Ventricular Arrhythmias
79 Ventricular Arrhythmias Raúl J. Gazmuri, Cristina Santonocito Abnormalities in impulse generation and conduction may lead to arrhythmic events in critically ill patients, some of which could be life threatening….
Management of Patients after Kidney, Kidney-Pancreas, or Pancreas Transplantation
196 Management of Patients after Kidney, Kidney-Pancreas, or Pancreas Transplantation Greg J. Beilman The first successful long-term functioning kidney transplant was performed by Joseph Murray in 1954 between two monozygotic…
Paracentesis and Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage
W10 Paracentesis and Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage Louis H. Alarcon Paracentesis: Before Procedure Indications • Paracentesis is the insertion of a needle or catheter into the peritoneal cavity for the purpose…
Evaluating Pediatric Critical Care Practices
223 Evaluating Pediatric Critical Care Practices Anthony D. Slonim, Murray M. Pollack Today’s healthcare environment demands attention to evaluating care so that improvement efforts can be made. Evaluation efforts must…
Pharmacoeconomics
190 Pharmacoeconomics Joseph F. Dasta, Sandra Kane-Gill Pharmacoeconomics is a branch of health economics that analyzes the economic impact and cost-effectiveness of pharmaceuticals.1 This definition has been broadened to include…
Transport Medicine
225 Transport Medicine Kate Felmet Critically ill patients occasionally need to be moved within an institution or between hospitals. Transport of critically ill patients is a procedure with risks and…
Drug Therapy in Renal Failure
174 Drug Therapy in Renal Failure Rima A. Mohammad, Gregory A. Eschenauer, Gary R. Matzke The incidence of acute kidney injury or insufficiency (AKI) in the intensive care unit (ICU)…
