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Progress in the field of medicine over the last 50 years has led to important results for society, both in terms of prevention and in the treatment of single or variously associated pathologies. The main objective of modern medicine has been the acquisition of increased skills and highly specialised knowledge in the various disciplines. At the same time, there has been a progressive multidisciplinary and multi-professional interest in acute disease conditions that place the patient in potential or real life-threatening situations. The state of the art of intensive medicine comprises a wide range of sophisticated interventions and collaboration between different medical disciplines, both of which give the patient access to the most advanced forms of treatment that are currently available.

Critical care medicine --- Emergency medical services --- Emergency health services --- Emergency medical care --- Emergency medicine --- Medical care --- Rescue work --- Anesthesiology. --- Critical care medicine. --- Intensive / Critical Care Medicine. --- Intensive care --- Intensive medicine --- Medicine --- Intensive care units --- Anaesthesiology --- Surgery

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Advances in intensive and critical care medicine occur rapidly. Innovation, training and research are the pillars that support a process deriving from basic science and multiprofessional/multidisciplinary interventions. This volume highlights several innovations for optimising prevention and management measures for the critically ill by integrating diagnostic procedures with pharmacological and technological options. Considering that cerebral, respiratory, cardiovascular, renal and metabolic dysfunctions occurring during serious illnesses or syndromes represent risk factors for patient survival, the final goal remains multifaceted: to improve standards and quality of care; to introduce the expanding concept of clinical governance and professionalism; to focus on the importance of ethical principles for establishing a process of patient-centred and evidence-based care. For these reasons, medical professionals must reach a consensus regarding the importance of continuing medical education.

Anesthesiology --- Pharmacology --- Critical care medicine --- Emergency medicine --- Medicine --- Surgery & Anesthesiology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Emergency Medicine --- Medicine, Emergency --- Medicine. --- Anesthesiology. --- Critical care medicine. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Intensive / Critical Care Medicine. --- Disaster medicine --- Medical emergencies --- Intensive care --- Intensive medicine --- Intensive care units --- Anaesthesiology --- Surgery