For the traditionalist or just late night reading
Stephens RS, Whitman GJ. Postoperative Critical Care of the Adult Cardiac Surgical Patient. Part I: Routine Postoperative Care. Crit Care Med. 2015;43(7):1477-1497. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000001059
Stephens RS, Whitman GJ. Postoperative Critical Care of the Adult Cardiac Surgical Patient: Part II: Procedure-Specific Considerations, Management of Complications, and Quality Improvement. Crit Care Med. 2015;43(9):1995-2014. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000001171
St André AC, DelRossi A. Hemodynamic management of patients in the first 24 hours after cardiac surgery. Crit Care Med. 2005;33(9):2082-2093. doi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000178355.96817.81
Szafran JC, Patel BK. Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Crit Care Clin. 2024;40(2):255-273. doi:10.1016/j.ccc.2024.01.003
Lüsebrink E, Binzenhöfer L, Adamo M, et al. Cardiogenic shock. Lancet. 2024;404(10466):2006-2020. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01818-X
Baronos S, Whitford RC, Adkins K. Postoperative care after left ventricular assist device implantation: considerations for the cardiac surgical intensivist. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023;39(Suppl 1):182-189. doi:10.1007/s12055-022-01434-y
Nesseler N, Mansour A, Cholley B, Coutance G, Bouglé A. Perioperative Management of Heart Transplantation: A Clinical Review. Anesthesiology. 2023;139(4):493-510. doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000004627
Di Nardo M, Tikkanen J, Husain S, et al. Postoperative Management of Lung Transplant Recipients in the Intensive Care Unit. Anesthesiology. 2022;136(3):482-499. doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000004054
Morris IS, Amato M, Baedorf Kassis E, et al. The medical management of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Intensive Care Med. 2026;52(1):104-117. doi:10.1007/s00134-025-08251-y
Castro R, Kattan E, Melo P, Amthauer M, Hernandez G. The time course of fluid responsiveness. Ann Intensive Care. 2026;16:100036. doi:10.1016/j.aicoj.2026.100036
Boncyk C, Rolfsen ML, Richards D, et al. Management of pain and sedation in the intensive care unit. BMJ. 2024;387:e079789. Published 2024 Dec 9. doi:10.1136/bmj-2024-079789