70 Burns and Inhalation Injury Anthony Baldea, Richard L. Gamelli Inhalation injury often occurs in combination with thermal injury and leads to serious complications that manifest at different points in…

W7 Transvenous and Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing Raúl J. Gazmuri Before Procedure Indications • Treatment of symptomatic bradycardia: • Sinus bradycardia • Second- or third-degree atrioventricular block • Prophylaxis: • Bradycardia-induced…

133 Infections of the Urogenital Tract Florian M.E. Wagenlehner, Kurt G. Naber Infections in the intensive care unit (ICU) contribute significantly to patient morbidity. Depending on the type of ICU,…

38 Traumatic Brain Injury Kimberly S. Meyer, Donald W. Marion It is estimated that 3.2 million people are living with long-term disability related to traumatic brain injury (TBI).1 In addition…

120 Beta-Lactam Drugs Steven J. Martin The β-lactam antibiotics are the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in the critical care setting. Their individual microbiological spectra and relative safety have made them…

W14 Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Protected Specimen Bronchial Brushing Lillian L. Emlet Before Procedure Indications • Diagnosis of pneumonia: • Viral, bacterial, fungal, mycobacterial, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonias • Quantitative cultures for…

151 Blood Component Therapies James P. Isbister Blood component therapy has had a central role in the development and practice of numerous medical advances, especially in modern surgery. It is…

97 Ascites Lena M. Napolitano Definition and Diagnosis Ascites is the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity.1 Patients with ascites generally present on clinical examination with abdominal distention…

208 Abdominal Trauma Aaron M. Scifres, Andrew B. Peitzman The acutely injured patient requires a rapid, systematic, and thorough evaluation.1,2 The goals of this initial evaluation are to detect and…

144 Rickettsial Diseases Diana F. Florescu, Andre C. Kalil Proteobacteria are small gram-negative obligate intracellular organisms that can be divided into two classes: Alphaproteobacteria including Rickettsiaceae (genus Rickettsia) and Anaplasmataceae…