The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common cause of respiratory failure in
critically ill patients and is defined by the acute onset of noncardiogenic pulmonary oedema …

OVER THE PAST DECADE, there has been a significant decline in cardiac surgery–
associated mortality, despite an increase in procedural complexity. Although the average …

The “sepsis bundle” has been central to the implementation of the Surviving Sepsis
Campaign (SSC) from the first publication of its evidence-based guidelines in 2004 through …

Objective To provide an update to “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management
of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2012”. Design A consensus committee of 55 international …

Objective: To provide an update to the “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for
Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock,” last published in 2008. Design: A …

Background Both dopamine and norepinephrine are recommended as first-line vasopressor
agents in the treatment of shock. There is a continuing controversy about whether one agent …

The broad clinical syndrome of acute kidney injury (AKI) encompasses various aetiologies,
including specific kidney diseases (eg acute interstitial nephritis), nonspecific conditions (eg …

Objective: To provide an update to the original Surviving Sepsis Campaign clinical
management guidelines,“Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management of Severe …

Objective In 2003, critical care and infectious disease experts representing 11 international
organizations developed management guidelines for severe sepsis and septic shock that …

Method: All mechanically ventilated patients treated for an episode of septic shock in our unit
were studied by transesophageal echocardiography, at least once a day, during the first 3 …