This book identifies the key scientific articles in the field of Intensive Care and explains why these papers are important in contemporary clinical management. Identifying those influential contributors who have shaped the practice of modern Intensive care practice, the book includes commentaries on 50 seminal papers in a wide range of areas. enal This an invaluable reference for trainees, fellows, and surgeons studying for exams, as well as for seasoned surgeons and physicians who want to stay current in their field.
Table of Contents
Section One * Respiratory
Diagnosis and Epidemiology of ARDS
Review by Nicholas S Hill
Commentary by John G. Laffey
ARDS Treatment
Review by Bruck Or, Jennifer Kodela, Scott Kopec
Commentary by Michael Gropper
Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation
Review by Nicholas A. Smyrnios
Commentary by John P Kress
Pulmonary Embolism
Review by Jennifer Lynde, Ana M. Velez-Rosborough, Enrique Ginzburg,
Commentary by Suresh Agarwal
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Review by Ronny Munoz-Acuna and Ameeka Pannu
Commentary by Alan Lisbon
Section Two * Cardiac
Perioperative Arrhythmias
Review by Peter Zimetbaum
Commentary by Peter Ekeh
Congestive Heart Failure
Review by Brooks Willar, and E. Wilson Grandin
Commentary by Alan Lisbon
Perioperative Myocardial Infarction
Review by Duane S. Pinto
Commentary by Claire Larson Isbell
Hypertensive Emergencies.
Review by Stephen Heard
Commentary by Stephen Heard
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Review by Megan L. Krajewski
Commentary by Alan Lisbon
Section Three * Renal
Severe Electrolyte Disturbances
Review by Melanie P. Hoenig and Jeffrey H. William
Commentary by Stephen Heard
Acute Kidney Injury
Review by Jeffrey H. William, MD and Melanie P. Hoenig, MD
Commentary by Daniel J Bonville
Continuous versus Intermittent Renal Replacement Therapy
Review by Kenneth Ralto, and Matthew Trainor
Commentary by C Vinsonneau
Colloid versus Crystalloids
Review by Peter Rhee and Stephen O. Heard
Commentary by Matthew Dolich
Section Four * Gastrointestinal
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Review by Bruce Crookes
Commentary by James Y W Lau
Acute Pancreatitis
Review by Umar F. Bhatti and Hasan B. Alam
Commentary by Hjalmar C. van Santvoort
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Peter P. Lopez and Edward Lineen
Commentary by Michael L. Cheatham and Karen Safcsak
Mesenteric Ischemia
Abdul Alarhayem and Sungho Lim
Commentary by Eric D. Endean
Postoperative Hepatic Failure
Review by Robert J. Canelli
Commentary by Venkatesh A. Murugan and Hesham H. Malik
Section Five * Infection
Catheter Related Infections
Review Stephen O. Heard
Commentary by Robert C. Hyzy
Diagnosis and Prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Review by K Dushay
Commentary by John Muscedere
Treatment of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Review by Gavin Tansley and Morad Hameed
Commentary by Jean Chastre
Urinary Tract Infection
Review by Emily M. Ramasra and Richard T. Ellison III
Commentary by Theofilos Matheos
Fever in the ICU
Review by Juan M. Perez Velazquez and Sandeep Jubbal
Commentary by Paul J. Young
Fulminant Colitis
Review by Michael F. Musso and Adrian W. Ong
Commentary by Josbert Keller & Els van Nood
Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
Review by Mark D. Sawyer
Eileen M. Bulger
Sepsis I: Antibiotic Therapy
Review by Catherine Kuza
Commentary by Anand Kumar
Sepsis II- monitoring and resuscitation
Review by Shahla Siddiqui,
Commentary by Emanuel P. Rivers
Steroids in Sepsis
Review by Philip Chan and Somnath Bose
Commentary by Stephen Heard
Treatment of Abdominal Sepsis
Review by Addison K. May
Commentary by Robert Sawyer
Section Five * Endocrine
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Review by Rae M. Allain
Commentary by Stephen M Cohn
Glucose management in the ICU
Review and Commentary by Jan Gunst and Greet Van den Berghe
Section Six * Neurological conditions
Acute Stroke
Review by Magdy Selim
Commentary by Stephen M Cohn
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Review by Dominic A. Harris and Ajith J. Thomas
Commentary by Jyoti Sharma
Delirium
Review by Ronny Munoz-Acuna and Brian O’Gara
Commentary by Tara Dinitto
Intractable Intracranial Hypertension
Review by Raphael A. Carandang
Commentary by Andrew L.A. Garton, Jared A. Knopman
Section Seven * Hematology
Coagulopathy
Review by Jessica Cassavaugh
Commentary by Samuel Hawkins
Postoperative Bleeding
Review by Emily E. Switzer and Kenji Inaba
Commentary by Ian Roberts
Transfusion Trigger
Review by Manish S. Patel and Jeffrey L. Carson
Commentary by Paul C. Hebert
Massive transfusion
Review by Dina M. Filiberto and Martin A. Croce
Commentary by Stephanie A. Savage
Section Eight * Trauma
Burns
Review by Joyce Mcintyre
Commentary by Steven Blau
ICU issues with Thoracic Trauma
Morgan Crigger and Natasha Keric
Commentary by R Karmy Jones
ICU Issues with Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma
Review by Allison J. Tompeck and Ara J. Feinstein
Commentary by A B Peitzman
Extremity Trauma
Review by Sanjeev Kaul, Sara Dayal and J. Martin Perez.
Commentary by Todd Rasmussen
Section Nine * Miscellaneous
Traumatic Brain Injury
Review by John K. Bini
Commentary by R Chesnut
Pressure Wounds
Review by Paulette Seymour-Route
Commentary by B Mayer
ICU Monitoring
Review by Daniel Walsh
Commentary by M Singer
Alcohol Withdrawal
Review by Akhil Patel and Kunal Karamchandani
Commentary by Vaisily Sim
Nutrition
Review by Ulises Torres
Commentary by Michael P Casaer and Greet Van den Berghe
Telemedicine in the ICU
Review by Craig M. Lilly and Jason Kovacevic
Commentary by Craig M. Lilly
