Temporary ICU – Preparedness Concept to Increase Capacity

The temporary ICU (TICU) concept demonstrates promising potential in enhancing preparedness and maintaining critical care surge capacity during pandemics or mass casualty incidents. While shortages of medical equipment, hospital... read more

Tags: COVID-19, ICU, pandemics, preparedness,

Monitoring Mechanical Ventilation Using Ventilator Waveforms

This book discusses the interpretation of mechanical ventilator waveforms. Each page shows a screenshot from a real patient and explains one or two messages. It starts with basic information about the waveforms and goes on... read more

Tags: ARDS, book, mechanical ventilation, ventilator,

Misunderstanding Buffering in Critical Illness

It is was disappointing to read the recent review in Intensive Care Medicine on buffering in metabolic acidosis. I consider this a “pre-Copernican” approach to acid–base that does not respect basic physical–chemical... read more

Tags: acidosis, ICU, research, ventilation,

Mechanical Ventilation in Patient with Respiratory Failure

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

Tags: book, education, ICU, mechanical ventilation, pulmonology,

Lactated Ringer’s a Clear Winner for Pancreatitis Resuscitation

Pancreatitis, a common and challenging condition, presents frequently in emergency departments across the country, affecting around 34 of every 100,000 adults annually. This often-severe disease is marked by inflammation... read more

Tags: ischemia, lactate, pancreatitis, resuscitation,

Pulmonary Hypertension: Basic Science to Clinical Medicine

This book provides the framework for a singular reference in the field of pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary vascular disease is a complex and heterogeneous condition characterized by remodeling of distal pulmonary arterioles... read more

Tags: book, cardiology, education, hypertension, reference, treatment,

Therapy Dogs Aren’t Just for Patients

My hospital brought in a therapy dog for our ED team after a critical incident stress debriefing (CISD). I had never received dog therapy before. The big eyes and loving licks on our hands honestly helped. Perhaps what really... read more

Tags: emergency medicine, stress, therapy,

In COVID-19 Patients Supported with ECMO, ICU Mortality Is Associated with the Blood Transfusion Rate

Three-quarters of patients 3 days in these centers between July 2020 and November 2021 were included in the analysis.... read more

Tags: COVID-19, ECMO, ICU, study,

Mini Bronchoalveolar Lavage vs. Endo-Tracheal Aspirate in Diagnosing Bacterial Pneumonia in ICU

This study supports the use of endotracheal aspirate (ETA) as a cost-effective and efficient alternative to mBAL for the diagnosis of pneumonia in intubated ICU patients, particularly in settings where resources are limited.... read more

Tags: bronchospasm, diagnosis, hypotension, hypoxemia, ICU, infection, pneumonia, study,

ECMO-Extracorporeal Life Support in Adults

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been in clinical use for some 40 years, but it is only in the past decade that its application in the treatment of life-threatening circulatory and respiratory failure has truly... read more

Tags: book, cannulation, ECMO, monitoring, oxygenation,

Long-term Prevalence of PTSD Symptom in Family Members of Severe COVID-19 Patients

The prevalence of PTSD-related symptoms among family members of severely ill COVID-19 patients stayed high up to 18 months after the patients’ ICU discharge. Some showed delayed onset of PTSD-related symptoms in the... read more

Tags: COVID-19, family, ICU, infection, PICS, PTSD, study,

The predictive value of LAR for determining the need for ICU admission among hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia

In this study, lactate-to-albumin ratio (LAR) was found to be a good predictor of ICU admissions in hospitalized patients with CAP and was non-inferior to PSI or CURB-65 scores. LAR was found to be a good predictor of ICU... read more

Tags: CAP, ICU, lactate, pneumonia, study,

Two Biomarkers Improve CRB-65 Predictability for Death Due to Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Augmenting CRB-65 (confusion, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and age 65 or older) score with troponin T high-sensitive (TnT-hs) and procalcitonin (PCT) help to predict death or intensive care unit (ICU) admission of patients... read more

Tags: biomarkers, CAP, COPD, ICU, pneumonia, procalcitonin, study,

Cardiac Damage in Patients Infected with Different COVID-19 Variants of Concern

Coronavirus Disease 2019 causes significant morbidity, and different variants of concern (VOCs) can impact organ systems differently. We conducted a single-center retrospective cohort analysis comparing biomarkers and clinical... read more

Tags: cardiology, COVID-19, hypertension, infection, peptide, study,

Biomarkers in Trauma, Injury and Critical Care (Biomarkers in Disease: Methods, Discoveries and Applications)

This handbook systematically presents biomarkers for traumatic injuries. The book covers topics such as traumatic brain injury, liver injury, burn severity, muscle heart damage, and acute inflammation in polytrauma and their... read more

Tags: biomarkers, book, research, sepsis, trauma, treatment,

Predicting ICU Admission in COVID-19-Infected Pregnant Women Using Machine Learning

Routinely collected clinical and laboratory data of COVID-19-infected pregnant women may help recognize high-risk groups who are more liable for complications and more severe course or prognosis and require an ICU admission.... read more

Tags: AI, COVID-19, ICU, infection, study, technology,

Early Antiviral Use and Supplemental Oxygen Decrease the Risk of Secondary Bacterial Infections

This nested case control study shows that early use of antiviral agents and non-invasive oxygen supplementation leads to decreased susceptibility to secondary bacterial infections. On the other hand, use of antibiotics as... read more

Tags: antibiotics, COVID-19, infection, oxygen, study,

Primary Management of Polytrauma

This well-illustrated book describes a practical approach to the primary management of patients who have multiple injuries, or polytrauma, with the aim of providing medical and paramedical personnel with the knowledge required...

Core Concepts in Acute Kidney Injury

This comprehensive guide covers the causes, characteristics, and presentations of acute kidney injury (AKI), as well as prevention and treatment. The first part of the book features chapters on the epidemiology and diagnosis...