Intra-Abdominal Hypertension – Core Critical Care

Intra-Abdominal Hypertension – Core Critical Care

The most popular book at ISICEM meeting. Despite increasing interest in intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) as causes of significant morbidity and mortality among the critically ill,... read more

Ventilation in Patients with Intra-abdominal Hypertension

Ventilation in Patients with Intra-abdominal Hypertension

The incidence of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) is high and still underappreciated by critical care physicians throughout the world. One in four to one in three patients will have IAH on admission, while one out of... read more

How I Manage Drainage Insufficiency on ECMO

How I Manage Drainage Insufficiency on ECMO

As the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) expands, a systematic approach to the management of complex technical issues, such as drainage insufficiency, is essential to improving patient outcomes. Due to... read more

Fluid overload, de-resuscitation, and outcomes in critically ill or injured patients

Fluid overload, de-resuscitation, and outcomes in critically ill or injured patients

Sepsis is associated with generalised endothelial injury and capillary leak and has traditionally been treated with large volume fluid resuscitation. Some patients with sepsis will accumulate bodily fluids. The aim of this... read more

Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome are increasingly recognized in both medical and surgical critically ill patients and are predictive of death and the development of acute kidney injury.... read more