Comatose, adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients treated during the targeted temperature management 33°C period had higher odds of neurologically intact survival to hospital discharge compared with those treated during... read more

#1 Best Seller! New 7th Edition! Powerful resource for interactive, simulation-based teaching and learning! The Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) is an educational program jointly sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics... read more

Although there are no specific data regarding the effect of respiratory management on stroke patients’ outcomes, specific ventilator strategies in this population could potentially improve neurologic outcome and prevent... read more

This handbook covers the principles of mechanical ventilation, making them easy to understand and apply in clinical settings. Presented in an accessible style and supplemented by a wealth of illustrations and graphs, it includes... read more

Central venous catheters (CVCs) are routinely required in the intensive care unit (ICU) for infusion of drugs, often concurrently with central venous dialysis catheters (CVDCs) for renal replacement therapy (RRT). Increased... read more

In critically ill patients on intermittent hemodialysis, the absence of hypervolemia as assessed by lung and vena cava ultrasound predisposes to intradialytic hypotension and suggests alternative techniques of hemodialysis... read more

This highly informative book provides essential insights for ICU nurses at ECMO centers around the world, who face the substantial challenges involved in the management of ECMO patients. Above all, it meets their training... read more

Subjects with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) display activation of the endothelin and adrenomedullin neurohormonal pathways, the magnitude of which is associated with pulmonary hemodynamic derangements,... read more

250 ICUs around the world that have performed the self-assessment, the baseline compliance referred is between 40 and 60%. For more than a year, the team of the ICU of Valdemoro distributed the pending good practices and... read more

This book provides a comprehensive overview of damage control resuscitation (DCR), an evidence-based approach to the resuscitation of patients with severe life-threatening hemorrhage (LTH). It focuses on both civilian and... read more

This study shows that NOM for blunt splenic trauma is a viable treatment modality in well-equipped institutions, regardless of the patients mental status. However, the presence of neurologic impairment is associated with... read more

Open label placebos might play a role in multimodal analgesic concepts. Pain ratings (median, first to third quartile) were 21% lower during placebo treatment compared to no treatment, 4.0 (3.2 to 4.9) versus 5.1 (4.7 to... read more

Learn to provide state-of-the-art care to any patient in any setting with the most comprehensive trauma nursing resource available. Using the unique cycles of trauma framework, Trauma Nursing: From Resuscitation Through Rehabilitation,... read more

In this multicenter cohort, ventilation rates exceeding guidelines were common. Among the range of rates delivered, higher rates were associated with improved survival to hospital discharge. Arterial blood pressure and ventilation... read more

The aim of this study is to investigate the protective effects of regional hypothermia (RH) on rabbits’ limbs injured by a steel-ball combined with hemorrhagic-shock, and then employed tourniquet over-time, tried to... read more