et the Bold Edge! Highlights: Written in easy, lucid and simple language which can be easily grasped. Includes latest information available in literature. A ready reckoner for the PG students and busy practitioners. Information displayed as easy algorithms and charts. Protocols formulated with consideration to resources available in an average Indian ICU. Clear and precise information avoiding controversies. Includes basic topics like writing on case sheets and dealing with medico-legal cases. Contains description of state-of-the-art techniques like transcranial doppler, continuous renal replacement therapy and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Common trouble shooting measures while running ventilators, ECMO, CRRT & other gadgets. About the Editors: Dr Deepak Malviya, MD, FICA, is HOD, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. He has more than three decades of experience in teaching Critical Care Medicine to PG Students. He was the President of ISA?National and also President of SAARC ? Association of Anaesthesiologists. Dr Soumya Sankar Nath, MD, PDCC, PGDHHM, FACEE, is Associate Prof., Dept of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. He has 40 publications in Pubmed indexed journals and previously co-authored a book, 'Hepatobiliary Diseases-Anesthesiologists' Perspective'. He has about two decades of experience working in intensive care. He is an American Heart Association accredited instructor for BLS and ACLS courses for the last 12 years.