This section contains the larger, multi-organisation, guidance and frameworks relevant to critical care management including: GPICS, ARDS and maternal critical care. These collaborative documents also provide education and information on the topic. Periodically the Society will post documents here during a consultation phase.
ARDS
ICS/FICM Guideline Development Group have used GRADE methodology to make the following recommendations for the management of adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).The British Thoracic Society supports the recommendations in this guideline.
Devastating Brain Injury
Twelve practical, pragmatic recommendations to help clinicians deliver safe, effective, equitable and justifiable care to patients with perceived devastating brain injury
Joint guidance from the ICS, FICM and NHS Blood and Transplant
Joint guidance from the Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association (OAA), Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA), Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), Royal College of Midwives (RCM), Intensive Care Society (ICS) and Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM).
Joint guidance from the Intensive Care Society and Royal College of Opthalmologists
This document aims to provide advice and information for clinical staff who are involved in eye care in the ICU.
Guidance from the National Medical Leads of the Critical Care Networks, endorsed by the Intensive Care Society
Guidance developed by the Critical Care National Networks Nurse Leads and endorsed by the Critical Care Operational Delivery Networks and the Intensive Care Society.
The Critical Care Rehabilitation Handover Guidance aims to provide a structure to enable a comprehensive rehabilitation handover of care when discharging or transferring patients from Critical Care.
Guidance from The Renal Association, British Renal Society and the Intensive Care Society.
Guidance from the British Medical Association
This guidance covers decisions to start, re-start, continue, or stop clinically-assisted nutrition and hydration guidance (CANH) for adults in England and Wales who lack the capacity to make the decision for themselves.
Clinically assisted nutrition and hydration