How Has Critical Care Changed?

How Has Critical Care Changed? (1:08)

Decreased sedation and less bed rest are two ways in which critical care has changed. Find out how they benefit patients in this video from HealthMaker Henry Masur, MD, chief of the National Institutes of Health's critical care medicine department.

Henry Masur, MD

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About Henry Masur, MD

Henry Masur, MD, has been Chief of the National Institutes of Health’s Critical Care Medicine department since 1989. Dr. Masur is an expert in the fields of HIV-related infections and of critical care related to infectious disease. He leads the District of Columbia Partnership for AIDS Progress and is Clinical Professor of Medicine at George Washington University.

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How Has Critical Care Changed?