Cardiogenic Shock and Other Pump Failure States
Chapter 8 Cardiogenic Shock and Other Pump Failure States Frank E. Silvestry Although acute circulatory shock occurs as a consequence of a wide variety of conditions, all result in inadequate…
Barotrauma and Chest Tubes
Chapter 35 Barotrauma and Chest Tubes Travis M. Polk and Patrick M. Reilly Barotrauma refers to lung injury caused by high ventilatory pressures. Despite heightened awareness of ventilator-induced lung injury…
Telemedicine Applied to the Intensive Care Unit
Chapter 111 Telemedicine Applied to the Intensive Care Unit Craig M. Lilly, Steven A. Fuhrman and Michael Ries Telemedicine in the intensive care unit (ICU) allows critical care specialists to…
Medical Malpractice, Risk Management, and Chart Documentation
Chapter 108 Medical Malpractice, Risk Management, and Chart Documentation Jason B. Turowski and Scott Manaker Although intensive care unit (ICU) physicians aim to “do no harm,” at times undesirable outcomes…
Hypothermia and Hyperthermia
Chapter 55 Hypothermia and Hyperthermia C. Crawford Mechem Hypothermia and hyperthermia are potentially fatal emergencies caused by environmental exposure, underlying disease processes, or drugs. Although therapy is often initiated in…
Sleep Deprivation and Sleepiness in Medical Housestaff and Appropriate Countermeasures
Chapter 106 Sleep Deprivation and Sleepiness in Medical Housestaff and Appropriate Countermeasures Indira Gurubhagavatula, Barry Fields and Ilene M. Rosen In the past century, average sleep duration fell from 9…
Providing Culturally Competent Care
Chapter 105 Providing Culturally Competent Care Horace M. DeLisser Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are not only medically complex, but also diverse in terms of culture, race, ethnicity,…
Thoracic Trauma
Chapter 100 Thoracic Trauma John C. Kucharczuk and Jeffrey E. Cohen The initial management of thoracic trauma should be identical to that of other traumatic injuries: rapid evaluation of airway,…
Care of the Patient with End-Stage Liver Disease
Chapter 27 Care of the Patient with End-Stage Liver Disease Karen L. Krok End-stage liver disease (ESLD) encompasses the clinical manifestations generally associated with advanced cirrhosis. The term ESLD is…
Liberation and Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation and Extubation
Chapter 4 Liberation and Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation and Extubation Kristin Hudock and Paul N. Lanken Critical care clinicians routinely “liberate” their patients from mechanical ventilation to allow them to resume breathing…
