Prof. Louise Rose: "Virtual family visiting – Life Lines as an example of rapid innovation during the COVID-19 pandemic"

07/05/21 • 56 min

In this presentation I will present the story of the rapid development, scaling and sustaining of the LifeLines virtual visiting philanthropic innovation over the pandemic. I will discuss the impact on family and clinicians of visiting restrictions necessitated by the pandemic. I will also highlight the growing body of evidence for virtual visiting including unanticipated benefits. Finally, I will discuss considerations for how to optimise the delivery of virtual visiting, both during ongoing visiting restrictions and as a routine option for ICU families.

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Vininder Bains: "Fever in Critical Care"

There is no simple answer to the question of “should we treat fever and how?” Fever is a potent immune response that can be protective for some ICU patients, especially when therapeutic options are limited. Fever also comes at a significant metabolic cost, which critically ill patients may, or may not be able to tolerate. I will review the physiology of fever, discuss the costs, benefits of fever in adult critically ill populations, present available fever management strategies. While there is no simple answer, we can make more informed decisions about how and when to treat fever in critical illness.

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Naomi Hammond: "Fluid Resuscitation in Sepsis – What do we know?"

Over the last two decades, there have been several landmark fluid resuscitation trials published. These trials have provided evidence that the type of intravenous fluids we choose for resuscitation can impact important patient-centred outcomes. This presentation will look at what we know from these trials focused on fluid resuscitation in sepsis and septic shock; specifically, an overview of the principles of fluid resuscitation, types of fluids, review the fluid resuscitation evidence and describe changes in fluid resuscitation practices over time.