Health Care–Associated Infections
Chapter 14 Health Care–Associated Infections Joel Deitz and Keith Hamilton The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 out of every 20 patients hospitalized in an acute-care…
Noninvasive Ventilation
Chapter 3 Noninvasive Ventilation Bernie Sunwoo and Richard J. Schwab Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) refers to the delivery of ventilatory support without the use of an endotracheal or tracheostomy tube. Since…
Approach to Supportive Care and Noninvasive Bedside Monitoring
Chapter 12 Approach to Supportive Care and Noninvasive Bedside Monitoring Warren Isakow and Jonathan E. Gottlieb Patients are commonly admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for four principal reasons:…
Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
Chapter 6 Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents Meghan B. Lane-Fall, Benjamin A. Kohl and C. William Hanson, III Neuromuscular blocking drugs (NMBDs) have been used in clinical practice since 1935…
