Awake, Walking, and Intubated – The ICU Breakthrough Giving Patients Their Lives Back

If they knew what it’s like for patients surviving after the ICU, that sedation isn’t sleep, and that they’re being so traumatized and damaged by these normal practices, they would change this. Picture this:... read more

Tags: ARDS, delirium, ICU, PTSD, sedation, septic shock, sleep, trauma,

Respiratory Monitoring in Mechanical Ventilation: Techniques and Applications

This book covers the up-to-date advancement of respiratory monitoring in ventilation support as well as detecting the physiological responses to therapeutic interventions to avoid complications. Mechanical ventilation nowadays... read more

Tags: book, education, lungs, mechanical ventilation, monitoring, ventilation,

Intranasal Dexmedetomidine vs. Inhaled Nitrous Oxide for Pediatric Procedural Sedation and Analgesia

The results of this clinical trial support that IN DEX is not inferior to 50% nitrous oxide in providing analgesia for a painful procedure among children 3–15 years of age. Furthermore, IN DEX can be considered as an alternative... read more

Tags: analgesia, cannulation, pediatrics, sedation, study, trial,

Early Tracheostomy in Ventilated COVID-19 Patients Reduces VAP Incidence

Tracheostomy can reduce mechanical ventilation (MV) duration, ICU and hospital length of stay (LOS), and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) risk in critically ill patients. The timing of tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients... read more

Tags: ARDS, COVID-19, ECMO, ICU, LOS, mechanical ventilation, sepsis, study, tracheostomy, VAP, ventilation,

Researchers to Study Online Therapy’s Potential to Prevent Cognitive Decline in ICU Survivors

Researchers from Indiana University Indianapolis, Regenstrief Institute and the IU School of Medicine’s Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center – led by Babar Khan, M.D., M.S., Sophia Wang, M.D., and Jesse Stewart,... read more

Tags: depression, ICU, research, treatment,

Imaging the ICU Patient

Work in intensive care is dynamic and often requires swift decision-making to achieve the best patient outcome. This book serves as a practical guide for professionals working in this demanding area of medicine. It reviews... read more

Tags: book, ICU, radiology,

Non-Intensive Care Unit Feasibility for Ambulatory VV-ECMO Patients

Our data suggests that ambulatory veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) patients may tolerate less than ICU level of care and may even progress to outpatient management as ECMO technology continues to... read more

Tags: cannulation, ECMO, ICU, oxygenation, study,

ARF Caused by Penicillium Marneffei Infection After Kidney Transplantation

Penicillium Marneffei (PM) infections often present with nonspecific clinical manifestations, and severe respiratory failure (ARF) after infection is particularly uncommon. This case report a patient who developed severe... read more

Tags: antibiotics, ARF, diagnosis, dyspnea, HFNO, hypotension, infection, nephrology, rehabilitation,

Oxygenation Indices and Early Prediction of Outcome in Hypoxemic Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia Requiring NIV Respiratory Support in Pulmonary Intermediate Care Unit

Oxygenation indices (OI) showed different effectiveness in predicting NIRT failure within 24 h of treatment in COVID-19 related pneumonia. This may be due to the multi-factorial pathophysiology of hypoxemia. Our study emphasizes... read more

Tags: COVID-19, hypercapnia, hypoxemia, NIV, oxygenation, pneumonia,

Critical Care Pediatric Nephrology and Dialysis

This book covers all key aspects of critical care in pediatric nephrology, including acute dialysis in sick children. It also provides detailed protocols for managing fluid and electrolyte balance and dialysis in children... read more

Tags: AKI, book, dialysis, nephrology, pediatrics, RRT,

Pitfalls in the Management of Mechanical Ventilation: ARDS and Hypermetabolic States

Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a lifesaving intervention for patients with respiratory failure due to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and septic shock. ARDS was first recognized in the late 1960s, approximately... read more

Tags: ARDS, ICU, mechanical ventilation, PEEP, septic shock, ventilation,

Severe ICU-Acquired Hypernatremia: Prevalence, Risk Factors, Trajectory, Management, and Outcome

Severe hypernatremia occurred in the setting of inability to drink, near-absent measurement of urinary free water losses, diuretic therapy, fever, renal impairment, and near-absent or limited or delayed water administration.... read more

Tags: agitation, hypernatremia, ICU, sedation, study,

Clinical Companion in Nephrology

The second edition of this educational book provides an updated resource on how best to discuss and manage acute and chronic presentations of renal diseases. All chapters have been reviewed and updated to reflect changes... read more

Tags: AKI, book, education, nephrology, trial,

Antibiotic prophylaxis reduced broad-spectrum antibiotics and length of stay in ICU patients with alcohol withdrawal induced refractory delirium tremens

Administration of TMP-SMX prophylaxis reduced the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and ICU LOS in ICU-treated rDT patients. The retrospective study design should be considered when interpreting the results, and prospective... read more

Tags: alcohol, antibiotics, COVID-19, ICU, study, treatment,

Dexmedetomidine for Electroencephalogram in Children with Behavioural Disorders

Intranasal (IN) dexmedetomidine (DEX) is an effective sedative; its recovery time shorter than IV DEX and its favorable adverse events profile make this route a reasonable alternative, especially in pediatric patients with... read more

Tags: dexmedetomidine, EEG, pediatrics, study,

ECMO Retrieval Program Foundation

This book should represent a guideline for launching an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) program. It describes in detail particularities and special features of planning, setting up, developing, structuring and...

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....