What critical care physiology handbook is recommended for residents on ICU rotations that is similar to Bartlett's Critical Care Physiology?

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I appreciate your question, but I need to clarify that the evidence provided does not contain information about critical care physiology handbooks or textbook recommendations for residents. The studies you've referenced focus on clinical practice guidelines for physiotherapy, pain management, delirium prevention, and quality improvement in ICUs—not educational resources or textbooks.

Why I Cannot Answer Your Question

The evidence base consists entirely of:

  • Clinical practice guidelines for managing critically ill patients 1
  • Praxis summaries of critical care management protocols 2, 3, 4
  • Research articles on quality improvement, cardiovascular physiology applications, and medical education methods 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

None of these sources discuss, compare, or recommend specific critical care physiology handbooks or textbooks similar to Bartlett's Critical Care Physiology.

What Would Be Needed

To properly answer your question, I would need evidence that includes:

  • Surveys or reviews of critical care educational resources
  • Medical education literature comparing physiology handbooks
  • Residency program recommendations for ICU rotation reading materials
  • Textbook reviews from critical care medicine journals

A Note on the Available Evidence

While one study mentions that medical students can learn critical care skills through structured rotations 9, and another discusses simulation tools for teaching integrative physiology 7, neither provides recommendations for specific handbook resources.

I cannot manufacture textbook recommendations without appropriate source material, as this would violate the evidence-based approach required for medical consultation.

References

Guideline

Guideline Directed Topic Overview

Dr.Oracle Medical Advisory Board & Editors, 2025

Guideline

Management of Critical Illness

Praxis Medical Insights: Practical Summaries of Clinical Guidelines, 2026

Guideline

Deconditioning Syndrome

Praxis Medical Insights: Practical Summaries of Clinical Guidelines, 2026

Guideline

Respiratory Care in the ICU

Praxis Medical Insights: Practical Summaries of Clinical Guidelines, 2025

Research

Simulation of integrative physiology for medical education.

Morphologie : bulletin de l'Association des anatomistes, 2019

Research

Redefining critical illness.

Nature medicine, 2022

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