References for Course
ABG Info
Marino, P. L. (2014). The ICU Book (4th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Owens, W. (2018). The Ventilator Book (2nd ed.). First Draught Press.
Farkas, J. (2023). ABG, VBG, and pulse oximetry. Internet Book of Critical Care (IBCC).
https://emcrit.org/ibcc/vbg/EMCrit ProjectFarkas, J. (2016). Top 10 reasons pulse oximetry beats ABG for respiratory failure. PulmCrit/EMCrit.
https://emcrit.org/pulmcrit/pulse-oximetry/EMCrit ProjectFarkas, J. (2020). Understanding “happy hypoxemia.” PulmCrit/EMCrit.
https://emcrit.org/pulmcrit/happy-hypoxemia-physiology/EMCrit Project
Vent & Resp Physiology
Marino, P. L. (2014). The ICU Book (4th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Owens, W. (2018). The Ventilator Book (2nd ed.). First Draught Press.
Farkas, J. (2023). ABG, VBG, and pulse oximetry. Internet Book of Critical Care (IBCC).
https://emcrit.org/ibcc/vbg/EMCrit ProjectFarkas, J. (2020). Understanding “happy hypoxemia.” PulmCrit/EMCrit.
https://emcrit.org/pulmcrit/happy-hypoxemia-physiology/EMCrit ProjectFarkas, J. (2016). Top 10 reasons pulse oximetry beats ABG for respiratory failure. PulmCrit/EMCrit.
https://emcrit.org/pulmcrit/pulse-oximetry/EMCrit Project
ARDs
Marino, P. L. (2014). The ICU Book (4th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Owens, W. (2018). The Ventilator Book (2nd ed.). First Draught Press.
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network. (2000). Ventilation with lower tidal volumes as compared with traditional tidal volumes for acute lung injury and ARDS. New England Journal of Medicine, 342(18), 1301–1308. New England Journal of Medicine
ARDSNet. (2008). Ventilator Protocol. National Institutes of Health. ardsnet.org
Guérin, C., et al. (2013). Prone positioning in severe ARDS. New England Journal of Medicine, 368(23), 2159–2168. New England Journal of Medicine
Amato, M. B. P., et al. (2015). Driving pressure and survival in ARDS. New England Journal of Medicine, 372(8), 747–755. New England Journal of Medicine
Farkas, J. (2021). IBCC: ARDS. EMCrit/IBCC. EMCrit Project
ARDS Definition Task Force. (2012). The Berlin Definition. JAMA, 307(23), 2526–2533.
Sedation, Analgesia, NMB
Marino, P. L. (2014). The ICU Book (4th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Owens, W. (2018). The Ventilator Book (2nd ed.). First Draught Press.
Barr, J., et al. (2013). Clinical practice guidelines for the management of pain, agitation, and delirium in adult ICU patients. Critical Care Medicine, 41(1), 263–306.
Farkas, J. (2020). Analgesia, sedation, and paralysis. Internet Book of Critical Care (IBCC). https://emcrit.org/ibcc/sedation/
Wean/Extubate
Marino, P. L. (2014). The ICU Book (4th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Owens, W. (2018). The Ventilator Book (2nd ed.). First Draught Press.
Epstein, S. K. (2002). Decision to extubate. Intensive Care Medicine, 28(5), 535–546.
MacIntyre, N. R. (2001). Evidence-based guidelines for weaning and discontinuing ventilatory support. Chest, 120(6 Suppl), 375S–395S.
Farkas, J. (2021). Liberation from the ventilator. Internet Book of Critical Care (IBCC). https://emcrit.org/ibcc/extubation/
RSI
Marino, P. L. (2014). The ICU Book (4th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Owens, W. (2018). The Ventilator Book (2nd ed.). First Draught Press.
Walls, R. M., & Hwang, J. (2018). Manual of Emergency Airway Management (5th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
Farkas, J. (2021). Airway management. Internet Book of Critical Care (IBCC). https://emcrit.org/ibcc/airway/
Pharm Pearls
Marino, P. L. (2014). The ICU Book (4th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Owens, W. (2018). The Ventilator Book (2nd ed.). First Draught Press.
Rhodes, A., et al. (2017). Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock. Intensive Care Medicine, 43(3), 304–377.
Farkas, J. (2021). Shock pharmacology. Internet Book of Critical Care (IBCC). https://emcrit.org/ibcc/shock/
Special Populations
Marino, P. L. (2014). The ICU Book (4th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Owens, W. (2018). The Ventilator Book (2nd ed.). First Draught Press.
Farkas, J. (2021). Neurocritical care, OB, Peds, and shock pearls. Internet Book of Critical Care (IBCC). https://emcrit.org/ibcc/
American Heart Association. (2020). Pediatric advanced life support guidelines.
Ethics
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA). (2022). Code of ethics for the certified registered nurse anesthetist.
Marino, P. L. (2014). The ICU Book (4th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Farkas, J. (2021). Ethics in critical care. Internet Book of Critical Care (IBCC). https://emcrit.org/ibcc/
ICU Devices
Marino, P. L. (2013). The ICU Book (4th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Owens, W. D. (2018). The Ventilator Book (2nd ed.). First Draught Press.
Weingart, S. (n.d.). IBCC: Internet Book of Critical Care. EMCrit Project.