Intensive care medicine

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July 2025	Oly Ilunga Kalenga United Nations Human Rights Committee confirmed that his 2020 conviction violated his fundamental rights and recommended adequate compensation.
2024	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Ireland reported 1 hospital and 2 ECMO units. www.picanet.org.uk ECMO Market Anticipates 4-6% Growth from 2024 to 2029 meditechinsights.com
September 9 2024	Oly Ilunga Kalenga Released from Makala Prison after fully serving a five-year sentence.
2023	Azra Bihorac Wrote a chapter titled 'Sensors in Hospitals' in the Encyclopedia of Sensors and Biosensors published by Elsevier. dokumen.pub
2023	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Mainland China significantly increased to 2,857 ECMO units. China Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) System Market Dynamics: Trends, Opportunities & Forecast 2033 www.linkedin.com China's medical innovation: Hengrui launches breakthrough ECMO technology \| Cambridge Network www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk
2023	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation South Korea had 350 hospitals with ECMO. South Korea Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Cannula Market Size & Outlook, 2030 www.grandviewresearch.com South Korea Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Machine Market Size, Growth Outlook 2035 www.marketresearchfuture.com
2022	Azra Bihorac Inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, a prestigious recognition of her medical achievements.
2022	People who awoke from a coma Thomas Hill awakens after being in a coma for 12 years.
2022	Pediatric intensive care unit A significant shortage of pediatric ICUs occurred in the United States during the 2022–2023 pediatric care crisis.
2022	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Canada had 23 hospitals with ECMO capabilities.
2022	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation United States had 361 hospitals equipped with ECMO.
2022	Jane Eddleston Became the first woman doctor to win the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine Gold Medal, a significant milestone in her professional career.
July 2022	People who awoke from a coma Wanda Palmer awakens and identifies her brother Daniel Palmer as her attacker.
2021	Geneva score The Revised Geneva Score was re-evaluated specifically for pregnant women, with modifications to items and threshold values to better account for the physiologic changes during pregnancy. This resulted in the Pregnancy Adapted Geneva (PAG) score, which showed an Area Under the Curve (AUC) of 0.795 in discriminating pulmonary embolism risk in pregnant patients.
2021	Azra Bihorac Co-founded the Intelligent Critical Care Center (IC3) research center at the University of Florida with Parisa Rashidi.
2021	Robert Arntfield Founded Deep Breathe, a medical technology company focused on democratizing medical ultrasound through point-of-care diagnostics and artificial intelligence automation, with the goal of enabling healthcare providers to diagnose lung conditions more efficiently.
2021	Sepsis Updated Surviving Sepsis Campaign recommends IV corticosteroids for adults with septic shock who have an ongoing requirement for vasopressor therapy.
2021	Sepsis The Surviving Sepsis Campaign conducted another update of its sepsis management guidelines, continuing its efforts to improve sepsis care globally.
2021	Sepsis A systematic review of clinical trials concluded that the claimed benefits of the Marik protocol could not be confirmed, indicating that the initial promising results could not be replicated by independent research.
2021	Fish oil Fish oil became the 283rd most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with over 700,000 prescriptions issued.
2021	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Sri Lanka had 2 hospitals and 2 ECMO units.
2021	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Germany reported 779 ECMO units.
2021	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Brazil had 21 hospitals with ECMO.
March 2021	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation A Los Angeles Times cover story highlighted the efficacy of ECMO in treating an extremely challenging COVID-19 patient.
February 2021	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Three pregnant Israeli women with very serious COVID-19 cases were treated with ECMO, demonstrating its potential as a treatment option for critical COVID-19 patients.
2020	Acute respiratory distress syndrome COVID-19 pandemic led to increased rates of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), with some cases presenting similarly to High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE).
2020	Victoria Arlen Became a co-host of American Ninja Warrior Junior for its second season, replacing Laurie Hernandez. Also became a co-host of SportsNation.
2020	Oly Ilunga Kalenga Completed his term on the board of the African Constituency Bureau.
2020	Azra Bihorac Contributed a chapter on 'Renal Disease: Rhabdomyolysis' in the Evidence-Based Critical Care textbook published by Springer.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Poland had 47 hospitals with ECMO capabilities.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Russia reported 124 hospitals and 17 additional ECMO units.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Saint Petersburg, Russia had 7 hospitals and 19 ECMO units.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Australia had 146 hospitals equipped with ECMO.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Northern Ireland had 0 hospitals and 0 ECMO units.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Moscow had 16 ECMO hospitals.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Scotland had 1 hospital and 6 ECMO units.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Sweden had 7 or more hospitals with ECMO.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Albania had 0 hospitals and 0 ECMO units.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Mainland China had approximately 400 hospitals with ECMO.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Germany had 214 hospitals and 779 ECMO units.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Japan had 2,208 hospitals with ECMO capabilities.
2020	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation England and Wales reported 5 hospitals and 15 ECMO units.
2020	Jane Eddleston Helped deliver the Manchester Hospital Trust pandemic response plan during the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating leadership in managing the health crisis.
December 2020	Gemma Dashwood Gemma Dashwood was ordained as a Deacon in the Anglican Church, beginning her role as an honorary Deacon at the Parish of Goodna.
July 5 2020	Neonatal intensive care unit Curtis Zy-Keith Means set the world record for the lowest gestational age newborn to survive, born at 21 weeks and 1 day, marking a significant milestone in neonatal medical capabilities.
June 2020	People who awoke from a coma Wanda Palmer is beaten up and left for dead, entering a coma.
May 2020	Robert Arntfield Robert Arntfield began working with a research team at Lawson Health Research Institute to investigate using artificial intelligence systems for COVID-19 diagnosis through lung scan patterns, developing a lung ultrasound learning model with high accuracy in identifying B-line patterns in critically ill patients.
March 27 2020	Usama Riaz Posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Kashmir (the highest state award) by the Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir in recognition of his services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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