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01-02-2010 | Meeting report

Highlights from the Critical Care Canada Forum 2009 - 25 to 28 October 2009, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Authors: Iain J McCullagh, Damon C Scales

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2010

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The Critical Care Canada Forum was held in Toronto, Canada from 25 to 28 October 2009 [1]. The conference, which focuses on the care of critically ill patients wherever the patients are located, was attended by 879 delegates and featured 197 separate presentations, including several as yet unpublished trials. The hot topic this year was planning for the impact of a worldwide outbreak of H1N1 influenza on critical care systems, but the conference also covered a broad range of critical care interventions including mechanical ventilation, sedation and analgesia, renal replacement therapy, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Herein we summarize just a few of the many exciting clinical trials and plenary topics presented at the conference. …
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Metadata
Title
Highlights from the Critical Care Canada Forum 2009 - 25 to 28 October 2009, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Authors
Iain J McCullagh
Damon C Scales
Publication date
01-02-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc8221

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