{"product_id":"handbook-of-intensive-care-medicine-eric-m-braun-9798257912801","title":"Handbook of Intensive Care Medicine: A Clinical Textbook Covering Sepsis, Shock, Mechanical Ventilation, AKI, and Multi-Organ Failure for Residents","description":"The patient in Bed 4 is on three vasopressors, the ventilator alarm is firing, and the overnight fellow is asking you what to do next. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne wrong decision in that moment - the wrong fluid, the wrong sedative, the wrong intubation threshold - does not delay recovery. It ends it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis handbook puts the physiological reasoning, the trial evidence, and the clinical decision framework for every major ICU emergency directly into your hands, so you act with precision when precision is the only thing that matters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside this book: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Sepsis Hour-1 Bundle executed correctly\u003c\/b\u003e - not just initiated, but titrated, de-escalated, and discontinued using procalcitonin-guided protocols that reduce antibiotic exposure without increasing mortality\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eVentilator settings that protect lungs\u003c\/b\u003e - driving pressure targets, ARDSNet PEEP-FiO₂ tables, prone positioning thresholds, and the EOLIA evidence for VV-ECMO applied in clinical sequence\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e RRT timing decisions settled\u003c\/b\u003e - AKIKI, IDEAL-ICU, and STARRT-AKI synthesized into a single watchful-waiting framework that stops you from dialyzing patients who will recover without it\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Shock classification at the bedside\u003c\/b\u003e - hemodynamic profiles, vasopressor pharmacology, and POCUS integration so you identify cardiogenic from distributive before the second liter of fluid goes in\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e Brain death determined with legal precision\u003c\/b\u003e - AAN criteria, apnea test protocol, and ancillary testing indications in a step-by-step clinical algorithm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Goals-of-care conversations that actually work\u003c\/b\u003e - the VALUE framework and SPIKES protocol translated into specific phrases for the family meeting that cannot be avoided\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- PADIS sedation applied every shift\u003c\/b\u003e - RASS targets, analgesia-first sequencing, and SAT eligibility criteria that reduce delirium, ventilator days, and ICU-acquired weakness simultaneously \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten for ICU nurses, residents, fellows, intensivists, hospitalists, and advanced practice providers who carry the weight of critical care decisions and need evidence they can trust at the speed the ICU demands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdd it to your cart - your next critically ill patient will not wait for you to look it up somewhere else.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric M. Braun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798257912801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.89d","brand":"Eric M. Braun","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852838285567,"sku":"9798257912801","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/handbook-of-intensive-care-medicine-eric-m-braun-9798257912801","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}