Extracorporeal Life Support for Adults

Extracorporeal Life Support for Adults

This book presents a concise, evidence-based review of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) for adult diseases. It describes the use of ECLS with patients who are experiencing severe hypoxemic respiratory failure (ARDS and... read more

Textbook of Acute Trauma Care

Textbook of Acute Trauma Care

This book provides a systemic approach to acute trauma care in line with the ABCDE paradigm and up-to-date information on assessing and managing major trauma from the pre-hospital to the rehabilitation phase. The book's... read more

The impact of physical medicine and rehabilitation consultation on clinical outcomes in the SICU

The impact of physical medicine and rehabilitation consultation on clinical outcomes in the SICU

The impact of a physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) consultation on clinical outcomes in critically ill surgical patients remains unclear. The aim of this study is to examine whether the patients who received PM&R... read more

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest-edited by Dr. Gerard Criner and Dr. Bartolome Celli, is focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Topics discussed in this issue include but are not limited to: COPD... read more

Staff Experiences Relating to Early Mobilisation of Mechanically Ventilated Patients in Intensive Care

Staff Experiences Relating to Early Mobilisation of Mechanically Ventilated Patients in Intensive Care

Early mobilisation of mechanically ventilated patients has been suggested to be effective in mitigating muscle weakness, yet it is not a common practice. Understanding staff experiences is crucial to gain insights into what... read more

Clinical Profile and Recovery Pattern of Dysphagia in COVID-19 Patients

Clinical Profile and Recovery Pattern of Dysphagia in COVID-19 Patients

COVID-19 considerably impacted swallowing function in the current study. Although many patients recovered within an acceptable timeframe, some experienced persistent severe dysphagia and a protracted recovery with dependence... read more

Recovery, Rehabilitation and Follow-up Services After Critical Illness

Recovery, Rehabilitation and Follow-up Services After Critical Illness

Overall, these data demonstrate a proliferation of recovery, follow-up and rehabilitation services for critically ill adults in the past decade across the UK, although service gaps remain suggesting further work is required... read more

Improving Critical Care Survivorship: A Guide to Prevention, Recovery, and Reintegration

Improving Critical Care Survivorship: A Guide to Prevention, Recovery, and Reintegration

This book, just published, provides a comprehensive overview of improving critical care survivorship. Comprised of four sections, the text presents interventions that can be used to improve patient outcomes and reduce the... read more

COVID-19 and Critical Illness Neuropathy

COVID-19 and Critical Illness Neuropathy

We have described COVID patients in the ICU with critical illness neuropathy (CIP). COVID-related CIP could have implications for the functional recovery and rehabilitation strategies. Nerve conduction studies showed a... read more

Managing Rising COVID-19 Cases in ICU

Managing Rising COVID-19 Cases in ICU

I have been working in intensive care for over 20 years, including a decade as a consultant, and facing winter pressures has always been the norm. However, the past 18 months have been something else. During the winter... read more

How I Went from Pulmonary Diagnostics and Wellness to System Lung Coordinator

How I Went from Pulmonary Diagnostics and Wellness to System Lung Coordinator

Main Line Health is a multi-hospital health system serving patients in Philadelphia, PA, and its western suburbs. The system has been recognized as among the best in the region by U.S. News & World Report. In 2017, it was... read more

Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on the Recovery of COVID-19 Patients

Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on the Recovery of COVID-19 Patients

The rehabilitation of patients with COVID-19 after prolonged treatment in the intensive care unit is often complex and challenging. Patients may develop a myriad of long-term multiorgan impairments, affecting the respiratory,... read more

Discharged IMV COVID-19 Survivors Not Functionally Independent

Discharged IMV COVID-19 Survivors Not Functionally Independent

The majority of invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) COVID-19 survivors were not functionally independent at discharge and required significant follow-up medical care. The COVID-19 circumstance has placed constraints on... read more

Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

"Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury" is a practical, comprehensive guide to the treatment of patients (both adults and children) with such injuries, from the time of initial contact through to the rehabilitation... read more