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Sepsis Surveillance Using Adult Sepsis Events Simplified eSOFA Criteria Versus Sepsis-3 Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Criteria

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Sepsis Surveillance Using Adult Sepsis Events Simplified eSOFA Criteria Versus Sepsis-3 Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Criteria

Sepsis-3 defines organ dysfunction as an increase in the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score by greater than or equal to 2 points. However, some Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score components are not routinely... read more

 
 
Sepsis: Staging and Potential Future Therapies

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Sepsis: Staging and Potential Future Therapies

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Variability in pathogenesis and complex pathophysiology often delay diagnosis and create significant challenges for clinical... read more

 
 
A Prospective Investigation of Interleukin-8 Levels in Pediatric ARF and ARDS

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A Prospective Investigation of Interleukin-8 Levels in Pediatric ARF and ARDS

The association of plasma interleukin-8 (IL-8), or IL-8 genetic variants, with pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS) in children with acute respiratory failure (ARF) at risk for PARDS has not been examined.... read more

 
 
Obesity Improves Short-term Survival in Sepsis

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Obesity Improves Short-term Survival in Sepsis

In a large cohort study of 55,038 adults hospitalized with sepsis, short-term mortality (death or hospice) was lower in overweight and obese patients compared with those with normal body mass indices (both unadjusted and... read more

 
 
Families in the Intensive Care Unit: A Guide to Understanding, Engaging, and Supporting at the Bedside

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Families in the Intensive Care Unit: A Guide to Understanding, Engaging, and Supporting at the Bedside

Written by experts in the field, Families in the Intensive Care Unit: A Guide to Understanding, Engaging and Supporting at the Bedside is a state-of-the-art reference for all clinicians who work with families in the ICU.... read more

 
 
Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist decreases work of breathing during non-invasive ventilation in infants with severe bronchiolitis

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Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist decreases work of breathing during non-invasive ventilation in infants with severe bronchiolitis

In this physiological study, we report an improvement of respiratory unloading by adding a second level of pressure with NAVA in infants with severe bronchiolitis. WOB decreased immediately after switching to NAVA, as reported... read more

 
 
Intra-Abdominal Hypertension – Core Critical Care

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Intra-Abdominal Hypertension – Core Critical Care

The most popular book at ISICEM meeting. Despite increasing interest in intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) as causes of significant morbidity and mortality among the critically ill,... read more

 
 
Ventilation in Patients with Intra-abdominal Hypertension

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Ventilation in Patients with Intra-abdominal Hypertension

Although considerable progress has been made over the past decades, some important questions remain relating to the optimal ventilation management in patients with intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH). When looking after patients... read more

 
 
The Great Debate Between Balanced and Unbalanced Crystalloids Continues

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The Great Debate Between Balanced and Unbalanced Crystalloids Continues

This meta-analysis contributes very little to the current discussion mainly because of the heterogeneity of included studies. The use of fluid type in different pathologies isn’t really what we need, but rather tailored... read more

 
 
Evidence-Based Practice of Critical Care

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Evidence-Based Practice of Critical Care

Objective data and expert guidance on managing critically ill patients in unique question-based chapters that focus on best practices. Now thoroughly updated by Drs. Clifford S. Deutschman, Patrick J. Neligan, and nearly... read more

 
 
Optimizing Continuous RRT in the ICU

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Optimizing Continuous RRT in the ICU

The consideration of acute kidney injury, its incidence and its impact on the outcome of patients has grown continuously in recent years, leading to an increase in the use of renal replacement therapy (RRT) techniques. Recent... read more

 
 
How to Improve Patient-ventilator Synchrony

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How to Improve Patient-ventilator Synchrony

Asynchronies are a frequent issue in ventilated patients. They represent a mismatch between the inspiratory and expiratory times of patient and ventilator, and thus a failure to provide ventilated patients with optimal assistance.... read more

 
 
Bacterial Profile of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Concept, Review, Methods, Observations, Inference

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Bacterial Profile of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Concept, Review, Methods, Observations, Inference

ICU is a hotbed of infections and measures are taken to prevent these infections. Ventilator associated pneumonia is one of the Intensive Care Unit related infections. This book tells us what ventilator associated pneumonia... read more

 
 
Oliguria and AKI in Critically Ill Children

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Oliguria and AKI in Critically Ill Children

Nearly one in five critically ill children with acute kidney injury (AKI) do not experience increase in serum creatinine. These acute kidney injury events, which are only identified by urine output criteria, are associated... read more

 
 
TCR Activation Mimics CD127 low PD-1 high Phenotype and Functional Alterations of T Lymphocytes from Septic Shock Patients

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TCR Activation Mimics CD127 low PD-1 high Phenotype and Functional Alterations of T Lymphocytes from Septic Shock Patients

The proportion of CD127lowPD-1high T cells in patients was increased compared with healthy volunteers, although no global CD127 regulation was observed. Our results suggest that TCR activation participates in the occurrence... read more

 
 
Lange Critical Care

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Lange Critical Care

LANGE Critical Care delivers concise, evidenced-based, and highly clinical coverage of the surgical and medical aspects of critical care. The book provides basic fundamentals, applications and insights that will be of lasting... read more

 
 
The EXACT Protocol

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The EXACT Protocol

The EXACT protocol: a multi-centre, single-blind, randomised, parallel-group, controlled trial to determine whether early oxygen titration improves survival to hospital discharge in adult OHCA patients. This study will determine... read more

 
 
The Effects of Family Functioning on the Development of Posttraumatic Stress in Children and Their Parents Following Admission to the PICU

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The Effects of Family Functioning on the Development of Posttraumatic Stress in Children and Their Parents Following Admission to the PICU

Both children and parents have alarmingly high rates of acute stress and posttraumatic stress following the child’s PICU admission. Although family function did not emerge as a predictor in this study, further understanding... read more

 
 
Quick Reference to Critical Care

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Quick Reference to Critical Care

Sharpen your critical care skills, with the fully updated Quick Reference to Critical Care, fifth 5th edition. This well-illustrated pocket guide covers the full range of critical care scenarios, listing each disorder, medication,... read more

 
 
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

In-hospital cardiac arrest is common and associated with a high mortality rate. Despite this, in-hospital cardiac arrest has received little attention compared with other high-risk cardiovascular conditions, such as stroke,... read more

 
 
Why Most Diagnostic Procedures Aren’t Beneficial

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Why Most Diagnostic Procedures Aren’t Beneficial

We often assume that diagnostic procedures will help patients. A lot of training goes into learning how to do these procedures. Procedures are dramatic. We like performing them. Patients are impressed, perceiving that we... read more

 
 
Avoiding Common ICU Errors

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Avoiding Common ICU Errors

This pocket book succinctly describes 318 errors commonly made by attendings, residents, interns, nurses, and nurse-anesthetists in the intensive care unit, and gives practical, easy-to-remember tips for avoiding these errors.... read more

 
 
Optimizing Ceftolozane-tazobactam Dosage in Critically Ill Patients During Continuous Venovenous Hemodiafiltration

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Optimizing Ceftolozane-tazobactam Dosage in Critically Ill Patients During Continuous Venovenous Hemodiafiltration

Ceftolozane-tazobactam (C/T), the combination of a new cephalosporin with a classic β-lactamase inhibitor, is currently considered the most active betalactam antibiotic against P. aeruginosa. Despite several case reports... read more

 
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