trauma patients. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 16:54 |
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2012 Jan 19 - Pulmonary Cement Embolism after Vertebroplasty |
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Journal and News Update -
New England Journal of Medicine
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Jean-Pierre Tourtier, M.D., and Sophie Cottez, M.D. N Engl J Med 2012; 366:258January 19, 2012
A 61-year-old man with spinal cord compression caused by a vertebral hemangioma underwent therapeutic laminectomy of the fifth vertebra and laminectomy and vertebroplasty of the fourth vertebra. During the vertebroplasty, polymethylmethacrylate cement leaked into the paravertebral vascular system. In the recovery room, the patient was mildly hypoxemic but otherwise asymptomatic.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 16:53 |
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2012 Jan 19 - Cognitive and Neurologic Outcomes after Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery |
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Journal and News Update -
New England Journal of Medicine
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Ola A. Selnes, Ph.D., Rebecca F. Gottesman, M.D., Ph.D., Maura A. Grega, R.N., M.S.N., William A. Baumgartner, M.D., Scott L. Zeger, Ph.D., and Guy M. McKhann, M.D.
N Engl J Med 2012; 366:250-257January 19, 2012
Patients referred for coronary revascularization procedures are older and are likely to have more extensive extracardiac vascular disease than those referred for such procedures in the past. Despite these trends, mortality rates for coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG), without concurrent procedures, have continued to decline.1 Nevertheless, adverse neurologic outcomes, including stroke and cognitive decline, remain a major concern for these older patients.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 16:52 |
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2012 Jan 19 - Preliminary Study of Two Antiviral Agents for Hepatitis C Genotype 1 |
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Journal and News Update -
New England Journal of Medicine
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Anna S. Lok, M.D., David F. Gardiner, M.D., Eric Lawitz, M.D., Claudia Martorell, M.D., Gregory T. Everson, M.D., Reem Ghalib, M.D., Robert Reindollar, M.D., Vinod Rustgi, M.D., Fiona McPhee, Ph.D., Megan Wind-Rotolo, Ph.D., Anna Persson, Ph.D., Kurt Zhu, Ph.D., Dessislava I. Dimitrova, M.D., Timothy Eley, Ph.D., Tong Guo, Ph.D., Dennis M. Grasela, Pharm.D., Ph.D., and Claudio Pasquinelli, M.D., Ph.D.
N Engl J Med 2012; 366:216-224January 19, 2012
Background
Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection who have not had a response to therapy with peginterferon and ribavirin may benefit from the addition of multiple direct-acting antiviral agents to their treatment regimen.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 16:52 |
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2012 Feb 24 - Managing Patients with VV-ECMO: Simulation Workshop for Nurses |
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Activity Schedules and Reports -
Local Meetings (Others)
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Date: 24 Feburary 2012, 29 February 2012 & 2 March 2012
Venue: Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 January 2012 20:39 |
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2012 Feb 8 & 10 - The Sixth Critical Care Nephrology Course (CCNC6) |
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Activity Schedules and Reports -
Critical Care Nephrology Course (CCNC) at PYNEH
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The 6th Critical Care Nephrology Course will be held on February 8 & 10, 2012, at the Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital. Download program here.
Course Fee: (included: handout, lunch on 8th February 2011 & light refreshment)
From Now to 31st December 2011 (Early Bird)
HK $1,600 (Full course: lecture and workshop)
HK $1,000 (Lecture only)
After 31st December 2011
HK $1,900 (Full course: lecture and workshop)
HK $1,200 (Lecture only)
HKSCCM members may apply for the CCMF Subsidy to attend this course.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 January 2012 15:53 |
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