ICU
Almost a year ago, the Netherlands Journal of Critical Care published a special COVID-19 edition. In the editorial of that issue I wrote ‘Hopefully, the measures imposed on society and the beneficial effect of the vaccination campaign will soon slow down the pandemic so that we all, including the NJCC,…
Abstract Background: Intensive care patients often suffer from short, fragmented and low-quality sleep. Poor sleep can cause prolonged mechanical ventilation, delirium and deranged metabolic function. Sound scientific evidence for sleeppromoting treatments is lacking. Benzodiazepines, which are frequently used to treat sleep disturbances, may themselves have a disruptive effect on sleep.…
‘It is easy to be wise after the event’ (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) A novel zoonotic corona virus hits the Netherlands In December 2019, China reported a cluster of cases of pneumonia in the city of Wuhan (Hubei Provence). In the beginning the biological agent was not known, but in…