• Rationale Behind Practice: Landiolol in Critical Care

    A summary of data regarding the use of landiolol as a potential immunomodulator in septic patients and its effectiveness and safety in the management of new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF). Cardiovascular Dysfunction and Sepsis Cardiovascular dysfunction is a common complication of sepsis. Approximately 40 to 50% of patients...

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  • Gastric Residual Volume – Monitoring and Management

    An overview of critical care guidelines for enteral nutrition (EN) and the use of gastric residual volume (GRV)  management and monitoring as an essential component of EN patient care to help prevent complications. Malnutrition in Critically Ill and the Use of Enteral or Parenteral Nutrition Disease-related malnutrition is a common...

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  • One Sepsis Fits All? Are There Different Phenotypes of Sepsis? Diagnostic Approaches and Therapies

    This article presents current research results in relation to an advanced sepsis classification and their implications for new treatment options and research strategies. Introduction Through history, the definiti on and the term sepsis changed. Since Semmelweis and others formulated the thesis that sepsis was caused by a systemic reaction...

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  • Sepsis in Critical Care: Effective Antimicrobial Strategies in ICU

    ICU sepsis is associated with a mortality rate >25%, with nosocomial infection most lethal, and community acquired infection more common. Optimal management requires identification of the site of infection (lung, abdomen and blood stream most commonly), a focus on the likely pathogens based on risk factors for resistance, and provision of timely and...

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  • The Alphabet Book of Sepsis

    In this article, the author provides the alphabet review of sepsis and septic shock based on personal clinical experience and choice. Sepsis and septic shock have been defined in 2016 (Singer et al. 2016) and the management of patients is framed by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines with its renewed version in 2021 (Evans et al. 2021)....

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  • Symmetrical Peripheral Gangrene

    In this article, the authors describe the presentation, pathophysiology, and potential treatment options for symmetrical peripheral gangrene. Limitations in the current literature and a possible strategy for future study are highlighted. Introduction Symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) refers to the development of tissue necrosis in...

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  • ICU Management of the Very Old: The Evidence Base Anno 2022

    This overview explores the publications concerning the very old ICU patients since 2011 and with a focus on publications from the VIP network on elderly COVID-19 patients. Introduction In 2017, an international group of intensivists with a particular interest for geriatric intensive care published a statement paper (Flaatten et al....

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  • Understanding Carbon Dioxide in Resuscitation

    Peri-arrest CO 2  measurement may serve to assess resuscitation efficacy and guide clinical decisions. This paper reviews current knowledge and future research directions for CO 2  measurement and clinical application during CPR. Carbon Dioxide During Normal Heart-Lung Function CO 2  is produced by the mitochondria...

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  • Sepsis in Critical Care

    Sepsis is a leading cause of admission to the ICU and is associated with a high mortality rate. Join our panellists as they discuss the impact of sepsis in critical care, characteristics of patients with sepsis, causative factors, and effective preventive and therapeutic interventions. Moderator Jean-Louis Vincent  Editor-in-Chief ICU Management...

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  • Upcoming events/courses/congresses

    APRIL 12  ICU Management & Practice DigiConf Sepsis in Critical Care Virtual Event https://iii.hm/1exj 18-21  51st Critical Care Congress SCCM 2022 Virtual event https://iii.hm/1egu 23-26  32nd ECCMID Lisbon, Portugal https://iii.hm/1egv 27-29  ANZICS/ACCCN Annual Scientific Meeting 2022...

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