Protocols in the critically ill patient

Symposium
Chairs: L. Nicod (Bern, Switzerland), E. Ibrahim (Alexandria, Egypt)
Aims: This symposium will:
• present the basic principles of intensive care medicine;
• discuss the most important protocols which are able to improve outcome or cost-effectiveness in intensive care medicine.
Sedation
G. Conti (Rome, Italy)
Slide presentation
Slide presentation
Weaning
M. Vitacca (Gussago, Italy)
Slide presentation
Slide presentation
Antibiotic use
S. Ewig (Bochum, Germany)
Slide presentation
Slide presentation