Critical care, like many healthcare areas, is under a dual assault from significantly
increasing demographic and economic pressures. Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are …

Patient-specific cardiac models are now being used to guide therapies. The increased use
of patient-specific cardiac simulations in clinical care will give rise to the development of …

Healthcare is under increasing demand pressure as societies age and expectations rise,
multiplied by increasing incidence of chronic diseases and decreasing available funding …

Abstract Background and Objective: In intensive care units (ICUs), length of stay (LOS)
prediction is critical to help doctors and nurses select appropriate treatment options and …

Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a core life-support therapy for patients suffering from
respiratory failure or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Respiratory failure is a …

Background Hyperglycaemia is associated with adverse outcomes in the intensive care unit,
and initial studies suggested outcome benefits of glycaemic control (GC). However …

Healthcare and intensive care unit (ICU) medicine in particular, are facing a devastating
tsunami of rising demand multiplied by increasing chronic disease and aging demographics …

Computers and automation have revolutionised quality and productivity in many industries,
but not in medicine. Healthcare costs are thus growing beyond the ability of society to pay for …

There is considerable physiological and clinical evidence of harm and increased risk of
death associated with dysglycemia in critical care. However, glycemic control (GC) currently …

Abstract Background and Objective Model-based and personalised decision support
systems are emerging to guide mechanical ventilation (MV) treatment for respiratory failure …