ISCCM Textbook of Critical Care Medicine

Section 1: General Considerations

1. Approach to Critically Ill Patients

2. Routine Monitoring in Critically Ill Patients

3. Airway Management

4. Sedation in Intensive Care Unit

5. Clinical Review: Scoring Systems in Critical Care

6. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance in Critically Ill Patients

7. Disorders of Acid–Base Balance in Critically Ill Patients



Section 2: Cardiovascular System

8. Approach to Critically Ill Patient with Cardiovascular Disease

9. Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Including Mechanical Cardiac Support

10. Acute Coronary Syndromes (Except Acute Myocardial Infarction)

11. Acute Myocardial Infarction

12. Cardiac Arrhythmias

13. Cardiogenic Shock: Role of Mechanical Support Devices

14. Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade

15. Critically Ill Patients with Valvular Heart Disease

16. Hypertensive Emergencies

17. Aortic Diseases in Intensive Care Unit

18. Drugs in Cardiac Diseases (Antiplatelet, Anticoagulant, and Thrombolytic Drugs)



Section 3: Hemodynamic Monitoring

19. Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring

20. Arterial Line Cannulation and Care

21. Pulmonary Artery Catheterization

22. Central Venous Cannulation

23. Overview and Importance of Hemodynamic Monitoring

24. Noninvasive Hemodynamic Monitoring

25. Predictors and Markers of Perfusion



Section 4: Respiratory

26. Approach to a Critically Ill Patient with Respiratory Disease

27. Pulmonary Embolism

28. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and COVID-associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

29. Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure

30. Mechanical Ventilation

31. Mechanical Ventilation: Noninvasive Including High-flow Nasal Cannula

32. Mechanical Ventilation: Weaning

33. Extracorporeal Therapy in Intensive Care Unit

34. Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia

35. Pleural Diseases in Intensive Care Unit

36. Tracheostomy and Its Care

37. Heart–Lung Interaction: Physiology, Clinical Relevance, and Application in Critical Care Practice

38. Aerosol Therapy in Ventilated Patients



Section 5: Central Nervous System

39. Approach to a Critically Ill Patient with Central Nervous System Disease

40. Status Epilepticus

41. Ischemic Stroke

42. Intracranial Hemorrhage

43. Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit

44. Myasthenia Gravis and Other Neuromuscular Disorders in Intensive Care Unit

45. Meningoencephalitis: Cause, Approach, and Management

46. Clinical Review: Neuromonitoring in Critical Care



Section 6: Renal System

47. Approach to A Critically Ill Patient with Acute Kidney Injury in Intensive Care Unit

48. Biomarkers in Acute Kidney Injury

49. Renal Replacement Therapy: Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, Continuous Venovenous Hemodialysis, and Filters

50. Regional Anticoagulation

51. Drug Dosing in Renal Disease and Extracorporeal Therapies



Section 7: Infectious Diseases in ICU

52. Approach to Fever in the Intensive Care Unit

53. Catheter-related Bloodstream Infection

54. Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection

55. Hospital-associated Pneumonia Including Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

56. Tropical Infection in Intensive Care Unit

57. Sepsis and Septic Shock

58. Invasive Fungal Infections in Intensive Care Settings

59. Infections in the Immunocompromised Host

60. Diarrhea in the Intensive Care Unit



Section 8: Gastrointestinal System

61. Approach to a Patient with a Gastrointestinal Problem

62. Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Upper and Lower)

63. Hepatic Encephalopathy

64. Acute Pancreatitis

65. Hepatorenal Syndrome

66. Gastrointestinal Intolerance to Feeds

67. Intra-abdominal Hypertension



Section 9: Endocrine System

68. Approach to a Critically Ill Patient with Endocrine System Disorder

69. Diabetic Emergencies

70. Adrenal Insufficiency in Intensive Care Unit

71. Hyperthyroid Crisis

72. Myxedema Coma



Section 10: Toxicology

73. Management of a Poisoned Patient: Critical Care Perspective

74. Organophosphorus Poisoning

75. Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning

76. Other Common Poisons

77. Snake Bite: Toxicology

78. Alcohol, Methyl Alcohol Poisoning

79. Paraquat Poisoning

80. Environmental Injuries: High Altitude and Drowning



Section 11: Surgical Intensive Care

81. Approach to a Postoperative Critically Ill Patient

82. Acute Intra-abdominal Sepsis

83. Mesenteric Ischemia

84. Postoperative Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care

85. Neurosurgical Postoperative ICU Care

86. Perioperative Blood Transfusion Strategies



Section 12: Transplant

87. Critical Care after Liver Transplantation

88. Cardiac Transplant

89. Critical Care of Lung Transplant Recipient

90. Kidney Transplantation: A Primer for Intensive Care



Section 13: Polytrauma

91. Head Injury

92. Vertebral and Spinal Cord Injury in Polytrauma

93. Thoracic Trauma

94. Resuscitation in Trauma

95. Gunshot and Blast Injuries

96. Thermal Injury (Burns, Scald, and Frost Bite)



Section 14: Geriatric

97. Approach to Critically Ill Geriatric Patient

98. Glucose, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Disorders in the Geriatric Patient

99. Drug Metabolism, Dosing, Polypharmacy, and Drug Interactions in Elderly

100. End-of-life Care Decisions in Critical Care



Section 15: Hematology, Oncology, and Rheumatology

101. Anemia in Intensive Care

102. Thrombocytopenia in Intensive Care Unit: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge

103. Oncologic Emergencies in the Intensive Care Unit

104. Clotting Catastrophe in Intensive Care Unit

105. Cytokine Storm and Immunomodulation

106. Blood Products Administration in Intensive Care Unit

107. Complications of Blood Product Transfusion

108. Connective Tissue Catastrophe in Intensive Care Unit



Section 16: Critical Care in the Obstetric Patient

109. HELLP Syndrome and Eclampsia

110. Bleeding in Pregnant Patient (Antepartum Hemorrhage, Postpartum Hemorrhage, and Ectopic Pregnancy)

111. Physiology in a Critically Ill Obstetric Patient

112. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

113. Peripartum Cardiac Arrest with Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

114. Recognizing a Critically Ill Parturient



Section 17: Radiology

115. Point-of-care Ultrasound at Bedside

116. Computed Tomography Scan Application in Critical Care

117. Role of Echocardiography in Intensive Care Unit

118. Chest Radiographs in Critical Care

119. Neurological Assessment by Ultrasound in Critical Care



Section 18: Nutrition

120. Planning of Nutrition in a Critical Care Unit

121. Current Concepts of Enteral Nutrition

122. Evolution, Progress, and Present Status of Parenteral Nutrition

123. Current Status of Immunonutrition

124. Trace Elements, Antioxidants, and Vitamins

125. Nutrition in Liver Disease



Section 19: Miscellaneous: Ethical & Legal and Administrative

126. End-of-Life Care and Palliative Care in Indian ICUs: Barriers and Solutions

127. Diagnosis of Brain Death and Care of the Brain-dead Patient

128. Preparedness of Institution and ICU for Pandemic

129. Telemedicine in ICU: Current Status and Recommendations in India

130. Legal and Ethical Issues in Consent and Communications: Need to Evolve India-specific Laws, Ethical Codes, and Best-practices

131. Organization of ICU

132. Infection Control in ICU

133. ICU Designing and Planning

134. Antimicrobial Stewardship

135. Use of Artificial Intelligence in ICU



Section 20: COVID-19

(A) General

136. COVID-19: Pathophysiology and Clinical Features

137. Diagnosis of COVID-19 Infection

138. Immunology of COVID-19

(B) Management

139. COVID-19 Therapeutics

140. Management: Anticoagulation in COVID-19

141. Airway Management in COVID-19

142. Management of COVID-19 in ICU: Oxygen, Drug, Ventilation, and Adjuvant

143. Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19: When, Why, and How

144. CARP in COVID-19

145. Procedures in COVID-19

(C) Clinical Manifestations

146. Clinical Manifestations: Neurological Manifestations and Complications in COVID-19

147. Cardiovascular Manifestations and Complications of COVID-19

148. Clinical Manifestations: Pulmonary Involvement in COVID-19 Including Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Respiratory Failure

149. Clinical Manifestations: GIT and Renal Affection in COVID-19

(D) Post-acute COVID Care

150. Post-COVID-19 Acute Care

151. Chronic Critical Care

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