Marino’s The ICU Book, 4th Edition by Paul L. Marino (Paperback)

Marino’s The ICU Book, Fourth Edition, is Paul L. Marino’s paperback critical care text from Wolters Kluwer, the best-selling single-author guide to managing patients in the intensive care unit.

The ICU Book is unusual among critical care references because it is written by one physician in one consistent voice, with the reasoning behind each recommendation spelled out. It addresses both the medical and surgical sides of critical care, so it works whether your unit is a MICU, SICU, or mixed. Topics run from vascular access and hemodynamic monitoring through oxygen transport, fluids and electrolytes, acid-base, infection, ventilation, nutrition, and the common ICU emergencies, always with an eye to what is safe and practical at the bedside.

What’s included

• Fourth Edition, paperback, published by Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)
• ISBN-13: 9781451121186
• Medical and surgical critical care in one volume
• Chapters on monitoring, hemodynamics, mechanical ventilation, fluids, electrolytes, acid-base, sepsis, and more
• Companion digital access offered by the publisher with new copies, including search, linked references, and update commentary

Who it’s for

Residents rotating through the ICU in internal medicine, surgery, anesthesiology, and emergency medicine; critical care and pulmonary fellows; ICU nurses and acute care nurse practitioners; and hospitalists who cover step-down or ICU patients overnight. Medical students on a critical care elective often buy it because it explains physiology in a way that transfers to the wards.

Why this edition

The fourth edition is the current edition of The ICU Book, and it added a revamped digital version of the full text for browsers and iOS devices alongside the printed book. Earlier editions remain readable, but the fourth reflects more recent evidence on topics such as fluid resuscitation and transfusion thresholds. If a program or fellowship lists Marino as recommended reading, this is the edition they mean.

Frequently asked questions

Is Marino’s The ICU Book good for residents starting an ICU rotation?

Yes. It is the book most often recommended to residents before their first ICU month because it explains the why behind each intervention.

Is this the full ICU Book or the Little ICU Book?

This is the full Marino’s The ICU Book, Fourth Edition. The Little ICU Book is a separate, condensed pocket version.

Does the paperback come with digital access?

The publisher includes digital access with new copies of the fourth edition; activation details are printed inside the book.

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