Volume 30

At least he didn’t miss his train…

november 24, 2022

Case A 35-year-old male presented to the emergency room (ER) with acute dyspnoea (SpO2 98%), pain and absent breathing sounds over the left hemithorax and…

Treat the lungs and wait for the brain in COVID-19: a case report of severe COVID-19 encephalopathy

november 24, 2022

Abstract Encephalopathy is a severe and underestimated neurological complication of COVID-19 infection, with a high prevalence in COVID-19 patients in intensive care. We present a…

An 85-year old patient with severe ongoing bleeding

november 24, 2022

Abstract In this case report, we describe an 85-year-old female patient who presented with a rare but important problem of anticoagulant rebound complicating dabigatran use.…

What is this CVVHD device telling you about your patient?

november 24, 2022

A 74-year-old man was admitted to the haematology ward because of acute promyelocytic leukaemia and treated with all-trans retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide. Treatment was…

Potential pandemic pathogens series: Ebola virus

november 24, 2022

History of Ebola virus Ebolavirus (EBOV) is a member of the family of the Filoviridae together with five other genera: Marburgvirus, Cuevavirus, Dianlovirus, Striavirus and…

With our minds wide open: Let us foster the young academic spirit in critical care!

november 24, 2022

In this last issue of the Netherlands Journal of Critical Care (NJCC) in 2022, Ronald Akkerman and colleagues from the Leiden University Medical Center review…

Volume 30, Issue 6 – November 2022

november 24, 2022

Forecast with eyes wide open – a perspective on the upcoming winter

september 22, 2022

Since the onset of the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many patients have become infected. In addition, many have been admitted to intensive care…

Volume 30, Issue 5 – September 2022

september 22, 2022

Vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia with saddle pulmonary embolism, a therapeutic challenge

september 1, 2022

Case A 63-year-old woman was brought to the emergency department because of chest pain, severe dyspnoea and syncope. She had been experiencing abdominal discomfort and…