Hemodynamics in the Echocardiography Laboratory

Hemodynamics in the Echocardiography Laboratory

The book provides a practically focused review of the latest techniques used for hemodynamic assessment in the echocardiography laboratory. It features a methodical case-based approach covering how to measure hemodynamic... read more

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Advances in Diagnostic Tools and Disease Management

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Advances in Diagnostic Tools and Disease Management

Divided into thirteen chapters, this book provides a wealth of research-oriented findings and practical guidance, ranging from the definition, epidemiology and pathophysiology, to the diagnosis and management of the disease.... read more

Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia in the Intensive Care Setting

Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia in the Intensive Care Setting

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a serious iatrogenic complication of heparin treatments. The diagnosis of HIT is difficult in the intensive care setting because thrombocytopenia is a frequent and multifactorial... read more

Mechanical Ventilation from Pathophysiology to Clinical Evidence

Mechanical Ventilation from Pathophysiology to Clinical Evidence

This new book aims to give a comprehensive overview of the current challenges and solution posed to the health care professionals who need to use mechanical ventilation to treat their patients. Mechanical ventilation is... read more

MACE in Acute Exacerbation of COPD – Troponin I – A Dramatic Predictor

MACE in Acute Exacerbation of COPD – Troponin I – A Dramatic Predictor

The burden of COPD is rising due to continued exposure to risk factors that trigger lung inflammation and repeated secondary infections thereby contributing to the third leading cause of death globally. More COPD deaths... read more

Hemodynamic Monitoring in the ICU

Hemodynamic Monitoring in the ICU

This book describes the pathophysiological significance of the hemodynamic monitoring parameters available to the clinician and their role in providing reliable and reproducible information on the cardiocirculatory status... read more

Clinical Cases in Critical Care

Clinical Cases in Critical Care

In Clinical Cases in Critical Care, the authors explore core clinical topics and basic sciences in a practical and realistic way, and include comprehensive discussions focusing on critically unwell patients with a variety... read more

Management of Dysregulated Immune Response in the Critically Ill

Management of Dysregulated Immune Response in the Critically Ill

This book, part of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) textbook series, deals with dysregulated host response a relatively new term introduced by the Sepsis-3 definitions in 2016. In contrast to systemic... read more

EKG/ECG Interpretation Made Easy

EKG/ECG Interpretation Made Easy

In this guide, you will understand how ECGs are performed, what they represent about the heart, and what it means to see something you don't think is normal. Before you get into the hard stuff—the actual interpretation... read more

Practical Trends in Anesthesia and Intensive Care 2020-2021

Practical Trends in Anesthesia and Intensive Care 2020-2021

This book offers an essential guide to managing the most-debated hot topics of practical interest in anesthesia and intensive care. Part I reviews the state of the art in issues concerning both intensive care medicine... read more

Hospital Acquired Infections, Multidrug Resistant (MDR) Bacteria, Alternative Approaches to Antibiotic Therapy

Hospital Acquired Infections, Multidrug Resistant (MDR) Bacteria, Alternative Approaches to Antibiotic Therapy

Bacterial resistance to known and currently used antibiotics represents a growing issue worldwide. It poses a major problem in the treatment of infectious diseases in general and hospital-acquired infections in particular.... read more

Targeted Immunomodulation: A Primer for Intensivists

Targeted Immunomodulation: A Primer for Intensivists

Targeted immunomodulation is a topic that gained wide interest from translational researchers in the past decades, yet immunomodulatory drugs were not frequently administered to intensive care patients. The coronavirus... read more

The High-risk Surgical Patient

The High-risk Surgical Patient

It is well known that certain diseases and patient conditions are associated with increased perioperative risk. The aim of this book is to define and identify the clinical factors that warrant a broader and more detailed... read more

Intensive Care in Nephrology

Intensive Care in Nephrology

The field of intensive care in nephrology is a rapidly evolving one, with research starting to translate into clinical guidelines and standards. Encompassing core subjects in critical care and nephrology, as well as specific... read more