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Blood Pressure | Acute Heart Failure | Airway Management | Venous Thromboembolism | Secondary Infections | General ICU Management | Mass Casualty | Perioperative | Imaging | Miscellaneous

Blood Pressure

General

Yu. Expert consensus on blood pressure management in critically ill patients. J Intensive Med 2023;epublished July 14th

Hypertensive Crisis

Kulkarni. Management of hypertensive crisis: British and Irish Hypertension Society Position document. J Hum Hypertens 2022;epublished November 22nd

Stroke

European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guidelines on blood pressure management in acute ischaemic stroke and intracerebral haemorrhage. European Stroke Journal 2021;6(2):X48–L89

Acute Heart Failure

General

General

General

Definition

Universal Definition and Classification of Heart Failure. A Report of the Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, Japanese Heart Failure Society and Writing Committee of the Universal Definition of Heart Failure. J Cardiac Failure 2021;epublished March 1st

Monitoring

Lung Ultrasound

Lung ultrasound in acute and chronic heart failure. A Clinical Consensus Statement of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI). Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2023;epublished July 14th

Therapy

Inotropic Support

Inotropic therapy in patients with advanced heart failure. A clinical consensus statement from the Heart Failure Association of the ESC. Eur J Heart Fail 2023;epublished February 27th

Drug Therapy

Ventricular Assist Devices

Cardiac Surgery

Nersesian. Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support in Cardiogenic Shock Patients after Cardiac Procedures: Selection Algorithm and Weaning Strategies. Life 2023;13:2045

Mechanical Circulatory Support

Perioperative Use

Han. Chinese expert consensus on clinical application of percutaneous mechanical circulatory support devices in interventional therapy for patients with complex cardiovascular disease. Eur Heart J 2023;44(18):1586–1588

Arrhythmias

General

Atrial Fibrillation

Intravenous Fluids

General

Joannes-Boyau. Guidelines for the choice of intravenous fluids for vascular filling in critically ill patients. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2022;41(3):101058

Albumin

Callum. Use of Intravenous Albumin: A Guideline from the International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines. Chest 2024;epublished March 4th

Perioperative

Lin. Perioperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pediatric congenital heart disease: Chinese expert consensus. World J Pediatr 2022;epublished November 22nd

ECMO

General

Anticoagulation

Anticoagulation in adult patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: guidance from the Scientific and Standardization Committees on Perioperative and Critical Care Haemostasis and Thrombosis of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis. J Thromb Haemost 2022;epublished December 20th

Perioperative

Transport

Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Guideline for Transport and Retrieval of Adult and Pediatric Patients with ECMO Support. ASAIO J 2022;epublished February 15th

Kidney Injury

Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Guidelines for Fluid Overload, Acute Kidney Injury, and Electrolyte Management. ASAIO Journal 2022;epublished March 29th

Nursing Care

Recommendations From the Professional Advisory Committee on Nursing Practice in the Care of ECMO–Supported Patients. Crit Care Nurse 2021;41(3):e1–e8

Transplantation

Acute Coronary Syndrome

General

Revascularisation

Non-ST Elevation

Arslan. 2020 ESC Guidelines on acute coronary syndrome without ST-segment elevation. Recommendations and critical appraisal from the Dutch ACS and Interventional Cardiology working groups. Netherlands Heart Journal 2021;epublished July 7th

Older People

Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Older Adult Population: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2022;epublished December 12th

Mechanical Complications

Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2021;epublished June 15th

Cardiogenic Shock

Classification

The Canadian Cardiovascular Society Classification of Acute Atherothrombotic Myocardial Infarction Based on Stages of Tissue Injury Severity: An Expert Consensus Statement. Can J Cardiol 2023;epublished October 26th

Antiplatelet Agents

Gorog. De-escalation or abbreviation of dual antiplatelet therapy in acute coronary syndromes and percutaneous coronary intervention: a Consensus Statement from an international expert panel on coronary thrombosis. Nat Rev Cardiol 2023;epublished July 20th

Cardiac Surgery

Considerations on the Management of Acute Postoperative Ischemia After Cardiac Surgery: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2023;epublished June 22nd

Stent Thrombosis

SCAI Expert Consensus Statement on Management of In-Stent Restenosis and Stent Thrombosis. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv 2023;epublished May 18th

Haemodynamic Monitoring

General

ISCCM Guidelines for Hemodynamic Monitoring in the Critically Ill. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(S2):S66–S76

Echocardiography

Biomarkers

Natriuretic Peptides: Role in the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, Heart Failure Society of America and Japanese Heart Failure Society. Eur J Heart Fail 2023;epublished April 26th

Hypertensive Crisis

General

Kulkarni. Management of hypertensive crisis: British and Irish Hypertension Society Position document. J Hum Hypertens 2022;epublished November 22nd

Aortic Conditions

General

2022 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation 2022;epublished November 2nd

Aortic Dissection

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American Association for Thoracic Surgery clinical practice guidelines on the management of type B aortic dissection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Soc 2022;163(4):1231-1249

Valvular Conditions

General

Infective Endocarditis

Perioperative

General

2022 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular assessment and management of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery: Developed by the task force for cardiovascular assessment and management of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Endorsed by the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC). Eur Heart J 2022;epublished August 26th

Myocardial Infarction

Puelacher. Expert consensus on peri-operative myocardial injury screening in noncardiac surgery. A literature review. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2021;38(6):600-608

Arrhythmias

General

2022 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death: Developed by the task force for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Endorsed by the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC). Eur Heart J 2022;epublished August 26th

Pacing & Resynchronisation

2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy: Developed by the Task Force on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) With the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA). Eur Heart J 2021;epublished August 29th

Miscellaneous

Myocarditis

Diagnosis and Management of Myocarditis in Children: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2021;epublished July 7th

Vascular Compression Syndromes

D’Oria. International Union of Angiology consensus document on vascular compression syndromes. International Angiology 2023;42(4):282-309

Beta Blockade

Guarracino. The role of beta-blocker drugs in critically ill patients: a SIAARTI expert consensus statement. J Anesth Analg Crit Care 2023;3(1):41

Last updated November 20th, 2023