Critical illness in patients with hematologic malignancy
Critical illness occurs frequently after a new diagnosis of hematologic malignancy and has high associated mortality. Baseline characteristics at diagnosis can help identify those patients at the high...
10 Nov 202123min
Critically ill cancer patient’s resuscitation
We report the results of a consensus conference based on a systematic review of the literature and experts opinions assessing the management of cancer patients in the ICU.Original article: Critically ...
25 Okt 20219min
TTM following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
In this network meta-analysis, as compared to normothermia (37–37.8 °C), we found that deep hypothermia (31–32 °C), moderate hypothermia (33–34 °C) and mild hypothermia (35–36 °C) may have no effect o...
13 Okt 202114min
SSC: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021
The updated version of the guidelines will be presented during the ESICM LIVES virtual conference, LIVES 2021. The evidence-based guidelines, published in Critical Care Medicine and Intensive Care Med...
4 Okt 20217min
Management of arterial PaCO2 in the first week after TBI
The manipulation of arterial carbon dioxide levels (PaCO2) is easy, and hyperventilation (HV) has been a common ICP-lowering strategy for over half a century. However, hyperventilation-induced vasocon...
28 Sep 202115min
Association between Sepsis Survivorship and Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcomes in Adults
Sepsis is associated with an increased long-term risk of cardiovascular events, which is observed for at least 5 years after the index admission. This risk represents a critical area of potential inte...
13 Sep 202116min
Implementation of new ECMO centers during the COVID-19 pandemic
In this multicenter international cohort in 19 ECMO centres from five countries in the Middle East and India, 307 critically ill COVID-19 patients received ECMO therapy, of whom 138 (45%) survived to ...
24 Aug 202116min
Caring for COVID-19 patients and their relatives with the ICU diary
For family members of survivors, the ICU diary is an important source of medical information, provides a way for them to register their presence at the patient’s bedside and express their feelings, an...
13 Jul 202118min
