Stories Category: Intensive Care
Basic Ultrasound Skills “Head to Toe” for General Intensivists (Lessons from the ICU)
The aim of this book, part of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) textbook series, is to educate and train practitioners in the safe and competent use of diagnostic ultrasound imaging in the visualization... read more
Marino’s The ICU Book: eBook without Multimedia
Dr. Paul L. Marino’s concise, engaging writing style is just one of many reasons that Marino’s The ICU Book is the best-selling reference in critical care. This highly regarded, full-color resource contains the essential... read more
Passport to Successful Outcomes for Patients Admitted to ICU: Meeting Patient Goals of Care
The second edition builds upon the previous content, exploring new and emerging evidence to enhance the structure and content of rehabilitation provided. It considers the additional impact of COVID-19 throughout each chapter.... read more
Core Topics in Airway Management
Management of the airway is an important and challenging aspect of many clinicians' work and is a source of complications and litigation. The new edition of this popular book remains a clear, practical and highly-illustrated... read more
Ethics in Intensive Care Medicine (Lessons from the ICU)
In this book, part of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) textbook series, experts in the field of clinical ethics describe basic principles of clinical ethics and ethical reasoning, the fundamental pillars... read more
Neurocritical Care Board Review: Questions and Answers, Second Edition – Comprehensive Neurocritical Care Review Book with 740 Practice Questions, Includes Digital eBook Access
Updated and expanded, the second edition of Neurocritical Care Board Review contains multiple-choice questions that cover the breadth of topics tested on the neurocritical care boards with answers and rationales for self-study.... read more
Management of Dysregulated Immune Response in the Critically Ill
This book, part of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) textbook series, deals with dysregulated host response a relatively new term introduced by the Sepsis-3 definitions in 2016. In contrast to systemic... read more
ICU Protocols: A Step-wise Approach, Vol II
The second edition of this highly successful book includes up-to-date notes on the step-wise management of clinical emergencies encountered in everyday intensive care units (ICU). Each thoroughly revised chapter provides... read more
Guide to the Most Common Internal Medicine Workups and Diseases: An evidenced based guide for all healthcare providers regarding common hospital based workups and diseases seen in Internal Medicine
This guide was created to simplify, yet cover in detail, the most COMMON workups and diseases seen in the field of Internal Medicine. It is perfect for any 3rd or 4th year medical student, intern or resident, physician assistant,... read more
ICU Protocols: A Step-wise Approach, Vol I
The second edition of this highly successful book includes up-to-date notes on the step-wise management of clinical emergencies encountered in everyday intensive care units (ICU). Each thoroughly revised chapter provides... read more
Intensive Care Fundamentals: Practically Oriented Essential Knowledge for Newcomers to ICUs
This book, part of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) textbook series, is a graphical, dense and concise text describing fundamental theoretical concepts needed for doctors and other professionals new... read more
Thrombocytopenia and COVID-19 pairing in the ICU: Prognostic influence of thrombocytopenia in resuscitated CoViD-19 patients
CoViD-19 is a viral zoonosis caused by the coronavirus strain (SARS-CoV-2), with acute respiratory failure being its most severe manifestation. Our aim was to determine the influence of thrombocytopenia on the severity and... read more
Adjusting risk of AKI for Time on Controlled Mechanical Ventilation in ARDS
The authors expressed concerns that the study did not account for certain key covariates, such as septic shock, right heart failure, or hypoxemia, which are believed to influence the development of AKI. We would like... read more
UFNET Fluid Removal Strategy Secured by Hemodynamic Monitoring vs. Standard of Care in patients with CRRT
An early and active UFNET strategy secured by an advanced hemodynamic protocol using dynamic indices of preload dependence had the capacity to control H72 FB in an ICU population of patients with acute circulatory failure,... read more
Distinct Immune Profiles and Clinical Outcomes in Sepsis Subphenotypes Based on Temperature Trajectories
Sepsis subphenotypes identified using the universally available measurement of body temperature had distinct immune profiles. Hypothermic patients, who had the highest mortality rate, also had the lowest levels of most pro-... read more
Octenidine Bathing Effective in Preventing ICU-acquired Primary Bacteremia
EFFECT has demonstrated that octenidine is effective at preventing primary bacteremia. The emphasis lies among Gram-positive bacteria and common skin commensals. As part of a robust bundle strategy, octenidine can serve... read more
Blood Eosinophils Matter in Post-COVID-19 Pneumonia
Preliminary results showed that a eosinophil increase during hospitalization could be a potential predictor of pulmonary sequelae in surviving patients after COVID-19 pneumonia. Despite the protective role of eosinophils,... read more
