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Topic of the Month September: Intensive Medicine

Coma Patients: Appearances Can Be Deceptive

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[01/09/2009] Coma patients lie motionless in bed. Nothing can awake them. Do they hear? Can they feel anything? And another question rises: Does communication with them make sense? Researchers assume that the answer is “yes”. Coma Patients: Appearances Can Be Deceptive - read more

Artificial Coma: „A State Between Almost Awake and Deep Sleep“

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[01/09/2009] Very often, when a famous person falls very ill, it is this term that circulates in the media: Ariel Sharon or Felipe Massa, for example, have both been put into an artificial coma trying to save their lives. However, many people do not really know what this kind of coma is - including scientists. Artificial Coma: „A State Between Almost Awake and Deep Sleep“ - read more

MRSA: Seek and You Will Find

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[01/09/2009] German experts estimate that about 50,000 people each year contract MRSA that are immune against conventional antibiotics. They estimate since nobody really knows the real number. A new obligation to inform is supposed to provide more transparency which in turn should help to systematically fight the dangerous germs. MRSA: Seek and You Will Find - read more

IC Patients: More Vigilant Monitoring Necessary

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[01/09/2009] Two new studies demonstrate a need for more vigilant monitoring for seizure activity among intensive care patients who may be experiencing subtle seizures that are typically unrecognized. IC Patients: More Vigilant Monitoring Necessary - read more