Pulmonary Aspects of Neurological Intensive Care Pulmonary disorders are a central feature of the practice of intensive care medicine. Furthermore, they are particularly pertinent because certain types of respiratory failure…
Management of Intracranial Hypertension and Mass Effect For several decades, the management of intracranial hypertension has been a major focus of neurological and neurosurgical critical care. The concepts of intracranial…
Intracranial Physiology and Elevated Intracranial Pressure An understanding of the physiologic changes that result from the addition of a mass to the intracranial vault is essential to the treatment of…
Introduction to Critical Care in Neurology and Neurosurgery THE NATURE OF NEUROLOGICAL-NEUROSURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE The specialized care of neurosurgical and neurological patients, which was virtually nonexistent as a specialty 20…
The Management of Acute Radiation Casualties Lawrence C. Mohr Jr Introduction It has been stated by the nation’s political and military leadership that it is not a matter of “if”…
Planning and Organization for Emergency Mass Critical Care James Geiling Robert M. Gougelet Lawrence C. Mohr Jr Hospital and Community Disaster Response The Importance of Hospitals in Disaster Response Hospitals…
Chemical Agents of Mass Destruction James Geiling Lawrence C. Mohr Jr If supposedly civilized nations confined their warfare to attacks on the enemy’s troops, the matter of defense against warfare…
Biological Agents of Mass Destruction Angeline A. Lazarus Asha Devereaux Lawrence C. Mohr Jr Overview The use of biological agents in warfare has been recorded throughout history. The first reported…
Assessing the Value and Impact of Critical Care in an Era of Limited Resources: Outcomes Research in the Intensive Care Unit Andrew F. Shorr William L. Jackson Jr Derek C….
Medical Ethics, End of Life Care, and Clinical Research in the Intensive Care Unit Mark Tidswell Paul G. Jodka Jay S. Steingrub Scientific knowledge and technology dominate the intensive care…
