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ICU professionals mental health care 
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ICU staff face high-pressure environments, rapid decisions, and frequent trauma, leading to elevated stress, emotional fatigue, and burnout risks. Robust...
News
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Welcome to the ESICM News section. Here, you will find the latest news and updates regarding the activities of the...
Article review
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The ESICM Journal Review Club offers article reviews on intensive care topics, welcoming member contributions.
Podcast
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The ESICM Podcast section offers expert discussions on critical care topics and advancements in intensive care.
Live Stream
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LIVES Stream offers live and recorded webinars, courses, and resources for intensive care professionals worldwide.
Sections
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The basis for most of the activities is formed by the scientific sections. Currently 13 different sections exist.
Surviving Sepsis Campaign
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The Surviving Sepsis Campaign, a joint initiative by ESICM and SCCM, improves sepsis outcomes globally.
ESICM Academy
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9490 views
The ESICM Academy provides intensive care professionals with accredited digital courses, exam prep, and flexible learning.
Topics of Interest
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The page outlines topics like COVID-19 and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Airspace
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The ESICM Airspace WebApp provides ICU professionals with antimicrobial management guidance using the latest scientific data. It includes practical tools,...
Guidelines & Consensus Statements
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Since 1990, ESICM has been committed to producing guidelines and consensus statements from colleagues within the society as well as in collaboration...
Press Releases & Statements
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Regulatory Affairs
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The page provides updates on EU regulations and directives related to clinical trials, data protection, and telemedicine, highlighting significant milestones...
AcuteCVDays
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The campaign focuses on educating healthcare professionals about device therapy in acute cardiovascular diseases, with weekly topics covering treatments, ICU...
Visual Abstracts
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Visual abstracts provide snapshots of research on sepsis, ARDS, COVID-19, and various ICU-related studies and treatments.
ESICM Endorsed Publications
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ESICM endorses publications based on strict review guidelines, supporting Working Groups or scientific section research.

Resources

ICU professionals mental health care 
Resources
1048 views
ICU staff face high-pressure environments, rapid decisions, and frequent trauma, leading to elevated stress, emotional fatigue, and burnout risks. Robust...
News
Resources
4296 views
Welcome to the ESICM News section. Here, you will find the latest news and updates regarding the activities of the...
Article review
Resources
4537 views
The ESICM Journal Review Club offers article reviews on intensive care topics, welcoming member contributions.
Podcast
Resources
2923 views
The ESICM Podcast section offers expert discussions on critical care topics and advancements in intensive care.
Live Stream
Resources
4020 views
LIVES Stream offers live and recorded webinars, courses, and resources for intensive care professionals worldwide.
Sections
Resources
1630 views
The basis for most of the activities is formed by the scientific sections. Currently 13 different sections exist.
Surviving Sepsis Campaign
Resources
17769 views
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign, a joint initiative by ESICM and SCCM, improves sepsis outcomes globally.
ESICM Academy
Resources
9490 views
The ESICM Academy provides intensive care professionals with accredited digital courses, exam prep, and flexible learning.
Topics of Interest
Resources
733 views
The page outlines topics like COVID-19 and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Airspace
Resources
6920 views
The ESICM Airspace WebApp provides ICU professionals with antimicrobial management guidance using the latest scientific data. It includes practical tools,...
Guidelines & Consensus Statements
Resources
27996 views
Since 1990, ESICM has been committed to producing guidelines and consensus statements from colleagues within the society as well as in collaboration...
Press Releases & Statements
Resources
572 views
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Regulatory Affairs
Resources
386 views
The page provides updates on EU regulations and directives related to clinical trials, data protection, and telemedicine, highlighting significant milestones...
AcuteCVDays
Resources
667 views
The campaign focuses on educating healthcare professionals about device therapy in acute cardiovascular diseases, with weekly topics covering treatments, ICU...
Visual Abstracts
Resources
969 views
Visual abstracts provide snapshots of research on sepsis, ARDS, COVID-19, and various ICU-related studies and treatments.
ESICM Endorsed Publications
Resources
708 views
ESICM endorses publications based on strict review guidelines, supporting Working Groups or scientific section research.

ESICM News

News

New ESICM Guideline on Circulatory Shock and...

New ESICM Guideline on Circulatory Shock and…

ESICM is pleased to announce the publication of its updated Guideline on Circulatory Shock and Haemodynamic Monitoring in Adult ICU Patients in the Intensive Care Medicine Journal. This guideline provides…

QUIZ #2 – APM

QUIZ #2 – APM

Test your knowledge in intensive care with our ESICM Sections’ quizzes. Challenge yourself and stay sharp with key topics in intensive care medicine!

ICM Online First: latest results from septic...

ICM Online First: latest results from septic…

Get the latest articles from our ICM Journal. Listen to ESICM podcasts for insights on key studies and their impact on clinical practice.

Temperature Control in ICU – Episode 3:...

Temperature Control in ICU – Episode 3:…

NEW DATE: NOV 20 – Temperature is a key vital parameter that influences a broad range of physiological processes, including neuronal susceptibility to hypoxia, reperfusion injury, intracranial pressure, immune response,…

EPIC-IG Visit: Health Security and Global Health...

EPIC-IG Visit: Health Security and Global Health…

On 12 November, ESICM and the European Parliament co-hosted a high-level working session on Health Security and Global Health Resilience. Co-chaired by MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen and Prof. Maurizio Cecconi, with…

Hypotension management in peri-operative management

Hypotension management in peri-operative management

Watch the replay – Join us for a focused webinar exploring the latest evidence on managing perioperative hypotension and improving patient outcomes. Featuring insights from two major clinical trials.

QUIZ #1 – APM

QUIZ #1 – APM

Test your knowledge in intensive care with our ESICM Sections’ quizzes. Challenge yourself and stay sharp with key topics in intensive care medicine!

ICM Online First: latest results from airway...

ICM Online First: latest results from airway…

Get the latest articles from our ICM Journal. Listen to ESICM podcasts for insights on key studies and their impact on clinical practice.

HELLO Trial results are now published in...

HELLO Trial results are now published in…

HELLO Trial results are now published in Intensive Care Medicine Journal. We are delighted to announce that the first manuscript with the results of the HELLO trial has been published…

LIVES 2025 – Videos-on-demand in the Congress...

LIVES 2025 – Videos-on-demand in the Congress…

Participants of LIVES 2025 who are authenticated will have access to the videos-on-demand platform, allowing them to rewatch any sessions they may have missed.

Take a pic at LIVES 2025 &...

Take a pic at LIVES 2025 &…

Share your congress experience on Instagram and get the chance to win a free entry to one of our educational courses in 2026.

ICM Online First: latest results from transfusion,...

ICM Online First: latest results from transfusion,…

Get the latest articles from our ICM Journal. Listen to ESICM podcasts for insights on key studies and their impact on clinical practice.

Too much data? Making ICU monitoring smarter...

Too much data? Making ICU monitoring smarter…

Watch the replay – Intensive Care Units generate enormous volumes of data every second – but how can we transform overload into actionable insights while keeping systems secure?

LIVES 2025 Congress App now ready to...

LIVES 2025 Congress App now ready to…

LIVES 2025 will start in over a week – get ready and optimise your congress experience with our app!I t will help you plan what you want to see and…

ICM Latest Issue: ESICM Clinical Practice Guideline...

ICM Latest Issue: ESICM Clinical Practice Guideline…

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…

World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day serves as a powerful reminder that there is no health without mental health. We join this year’s WHO campaign that focuses on the urgent need to…

Fluid, Endothelium and Sepsis

Fluid, Endothelium and Sepsis

Watch the replay – Sepsis continues to challenge intensivists worldwide, with endothelial dysfunction at the heart of microcirculatory failure and multi-organ damage.

New ECMO Training & Research Programme

New ECMO Training & Research Programme

The new ESICM ECMO Training & Research Programme, supported by Getinge, is designed for intensivists and intensive care nurses with a strong interest in extracorporeal life support (ECLS/ECMO). The initiative…

ICM Online First: latest results from ARDS...

ICM Online First: latest results from ARDS…

Get the latest articles from our ICM Journal. Listen to ESICM podcasts for insights on key studies and their impact on clinical practice.

World Heart Day 2025

World Heart Day 2025

On this World Heart Day, we stand with the global community to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease, which affects millions of people every year. Cardiovascular disease remains a major challenge…

Topics

Acute Kidney Injury
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The Acute Kidney Injury section offers courses, research, and critical studies on managing acute kidney…
Acute Respiratory Failure
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The Acute Respiratory Failure section offers courses, research, and studies on ARDS, mechanical ventilation, and…
Anaesthesia & Peri-operative Medicine
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The Anaesthesia & Peri-operative Medicine section offers education, research, and studies on perioperative care and…
Cardiovascular Dynamics
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The Cardiovascular Dynamics section offers progressive courses, research, and studies on haemodynamic monitoring and sepsis-induced…
Data Science
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The Data Science section focuses on big data, machine learning, and electronic health records, offering…
Ethics
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The Ethics section focuses on end-of-life care, offering courses, webinars, and research on global ICU…
Feeding, Rehabilitation, Endocrinology & Metabolism
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The Feeding, Rehabilitation, Endocrinology & Metabolism section offers courses, research, and studies on nutrition, metabolic…
Health Services Research & Outcome
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The Health Services Research & Outcome section focuses on ICU patient outcomes, offering research, webinars,…
Infection
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The Infection section offers education and research on severe infections, antimicrobial stewardship, and ICU infection…
Neuro-Intensive Care
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The Neuro-Intensive Care section offers advanced education and research on managing critically ill neurological patients,…
Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy
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This section ensures excellence in medication use, providing intensive care patients with optimized, personalized, and…
Rehabilitation & PICS
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The section aims to promote high-quality collaborative research, support evidence-based rehabilitation models, strengthen multidisciplinary/interprofessional education,…
Systemic Inflammation and Sepsis
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The Systemic Inflammation and Sepsis section offers education and research on sepsis, antimicrobial stewardship, and…
Translational Biology Section
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The Translational Biology section focuses on integrating research with clinical practice, offering education and collaborative…
Trauma and Emergency Medicine
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The Trauma and Emergency Medicine section focuses on managing traumatic injuries and patient transportation, offering…
Global Intensive Care Group
TRANSVERSAL WORKING GROUP
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The Global Intensive Care Group (GICG) aims to improve intensive care in low- and middle-income…
Physiotherapy
TRANSVERSAL WORKING GROUP
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The Physiotherapy Transversal Working Group focuses on early mobilisation in ICU, improving patient outcomes, and…

Surviving Sepsis Campaign

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.

Learn more

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.

Guidelines & Consensus Statements

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.

Learn more

The majority of these manuscripts have been published in the journal Intensive Care Medicine.

Press releases & ESICM statements

2017

ESICM/ICM Annoucement

Publication of Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2016… PLUS editorials & video (19/01/2017)

ESICM endorsement

EPHA Joint Statement on Antimicrobial Resistance  (EU Health policy platform – 11/2017)

2016

Press release

Findings from the LUNG-SAFE study: Epidemiology, patterns of care, and mortality for patients with ARDS in intensive care units in 50 countries. (23/02/2016)

Sepsis-3: New International Consensus Definitions of Sepsis (22/02/2016)

2015

Letter from the President

AHA/ILCOR 2015 Resuscitation Guidelines (04/02/2015)

2014

Update from the ESICM President

Ebola (31/10/2014)

Message from the ESICM President

Mitchell Levy’s son (04/10/2014)

Letter from the ESICM President

Ebola Outbreak in Guinea – WHO call for critical care and infectious disease specialists (31/03/2014)

Press release

Clinical practice guideline on diagnosis and treatment of hyponatraemia published in ICM (25/02/2014)