Category:Critical care medicine

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The discipline of Critical care medicine (Intensive care), the medical practitioners of which are known as Intensivists.

History

Commenced in 1952 when during a polo epidemic Bjorn Ibsen showed the benefit of manual ventilation via tracheostomy and cuffed airway in cases of type II respiratory failure. The first intensive care unit followed in 1953.

Web Resources for Critical care medicine
 ICD-10 search
Relevant Clinical Literature
Pubmed on Critical care medicine
RCT with Critical care medicine
Systematic reviews of Critical care medicine
Critical care medicine in N Eng J Med, Lancet, JAMA, BMJ
Critical care medicine in Cochrane Collaboration
TRIP Database on Critical care medicine
Google Scholar on Critical care medicine
Bandolier on Critical care medicine
UK Guidance
NHS Evidence on Critical care medicine
Nice Guidance on Critical care medicine
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination databases -DARE & NHS EED (evaluates reliability of research)
SNOMED search
NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries on Critical care medicine
Other Wikis
Wikipedia on Critical care medicine (Less technical, ? quality control)
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