Critical Care

The critical care speciality supports a portfolio of high quality research studies relating to the care of critically ill patients. The research relates primarily to intensive care, high dependency care and acute medical care. We support researchers to deliver high quality studies to time and target in the NHS. We do this by engaging with the existing research community and developing the research infrastructure locally.

The portfolio of the critical care speciality includes:

Interventions to improve outcomes from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and sepsis
Understanding the long term implications of critical illness and how to improve recovery
The mechanisms and management of brain injury
Developing risk models to guide intensive care treatments for common conditions or complications
Minimising risk and morbidity associated with major surgery

Find critical care studies taking place in your region using the map below:

Click here for critical care research news from across England.

Visit the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust website for information on critical care studies taking place in Berkshire.

Visit the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust website for information on critical care studies taking place in Buckinghamshire.

Visit the Milton Keynes University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust website for information on critical care studies taking place in Milton Keynes.

Visit the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust website for information on critical care taking place in Oxfordshire.

Find studies you could participate in at bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk.