50 Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation Belén Cabello, Ferran Roche-Campo, Jordi Mancebo The Concept of Liberation and Extubation Weaning from mechanical ventilation represents the period of transition from total ventilatory support…
92 Inotropic Therapy Jean-Louis Teboul, Xavier Monnet, Christian Richard Rationale for Using Inotropic Therapy in the Critically Ill On can consider two objectives for inotropic therapy in the critically ill:…
68 Pulmonary Infections in the Immunocompromised Patient Carlos Agustí, Carmen Lucena, Antoni Torres Improvements in solid-organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SOT and HSCT) techniques, expanded use of chemotherapeutic treatments…
36 Seizures in the Critically Ill Sarice L. Bassin, Thomas P. Bleck Seizures complicate the course of about 3% of adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients admitted for non-neurologic conditions.1…
65 Pleural Disease and Pneumothorax J. Terrill Huggins, Peter Doelken, Steven A. Sahn Pleural disease is an unusual cause for admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). Exceptions are a…
127 Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract Anne Marie, G.A. De Smet Infections acquired in the intensive care unit (ICU) often occur during the treatment of critically ill patients, increasing…
31 Advanced Bedside Neuromonitoring Lucido L. Ponce, Jovany Cruz Navarro, Claudia S. Robertson Currently, little can be done to reverse the primary brain damage caused by an insult; however, one…
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…
