10 Progressing Postoperative Neurologic Deficit: Cranial or Spinal Ganna L. Breland and Dan Miulli Case Study A 42-year-old male is in the recovery room after a posterior lumbar fusion following…
6 Neuroimaging and the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient Ganna L. Breland and Dan Miulli Case Study A 14-year-old boy sustains a head injury during a head-on collision with a…
1 Introduction to the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Javed Siddiqi Neurosurgery is, at the same time, the oldest form of surgery and the newest. We know that trephining, for instance,…
Chapter 1 Approach to Acute Respiratory Failure Paul N. Lanken Arguably, more than any other device, mechanical ventilators symbolize intensive care and intensive care units (ICUs). Ventilators provide the most…
Chapter 9 Hemorrhagic Shock Daniel N. Holena and Vicente H. Gracias When global tissue perfusion is inadequate to meet the body’s metabolic demand, a state of shock exists. Conceptually, shock…
Chapter 112 Transporting the Intensive Care Unit Patient Alix O. Paget-Brown and Robert A. Sinkin Transporting the trauma patient is a well-established part of medical education. Far different, equally necessary,…
Chapter 13 Management of the Critical Care Patient Joshua B. Kayser and Paul N. Lanken Day-to-day management of critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs) can be challenging. Not…
Chapter 74 Alternative Modes of Ventilation in Acute Lung Injury Chirag V. Shah and Michael J. Frazer The purpose of mechanical ventilation in acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory…
Chapter 104 Family-Centered Care and Communication with Families of Intensive Care Unit Patients Mark E. Mikkelsen, Robin Hermann and Horace M. DeLisser Approximately 20% of patients in the United States…
Chapter 75 Acute Respiratory Failure Due to Asthma Audreesh Banerjee and Reynold A. Panettieri, Jr. Severe asthma exacerbations (or “attacks”) can progress to respiratory failure that requires admission to the…
