Main description:

This book, part of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) textbook series, is a graphical, dense and concise text describing fundamental theoretical concepts needed for doctors and other professionals new to the field of Intensive Care Medicine.

The book serves two main purposes: as study material for any junior doctor, nurse or other allied healthcare professional who is time-pressured and wants to quickly learn the essentials; and as a course volume of new ESICM educational initiative called Intensive Care Fundamentals (c). The overarching goal of this initiative is to offer standardised high-quality introductory education to all starters in intensive care.

There are two key elements of this initiative: the book, which is the prerequisite reading for attending the two day face-to-face course and the materials, registration of candidate and training and certifying the trainers that will be provided by ESICM.

Contents:

Part 1: Introduction.- Ch 1: How to use this book (Prof. Maurizio Cecconi, Dr Frantisek Duska, Dr Mo Al-Haddad).- Part 2: Key concepts in intensive care medicine.- Ch 2: Identification and Initial Stablization of Acutely Deteriorated Patients (Dr. Nicholas F. Parchim, Dr Nathan D. Nielsen).- Ch 3: ICU routines and bundles of care (Dr Anne Mecklenburg, Dr Maria Martinez Martinez, Dr Nathan D. Nielsen, Dr Sabrina Grossenbacher-Eggmann, Dr Carole Boulanger).- Ch 4: Intra-hospital transport (Dr Anne Mecklenburg).- Ch 5: Human factors and non-technical skills (Dr Rahul Costa-Pinto, Dr C Boullanger).- Ch 6: Approach to difficult decisions and end-of-life care (Dr Frauke Weidanz).- Part 3: Organ dysfunction and support.- Ch 7: Respiratory failure and respiratory support (Dr. Eumorfia Kondili, Dr Athanasia Proklou, Dr Georgos Prinianakis).- Ch 8: Shock and Haemodynamic Monitoring (Dr Mo Al-Haddad).- Ch 9: Disorders of consciousness (Dr Frauke Weidanz).- Ch 9: Internal environment and acid base balance (Dr Frantisek Duska).- Ch 10: Acute Kidney Injury (Dr Mo Al-Haddad, Dr Karin Belch).- Ch 11: Sepsis and septic shock (Dr Anne Le Roy).- Part 4: Common challenges and troubleshooting in ICU.- Ch 12: Hypoxia and ventilator asynchronies (Dr. Eumorfia Kondili, Dr Maria Mpolaki).- Ch 13: Arrhythmias (Dr Katie Duncan, Dr Mo Al-Haddad).- Ch 14: Bleeding (Dr Nathan D. Nielsen).- Ch 15: Analgesia and Sedation (Dr Anne Mecklenburg, Dr Joana Berger-Estilita, Dr Ligia Pires).- Ch 16: Delirium, agitation and sleep disturbances (Dr Joana Berger-Estilita, Dr Ligia Pires).- Ch 17: Common Electrolyte Disturbances (Dr Niels Van Regenmortel, Dr Frantisek Duska).- Ch 18: Failure to wean from mechanical ventilation (Dr Anne Mecklenburg). Back Matter.- Appendix 1: ICU drug chart (Dr Milada Halacova, Dr Carole Boulanger).- Appendix 2: Useful checklists and algorhithms (Dr Anne Le Roy).- Appendix 3: ICU trainee survival guide (Dr. Gabriel Garcia Rosenbaum).