Critical Care Medicine [2026]

Research Report on the Development of Chinese Medicine Series
Compiled by: Chinese Medical Association
Chief Editors: Chen Dechang, Guan Xiangdong, Kang Yan, Ma Xiaochun
Publisher: Chinese Medical Multimedia Press, Beijing
ISBN: 978-7-83005-530-1 | Publication Date: May 2026
Classification: R459.7 (Critical Care Medicine)

Table of Contents (Chapters 1–5)

Chapter 1: Sepsis
1.1 What’s New in the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA)-2 Score?
1.2 Capillary Refill Time-Guided Individualized Resuscitation in Septic Shock
1.3 New Breakthroughs in Precision Immunotherapy
1.4 Consensus Framework on Sepsis Transcriptomics
1.5 Timing for Initiating Arginine Vasopressin in Septic Shock

Chapter 2: Severe Infections
2.1 Selective Digestive Decontamination: Insights from the SuDD-ICU Trial
2.2 Re-evaluating Glucocorticoids in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia
2.3 Diagnostic Efficacy of Criteria for Severe Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
2.4 Novel Antibiotics for Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections
2.5 Severe Candida auris Infections: Risk Factors & Resistance Patterns
2.6 Antibacterial Therapy for Suspected Sepsis: Is Earlier Always Better?

Chapter 3: Critical Hemodynamics & Cardiology
3.1 New Indices for Vasoactive Drug Responsiveness
3.2 Fluid Management in ARDS: Avoiding Hypovolemia
3.3 Venous Congestion with Fluid Responsiveness: To Expand or Not?
3.4 Rapid Assessment of Fluid Responsiveness via Cardiopulmonary Interactions
3.5 ESICM Guidelines on Fluid De-resuscitation
3.6 Digoxin in Chronic Heart Failure: Mechanisms of Prognostic Benefit
3.7 Optimal V-V ECMO Flow Rates for Pulmonary Perfusion
3.8 Expert Consensus on Right Ventricular Injury in V-VECMO
3.9 ESICM Guidelines on Circulatory Shock & Hemodynamic Monitoring
3.10 Sepsis: Critical Closing Pressure & Tissue Perfusion Pressure

Chapter 4: Critical Respiratory Care
4.1 Awake Prone Positioning: Dosing & Boundaries
4.2 Airway Pressure Release Ventilation in Moderate-Severe ARDS
4.3 EIT-Guided PEEP Titration in Lung-Protective Ventilation
4.4 Individualized Oxygen Therapy Targets in Critically Ill Patients
4.5 Neuromuscular Blockers in ARDS: Selective Benefits
4.6 Timing of Transition from Controlled to Assist Ventilation
4.7 Diaphragmatic Pacing for Difficult Weaning
4.8 Driving Pressure Monitoring in Assist Ventilation
4.9 Predicting Prone Positioning Responsiveness: Empiric to Precision
4.10 Intelligent Ventilation Modes & Duration of Mechanical Support
4.11 High-Altitude Pulmonary Embolism: Hypobaric Hypoxia Pathophysiology