23 Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding Nitin Dhamija, Robert Pousman, Omer Bajwa, Paul E. Marik The interdisciplinary management of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding involves volume resuscitation, correction of coagulation disorders, and protection…
125 Metronidazole and Other Antibiotics for Anaerobic Infections Jessica C. Njoku, John C. Rotschafer, Elizabeth D. Hermsen Metronidazole Metronidazole [1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole], a nitroimidazole antimicrobial, was introduced in 1960 and quickly became…
55 Indications for and Management of Tracheostomy Bradley D. Freeman Tracheostomy is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in critically ill patients who require prolonged mechanical ventilation.1 A…
126 Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Pneumonia Richard G. Wunderink Preventing pneumonia in the critically ill is a daunting task, and even controlling the incidence is difficult. Despite this, many…
27 Chest Pain James M. Dargin, David T. Huang Chest pain in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a somewhat different entity from chest pain seen in the office, inpatient…
21 Coagulopathy Sandro Rizoli, William C. Aird Hemostasis is a dynamic and highly complex process typically divided into two components: primary and secondary. Primary hemostasis refers to the blood vessel…
9 Acute Respiratory Failure Lakshmipathi Chelluri, Robert Pousman Acute respiratory failure is one of the leading causes of admission to an intensive care unit (ICU). Behrendt et al. reported that the…
63 Other Embolic Syndromes Claus-Martin Muth, Erik S. Shank The presentation, pathophysiology, and treatment of embolic disease other than thromboembolic processes are discussed in this chapter. Included are emboli associated…
64 Pulmonary Hypertension Lewis J. Rubin Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is defined as a pulmonary artery mean pressure (PAPm) of 25 mm Hg or greater and may be precapillary or postcapillary in etiology….
