CHAPTER 51 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the ICU ARNO L. ZARITSKY INTRODUCTION Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and advanced life support (ALS) interventions are commonly performed in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting….
Intestinal tissue injury can be induced by the initial ischemia (either from inadequate oxygen content or inadequate flow) or by the generation of oxygen-derived free radicals during reperfusion (1,7). Ischemic…
FIGURE 8.1 A model for translating research evidence into practice. (Adapted from Pronovost PJ, et. al. Translating evidence into practice: a model for large-scale knowledge translation. BMJ 2008;337:963–965, with permission…
FIGURE 9.1 A screen shot of the computerized system demonstrating the use of different information sources to provide a clinical picture. In this screen, information from the microbiology lab (panel…
FIGURE 27.1 Dynamic equilibrium between hydrostatic (capillary) and oncotic pressures. Under normal conditions, there is a balance between the net hydrostatic pressure causing flux from the blood vessels into the…
FIGURE 1.1 Estimated effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the uninsured. (Data from Congressional Budget Office. Insurance coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act. CBO’s March 2015 Baseline….
FIGURE 11.1 Example of an intrahospital transport checklist developed by Brunsveld-Reinders et al. (From Brunsveld-Reinders AH, Arbous MS, Kuiper SG, de Jonge E. A comprehensive method to develop a checklist…
If courts are not involved with a patient’s ability to make decisions, health care providers commonly invoke the term “medical competence,” but they are really referring to the patient’s capacity….
TABLE 5.2 Sample Daily Goals Sheet TABLE 5.3 Steps to Ensure an Effective Clinical Handover ICU Clinical Handover The clinical handover is a verbal form of communication involving health professionals…
How can the Results Apply to my Patient? Participants in clinical trials represent a selected group of patients. In clinical practice, most patients do not fulfill the inclusion and exclusion…
