Dissertation topics

© James Austin 2002
Last updated 13 May 2006

Here are a few topics that have been used for Dissertations for the Diploma in Intensive Care Medicine. This list has been gathered by word of mouth; if you know of any others, please let me know at austin@dicm.co.uk - we'd love to add them to the list!

Management of acute severe pancreatitis

Use of epidurals in ICU

Echocardiography in ICU

PiCCO

Line-related sepsis

Ventilator-associated pneumonia

Non-invasive ventilation

Prone ventilation

Anaemia on the ICU

Abdominal compartment syndrome

Sepsis [a bit too wide a topic!]

Opioid kinetics in critically ill patients (extracted from original research for an MD)