115 Renal Replacement Therapy Claudio Ronco, Zaccaria Ricci, Rinaldo Bellomo, Vincenzo D’intini Severe acute kidney injury (AKI) causes dysregulation in the homeostasis of fluid, potassium, metabolic acids, and waste products,…
207 Thoracic Trauma Walter L. Biffl Thoracic trauma is responsible for approximately 20% of all trauma-related deaths and is second only to head trauma as the primary cause of death…
109 Metabolic Acidosis and Alkalosis Thomas D. Dubose, Jr. , Pirouz Daeihagh Acid-Base Disorders The appropriate diagnosis and management of acid-base disorders in acutely ill patients necessitates accurate and timely…
110 Disorders of Water Balance S. Rob Todd Water, the body’s most abundant constituent, accounts for approximately 50% of lean body mass in females and 60% of lean body mass…
212 Organ Donation After Cardiac Death Sherilyn Gordon Burroughs, R. Mark Ghobrial Historical Perspective The increasing gap between the number of organs available for transplantation and the number of patients…
201 Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Zsolt J. Balogh, Frederick A. Moore Definitions To date, the most common way to measure intraabdominal pressure (IAP) is the intravesical technique via a urinary catheter…
26 Rashes and Fever Cheston B. Cunha, Burke A. Cunha Clinical Approach The clinical diagnostic approach to rash and fever in the intensive care unit (ICU) depends on whether the…
226 Mass Critical Care Ariel L. Shiloh, Richard H. Savel, Sharon Leung, Anthony J. Carlese, Vladimir Kvetan Natural and manmade disasters have always been a part of life and are…
49 Patient-Ventilator Interaction V. Marco Ranieri, Cesare Gregoretti, Vincenzo Squadrone The clinical management of patients with acute respiratory failure is based on the assumption that significant abnormalities in respiratory mechanics,…
