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Save the date – Healthcare systems worldwide are under growing strain due to a critical shortage of nurses—a challenge that directly affects patient care, staff wellbeing, and the overall resilience…
Test your knowledge in intensive care with our ESICM Sections’ quizzes. Challenge yourself and stay sharp with key topics in intensive care medicine!
Get the latest articles from our ICM Journal. Listen to ESICM podcasts for insights on key studies and their impact on clinical practice.
Test your knowledge in intensive care with our ESICM Sections’ quizzes. Challenge yourself and stay sharp with key topics in intensive care medicine!
Watch the replay – In high-stakes healthcare environments, professionals often make critical decisions under pressure and with limited information. Human Factors is the science of designing systems—tools, environments, training, and…
New ESICM Talk – Should children be allowed to visit loved ones in the ICU? This sensitive and long-debated question is more relevant than ever. Research shows that separating children from…
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The registration for LIVES 2025 is officially open! This year’s ESICM Annual Congress, taking place in the dynamic city of Munich from October 25–29 2025, promises to be more than…
The ESICM AKI Section has released results from a major international survey, shedding light on how Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) is delivered to critically ill patients worldwide—and revealing key trends,…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month — a perfect opportunity to reflect on the emotional well-being of those who dedicate their lives to caring for others.
Get the latest articles from our ICM Journal. Listen to ESICM podcasts for insights on key studies and their impact on clinical practice.
Professor Pedja Kovacevic has been honoured with the prestigious 2025 Barry A. Shapiro Memorial Award for Excellence in Intensive Care Management by the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).
We are deeply saddened to share the news of the untimely passing of Professor Rinaldo Bellomo. Professor Bellomo was a towering figure in the fields of intensive care medicine and…
Get the latest articles from our ICM Journal. Discover more articles from this month’s issue on our website, and don’t forget to follow us on social media for daily updates…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month — a perfect opportunity to reflect on the emotional well-being of those who dedicate their lives to caring for others.
Get the latest articles from our ICM Journal. Listen to ESICM podcasts for insights on key studies and their impact on clinical practice.
Food is medicine ESICM joins the global call to action this World Liver Day under the theme “Food is Medicine”, highlighting the urgent need to prioritise nutrition in critically ill liver patients. For…
Get the latest articles from our ICM Journal. Listen to ESICM podcasts for insights on key studies and their impact on clinical practice.
Watch the replay – Targeted Temperature Control (TTC) Webinar Series – Episode 2. Temperature is a key vital parameter that influences a broad range of physiological processes, including neuronal susceptibility…
The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) alongside the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) spearheaded the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) in 2002 with several aims including the development of guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and post-ICU care of sepsis and a reduction of mortality from sepsis.
The updated guidelines are freely available in Intensive Care Medicine: Rhodes A. et al. Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2016
For more information on the SSC Campaign please visit the Surviving Sepsis Campaign webpage.
Since 1990, ESICM has commited to produce guidelines and consensus statements from international task forces in collaboration with other international societies to provide the best evidence for clinicians at the bedside.
The majority of these manuscripts have been published in the journal Intensive Care Medicine.
EPHA Joint Statement on Antimicrobial Resistance (EU Health policy platform – 11/2017)
Ebola (31/10/2014)
Mitchell Levy’s son (04/10/2014)
Ebola Outbreak in Guinea – WHO call for critical care and infectious disease specialists (31/03/2014)
Clinical practice guideline on diagnosis and treatment of hyponatraemia published in ICM (25/02/2014)