Annals of Intensive Care

Cardiogenic shock is characterized by low cardiac output, organ hypoperfusion, and high mortality rates. In this review article, Merdji et al report that recent research highlights the importance of systemic microcirculatory abnormalities and their impact on outcomes. While treatment consensus is lacking, identifying underlying mechanisms can guide future interventions for improved prognosis.

Proceedings of Reanimation 2023, the French Intensive Care Society International Congress.

We invite authors to submit to our new Collection focusing on Biomarkers in critically ill patients. Key topics we would like to cover in this collection include: early diagnosis, risk assessment, treatment response, biological feasibility, ease of measurement, rapid results, and cost-benefit analysis.

Annals of Intensive Care invites authors to submit reviews and research articles discussing and evaluating long-term outcomes after critical illness and an intensive care unit stay and strategies to mitigate the consequences of critical illness.

Annals of Intensive Care is presenting a new Collection of papers aiming to help translate the recent findings into improvements in the quality of care by individualized metabolic and nutritional management.

Annals of Intensive Care is presenting a new Collection of papers highlighting the need for a dedicated approach to caring for geriatric patients in the ICU, including the use of geriatric assessments and tailored treatment plans.

In this review Boulet et al. summarize evidence-based best practices for Central venous catheterization (CVC), emphasizing real-time ultrasound guidance, optimizing vein puncture, promoting subclavian vein catheterization, and exploring alternative insertion sites with minimal risks

Early recognition and intervention is crucial in the struggle against COVID-19 pandemics.
Quin Sun et al.  retrospectively summarize the therapeutic process and figure out critical care-dominated treatment patterns that might be the core in reducing mortality.

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