Do We – and Should We – Have a Canadian Bioethics?

Why Should We Have a Periodic Safety and Performance Program for Medical Devices

Nowadays, more than 10,000 different types of medical devices can be found in hospitals.These devices used in medical centers and hospitals for monitoring and treatment of patients require periodic safety and performance checking in order to have confidence in their functioning and operation. Physicians need better accurate medical measurements in order to better diagnose diseases, monitor pati...

Do We Know What We Do not Know? A Response to Celine Bonnet

Should we treat pyrexia? And how do we do it?

The concept of pyrexia as a protective physiological response to aid in host defence has been challenged with the awareness of the severe metabolic stress induced by pyrexia. The host response to pyrexia varies, however, according to the disease profile and severity and, as such, the management of pyrexia should differ; for example, temperature control is safe and effective in septic shock but ...

Mental Health What Do We Know? What Should We Do?

AB132. Nocturnal penile tumescence monitoring: what have we done and what should we do?

Objective: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a complex disorder caused by multiple etiologies. It has been categorized into psychogenic, organic and mixed. Nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT) is critical to differentiate the organic or psychogenic and to evaluate penile erectile function. This report reviews all NPT measurements published, and presents the characteristics of each method. Methods: We r...