The decision to withdraw life support from patients with severe brain injuries is very difficult. In a study conducted in Canadian Medical Association Journal, critical care physicians were asked about the decision-making... Read More

This book describes current, evidence-based guidelines for damage control interventions across the field of trauma care with the aim of enabling clinicians to apply them to best effect in daily clinical practice. Emphasis... Read More

Multiple reports have demonstrated a wide prevalence of both depression and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) within 1 year of burn injury. The purpose of this study is to determine outcomes of burn patients after a positive... Read More

This study fills a major knowledge gap on medical procedure overuse in acute injury care. Results will inform research priorities and the development of metrics to measure overuse. This knowledge will provide a solid basis... Read More

The hemodynamic evaluation of patients with acute circulatory failure and respiratory failure has in the past usually been performed using invasive procedures but in recent years less invasive monitoring devices have been... Read More

Advancing technology is all set to bring in a new era of highly-realistic holographic Telepresence. Throughout the history of science fiction and video gaming, we’ve seen holograms come in various shapes and sizes.... Read More

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of hematologic issues that clinicians regularly encounter in the critical care environment. The text features hematologic scenarios that affect the adult ICU patient, outlines... Read More

Three recent meta-analyses have confirmed traditional glutamine (GLN)-supplemented (or “GLN-Complemented” – providing GLN for completeness of amino acid content) TPN is safe, reduces mortality and improves outcome... Read More

Hot off the presses. Concise book on PICS, PICS-F and FICUS. Neuropsychiatric problems after critical illness are receiving increasing attention, particularly in the critical care medicine literature, but mental health and... Read More

In this post I will briefly explain and critique their mathematical approach, propose a simpler equation for estimating PEEPi in APRV [based on far fewer physiological assumptions] and finally reaffirm why, in my opinion,... Read More

A protocol for early personalized rehabilitation by physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy in pediatric neurocritical care patients could be safely implemented and led to more ICU-based treatment... Read More

The aims of this study were to evaluate the effects on opioid medication prescribing, patient opioid safety education, and prescribing of naloxone following implementation of a Safer Opioid Prescribing Protocol (SOPP) as... Read More

This study demonstrated that fluid resuscitation with whole blood is significantly better than resuscitation with compressions alone or with normal saline. It further showed that there was no difference between whole blood... Read More

Standard sepsis algorithms have suggested completing a fluid bolus before starting vasopressors in patients with septic shock, but multiple observational trials have shown an association between early vasopressor use and... Read More

The latest edition of this handbook is a concise yet comprehensive guide for attending physicians, fellows, residents, and students who cover the ICU. The chapters follow an outline format and are divided by organ system,... Read More