High mortality and morbidity rates associated with severe infections in the critically ill continue to be a significant issue for the healthcare system.
Despite major advances in management of the critically ill, sepsis continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide [1].
At a time when the unequal distribution of the burden of ill-health continues to be a growing problem in the industrialised world [ 13- 16], the exclusion of groups most affected by poor health becomes an issue not only of science, but also of ethics and social justice.
Marie-Louise Sharp, of the Royal British Legion, which supports veterans, said: "We know the health of ill Gulf war veterans continues to be an important area for the government, which is why the Legion is calling for investment into research so we can understand how to improve the lives of those affected.
Small studies have shown that albumin-adjusted calcium (adjCa) does not accurately predict the ionised calcium (iCa) concentration in critically ill patients, yet adjCa continues to be widely used [ 1].
The occurrence of septic shock and sepsis in critically ill patients, hospitalized in ICU, continues to be among the most serious complications, despite the new methods of diagnosis and treatment.
This last belief proved, she continues, to be ill-founded.
Undernutrition continues to be a cause of ill health and premature mortality among children in developing countries including Ethiopia [ 46].
But the drug continues to be widely used, especially among severely mentally ill patients.
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) continues to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients [ 1- 6].
