Atheroembolization
203 Atheroembolization Yasir Abu-Omar, David P. Taggart Atherosclerosis and its thromboembolic complications represent a leading cause of mortality and morbidity, contributing to half of all deaths in the Western world….
Nasoenteric Feeding Tube Insertion
W17 Nasoenteric Feeding Tube Insertion Deepika Mohan Before Procedure Indications • Inability to maintain volitional intake in the setting of a functional gastrointestinal tract and: • Critical illness expected to…
Nutrition Issues in Critically Ill Children
95 Nutrition Issues in Critically Ill Children David M. Steinhorn, Laura T. Russo Nutritional support is a central therapy in the management of critically ill patients. Specific populations such as…
Clostridium difficile Colitis
146 Clostridium difficile Colitis John G. Bartlett Antibiotic-associated colitis was recognized soon after antibiotics were introduced in the 1940s, but the cause was not known until 1978 with the original…
Acute Pulmonary Complications in Pregnancy
160 Acute Pulmonary Complications in Pregnancy Cornelia R. Graves During pregnancy, the respiratory system undergoes a number of changes and is subject to functional and anatomic stresses. The critical care…
Pursuit of Performance Excellence
221 Pursuit of Performance Excellence Josh Ettinger, Joel Ettinger, Peter J. Pronovost, Thomas G. Rainey In the beginning it was all about the art—magicians or medicine men who were thought…
Teaching Critical Care
228 Teaching Critical Care Paul Rogers Teaching success should be measured in terms of student performance, not the activities of the teacher. Delivering a carefully organized PowerPoint presentation, supervising problem-based…
Calculous and Acalculous Cholecystitis
103 Calculous and Acalculous Cholecystitis Samuel A. Tisherman Evaluating the patient with a possible acute abdomen in the intensive care unit (ICU) can be challenging. Patients frequently have multiple potential…
Aminoglycosides
121 Aminoglycosides Rose Jung Aminoglycosides remain important but underutilized antibacterials in combating infections in critically ill patients. Most of the aminoglycoside use in intensive care units (ICUs) consists of additive…
Urinary Tract Obstruction
116 Urinary Tract Obstruction Isaac Teitelbaum, Scott Liebman A patent urinary tract is necessary for optimal kidney function. Under normal circumstances, urine passes unimpeded from the renal pelvises to the…
