10 Reasons for Pharmacy Professionals Presence in the ICU

The momentum exists for establishing and expanding ICU pharmacy practice throughout Europe. A first step should be a White Paper, describing the roles and key priorities for ICU pharmacy professionals. Education should... read more

10 Reasons for Pharmacy Professionals Presence in the ICU

Simple Blood Test Indicating Sepsis Relapse

Sepsis is often not adequately diagnosed at the early stage when it could still be potentially avoidable. In this report, we describe the dramatic hematological changes found in the blood of a sepsis survivor just after discharge... read more

Simple Blood Test Indicating Sepsis Relapse

Workbook on Hemodynamic Management

This workbook focuses on hemodynamics management. Hemodynamic management should be aimed at minimizing the ischemic injury. Cerebral ischemia impairs the brain's ability to autoregulate its circulation through vasoconstriction... read more

Workbook on Hemodynamic Management

Intracranial Pressure: Current Perspectives on Physiology and Monitoring

Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is now viewed as integral to the clinical care of many life-threatening brain insults, such as severe traumatic brain injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and malignant stroke. It serves... read more

Intracranial Pressure: Current Perspectives on Physiology and Monitoring

Plasma Exchange in the ICU

In this narrative review, we discuss the relevant issues of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) in critically ill patients. For many conditions, the optimal indication, device type, frequency, duration, type of replacement... read more

Plasma Exchange in the ICU

Pulmonary Aeration and Posterior Collapse Assessed by Electrical Impedance Tomography in Healthy Children

The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in the lung aeration estimated by electrical impedance tomography as the end-expiratory lung impedance after anesthesia induction in pediatric patients. This was a prospective,... read more

Pulmonary Aeration and Posterior Collapse Assessed by Electrical Impedance Tomography in Healthy Children

A Decade of Progress in Critical Care Echocardiography

Critical care echocardiography (CCE) is now widely accepted by the critical care community as a valuable tool in the ICU and emergency department, and in perioperative settings. It allows rapid and accurate diagnosis,... read more

A Decade of Progress in Critical Care Echocardiography

Patients Monitored Using Wearable Monitors Experienced Fewer Unplanned ICU Admissions

Implementation of continuous monitoring of patient vital signs using wearable monitoring technology linked wirelessly to hospital systems was associated with a reduction in unplanned ICU admissions and rapid response team... read more

Patients Monitored Using Wearable Monitors Experienced Fewer Unplanned ICU Admissions

Physiological Responses to In-Bed Cycle Ergometry Treatment in ICU Patients with External Ventricular Drainage

These data suggest that supine CE in a heterogeneous cohort of neurocritical care patients with EVDs is safe and tolerable. Larger prospective studies are needed to determine the efficacy and optimal dose and timing of supine... read more

Physiological Responses to In-Bed Cycle Ergometry Treatment in ICU Patients with External Ventricular Drainage

Bedside Procedures for the Intensivist

Bedside Procedures for the Intensivist delivers practical tips and clear, step-by-step instruction on the most common procedures in the ICU. The convenient and portable handbook focuses on ultrasound-guided techniques, including... read more

Bedside Procedures for the Intensivist

Hemodynamic Monitoring (Lessons from the ICU)

This book, part of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine textbook series, teaches readers how to use hemodynamic monitoring, an essential skill for today's intensivists. It offers a valuable guide for beginners,... read more

Hemodynamic Monitoring (Lessons from the ICU)

Multi-Organ Point-Of-Care Ultrasound in AKI

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a clinical syndrome caused by a multitude of hemodynamic, toxic, and structural insults to the kidney, and portends worse patient outcomes. Despite careful history taking, physical examination,... read more

Multi-Organ Point-Of-Care Ultrasound in AKI

Indicators for Monitoring COVID-19 Community Levels and Making Public Health Recommendations

Widespread uptake of COVID-19 vaccines that are highly effective against severe illness and death, the accrual of high rates of vaccine- and infection-induced immunity at the population level, and the availability of effective... read more

Indicators for Monitoring COVID-19 Community Levels and Making Public Health Recommendations

Effect of Intra-arrest Transport, ECPR, and Treatment on Functional Neurologic Outcome

Among patients with refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, the bundle of early intra-arrest transport, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), and invasive assessment and treatment did not significantly improve... read more

Effect of Intra-arrest Transport, ECPR, and Treatment on Functional Neurologic Outcome

Cerebral Hypoperfusion Detection with Dynamic Hyperoxia Test

In a heterogeneous population of acute brain-injured patients, cerebral multimodal monitoring with intracranial pressure (ICP) and brain tissue oxygen pressure (PbtO2) detected regional cerebral hypoperfusion with a higher... read more

Cerebral Hypoperfusion Detection with Dynamic Hyperoxia Test

Case-Based Device Therapy for Heart Failure

This book provides a comprehensive practical guide to the plethora of devices that have been developed to support the failing heart. It features easy to follow clinically relevant guidance on mechanical devices used for improving... read more

Case-Based Device Therapy for Heart Failure

Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring: Basics and New Horizons

This book describes how to monitor and optimize cardiovascular dynamics using advanced hemodynamic monitoring in perioperative and intensive care medicine. The book outlines basic skills of hemodynamic monitoring, different... read more

Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring: Basics and New Horizons