Intensive care medicine

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2024	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Ireland reported 1 hospital and 2 ECMO units.
2023	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Mainland China significantly increased to 2,857 ECMO units.
2023	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation South Korea had 350 hospitals with ECMO.
2022	People who awoke from a coma Thomas Hill awakens after being in a coma for 12 years.
2022	Pediatric intensive care unit A significant shortage of pediatric ICUs occurred in the United States during the 2022–2023 pediatric care crisis.
2022	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Canada had 23 hospitals with ECMO capabilities.
2022	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation United States had 361 hospitals equipped with ECMO.
2022	Jane Eddleston Became the first woman doctor to win the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine Gold Medal, a significant milestone in her professional career.
July 2022	People who awoke from a coma Wanda Palmer awakens and identifies her brother Daniel Palmer as her attacker.
2021	Robert Arntfield Founded Deep Breathe, a medical technology company focused on democratizing medical ultrasound through point-of-care diagnostics and artificial intelligence automation, with the goal of enabling healthcare providers to diagnose lung conditions more efficiently.
2021	Sepsis Updated Surviving Sepsis Campaign recommends IV corticosteroids for adults with septic shock who have an ongoing requirement for vasopressor therapy.
2021	Sepsis The Surviving Sepsis Campaign conducted another update of its sepsis management guidelines, continuing its efforts to improve sepsis care globally.
2021	Sepsis A systematic review of clinical trials concluded that the claimed benefits of the Marik protocol could not be confirmed, indicating that the initial promising results could not be replicated by independent research.
2021	Fish oil Fish oil became the 283rd most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with over 700,000 prescriptions issued.
2021	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Sri Lanka had 2 hospitals and 2 ECMO units.
2021	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Germany reported 779 ECMO units.
2021	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Brazil had 21 hospitals with ECMO.
March 2021	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation A Los Angeles Times cover story highlighted the efficacy of ECMO in treating an extremely challenging COVID-19 patient.
February 2021	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Three pregnant Israeli women with very serious COVID-19 cases were treated with ECMO, demonstrating its potential as a treatment option for critical COVID-19 patients.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Poland had 47 hospitals with ECMO capabilities.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Russia reported 124 hospitals and 17 additional ECMO units.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Saint Petersburg, Russia had 7 hospitals and 19 ECMO units.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Australia had 146 hospitals equipped with ECMO.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Northern Ireland had 0 hospitals and 0 ECMO units.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Moscow had 16 ECMO hospitals.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Scotland had 1 hospital and 6 ECMO units.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Sweden had 7 or more hospitals with ECMO.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Albania had 0 hospitals and 0 ECMO units.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Mainland China had approximately 400 hospitals with ECMO.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Germany had 214 hospitals and 779 ECMO units.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Japan had 2,208 hospitals with ECMO capabilities.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation England and Wales reported 5 hospitals and 15 ECMO units.
2020	Jane Eddleston Helped deliver the Manchester Hospital Trust pandemic response plan during the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating leadership in managing the health crisis.
December 2020	Gemma Dashwood Gemma Dashwood was ordained as a Deacon in the Anglican Church, beginning her role as an honorary Deacon at the Parish of Goodna.
June 2020	People who awoke from a coma Wanda Palmer is beaten up and left for dead, entering a coma.
May 2020	Robert Arntfield Robert Arntfield began working with a research team at Lawson Health Research Institute to investigate using artificial intelligence systems for COVID-19 diagnosis through lung scan patterns, developing a lung ultrasound learning model with high accuracy in identifying B-line patterns in critically ill patients.
March 27 2020	Usama Riaz Posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Kashmir (the highest state award) by the Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir in recognition of his services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 23 2020	Usama Riaz Usama Riaz passed away, marking the end of his life as a Pakistani physician.
February 2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Doctors in China began increasingly using ECMO as a support treatment for patients with acute viral pneumonia associated with COVID-19, helping to restore blood oxygen saturation and reduce fatalities in severe cases.
2019	Pediatric intensive care unit AAP issued new guidance and recommendations, reclassifying PICU types from level-based system to community-based, tertiary, and quaternary/specialized PICUs, reflecting the growing complexity and specialization of pediatric critical care.
2019	Sepsis Cochrane review found low-quality evidence of potential benefits of corticosteroid treatment in sepsis.
2019	Chest tube Experts in cardiac surgery, anesthesia, and critical care developed the ERAS Guidelines for Perioperative Care, recommending active clearance of chest tubes to prevent retained blood and other complications.
2018	People who awoke from a coma Munira Abdulla awakens from her 27-year coma.
2018	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation The EOLIA Trial was conducted to evaluate early ECMO initiation in severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) patients. The study enrolled 249 patients and was terminated early due to futility. Results showed no significant difference in 60-day mortality between ECMO and control groups (35% vs 46%), with 35 control group patients crossing over to ECMO.
2018	Ventilator-associated lung injury The Cochrane Collaboration conducted a systematic review providing evidence that low tidal volume ventilation reduces post-operative pneumonia and reduces the need for invasive and non-invasive ventilation after surgery.
2018	Vasodilatory shock The American College of Chest Physician defined refractory or vasodilatory shock as presenting with an inadequate response to high-dose vasopressor therapy, specifically when the norepinephrine-equivalent dose is ≥ 0.5 mg/kg/min.
December 2018	Chest tube The European Respiratory Journal published correspondences exploring potential improvements in patient mobility and outcomes through optimized chest tube placement techniques.
November 2018	Fish oil Fish oil triglycerides became available to patients on the US market by prescription.
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