Postoperative Critical Care for Adult Cardiac Surgical Patients
This text reviews the postoperative management of patients who have undergone cardiac surgical procedures, some of the most common and most complicated forms of surgery. These patients and their management are characterized... read more
Prolonged Blood Storage and Risk of Posttransfusion AKI
In a population of patients without severely impaired baseline renal function receiving fewer than 10 erythrocyte units, duration of blood storage had no effect on the incidence of posttransfusion acute kidney injury (AKI). The... read more
Treating Hypoxia in Discharged COVID-19 Patients
The ICU technique of placing a hypoxic patient in a prone position is being widely used to care for COVID-19 patients in respiratory distress to improve oxygenation and possibly to avoid intubation. The COVID-19 pandemic... read more
Ketamine vs. Nonketamine Regimens for Analgosedation in the ICU
Results suggest ketamine as an adjunct analgosedative has the potential to reduce opioid exposure in postoperative and MV patients in the ICU. More RCTs are required before recommending routine use of ketamine in select populations. A... read more
ERC-ESICM Guidelines on Temperature Control After Cardiac Arrest in Adults
The aim of these guidelines is to provide evidence‑based guidance for temperature control in adults who are comatose after resuscitation from either in-hospital or out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, regardless of the underlying... read more
Why Don’t Hospitals Just Pay Full-time Nurses More?
Hospitals' reliance on travel workers is nothing new. The pandemic intensified it and highlighted the gap between full-time workers' pay and lucrative temporary contracts. While the average salary for a travel nurse can... read more
Experiences of ICU Nurses with an Innovative Digital Diary Intervention
ICU nurses reported that the Post-ICU diary had added value for patients and their relatives. However, in the beginning they also experienced barriers such as lack of time, insufficient integration with their own work processes,... read more
Lessons Learned From the First 50 COVID-19 Critical Care Transfer Missions
Critically ill COVID-19 patients have highly complex medical needs during transport. Critical care transfer of COVID-19-positive patients by civilian HEMS services, including air transfer, can be achieved safely with specific... read more
The Value of Echocardiography Combined with Lung Ultrasound to Evaluate COVID-19 Pneumonia
In COVID-19 pneumonia patients, the pulmonary arterial pressure and LUS are positively correlated. For those who are unable to be transferred or relocated, the pulmonary arterial pressure may be measured to reflect the degree... read more
High-Dose Dexamethasone vs. Tocilizumab in COVID-19 Pneumonia
Our study findings discourage the use of high doses of dexamethasone in the management of moderate to severe COVID-19 ARDS. The routine use of such high doses to mitigate the inflammatory cytokine storm in these patients... read more
Physiological Assessment of Delirium Severity: The Electroencephalographic Confusion Assessment Method Severity Score
The Electroencephalographic Confusion Assessment Method Severity Score (E-CAM-S) is an automated, physiologic measure of delirium severity that predicts clinical outcomes with a level of performance comparable to conventional... read more
Peri-arrest Bolus Epinephrine Practices Amongst Pediatric Resuscitation Experts
In this multinational survey of pediatric resuscitation experts, endorsement of peri-arrest bolus epinephrine use was nearly universal, though a few clinicians cited lack of evidence to support this practice. There was... read more
Bivalirudin vs. Heparin for Maintenance Systemic Anticoagulation During ECMO
When compared with heparin-based systemic anticoagulation, bivalirudin demonstrated feasibility and safety as established by the absence of increases in identifiable adverse outcomes while manifesting substantial improvements... read more
Non-Invasive Ventilation and Weaning: Principles and Practice, Second Edition
Now in full-colour, this eagerly-anticipated second edition continues to be the most comprehensive resource available on non-invasive ventilation (NIV), both in the hospital and at home. Reflecting a global perspective with... read more
Recognizing Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia
Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia is a serious complication of vaccination that is not feasible to anticipate or prevent. When the patient presents with sustained headache, neurologic symptoms/signs,... read more
Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Critical Care Medicine
Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Critical Care Medicine 4E has been fully updated and revised. The clinical diagnostic approach to common infectious disease problems in the CCU is the underlying theme... read more
Plasma Hyaluronan, Hyaluronidase Activity and Endogenous Hyaluronidase Inhibition in Sepsis
Elevated plasma hyaluronan levels coincided with a concomitant decrease in effective plasma HYAL activity and increase of endogenous plasma HYAL inhibition both in experimental and clinical sepsis. In acute pancreatitis,... read more
New Resuscitation Guidance for Patients with COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Heart Association and collaborating organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Association for Respiratory Care, the Society of Critical Care... read more
Cardiac Anesthesia: The Basics of Evaluation and Management
This concise book meets the market need for an accessible and up-to-date guide on understanding and managing cardiac anesthesia patients. It reflects the continual evolution of the very complex field of cardiac anesthesia.... read more
Inhaled Corticosteroid Use on COVID-19 Outcomes Among Hospitalized Adult Asthmatics
While our findings confirm trends observed by others with respect to risk factors among asthmatics with COVID-19, differences based on sex, ethnicity and ICS use in asthmatics were observed. Our finding that ICS use was associated... read more
Association Between Incident Delirium Treatment with Haloperidol and Mortality in Critically Ill Adults
Treatment of incident delirium and its symptoms with haloperidol may be associated with a dose-dependent improvement in survival. Future randomized trials need to confirm these results. Patients were evaluated tid for... read more
Principles of Intensive Care, CCU, ICU and Dialysis (Book 1): Vascular Access, ICU and Drug Treatment, Hemodynamic Monitoring
Anesthesia and intensive care are one of the most important disciplines in medical, paramedical and nursing sciences and requires spending attention, time, gaining enough information and experience to be able to evaluate... read more
