Mechanical Ventilation Part III: Discontinuation Richard S. Irwin Nicholas A. Smyrnios Rolf D. Hubmayr A great deal of effort has been devoted to developing scientifically based strategies to more consistently…
Mechanical Ventilation Part II: Non-invasive Mechanical Ventilation for the Adult Hospitalized Patient Samy S. Sidhom Nicholas Hill Introduction Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is the provision of mechanical ventilation without the need…
Mechanical Ventilation Part I: Invasive Richard A. Oeckler Rolf D. Hubmayr Richard S. Irwin Mechanical ventilation refers to any method of breathing in which a mechanical apparatus is used to…
Pleural Disease in the Critically Ill Patient Peter Doelken Steven A. Sahn Pleural disease is an unusual cause for admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). Exceptions are a large…
Pulmonary Hypertension in the Intensive Care Unit Kimberly A. Fisher Harrison W. Farber Introduction Pulmonary hypertension, defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) greater than 25 mm Hg, is…
Venous Thromboembolism: Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Venous Thrombosis Charles William Hargett III Victor F. Tapson Incidence and Natural History Venous thromboembolism (VTE) includes the spectrum of deep vein thrombosis (DVT)…
Aspiration Kimberly A. Robinson Richard S. Irwin Aspiration is defined in Webster’s New Universal Unabridged Dictionary as inhaling fluid or a foreign body into the bronchi and lungs [1]. The…
Managing Hemoptysis Richard S. Irwin Kimberly A. Robinson Overview Hemoptysis is defined in Stedman’s Medical Dictionary as “the spitting of blood derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes.” This common…
Respiratory Failure Part VI: Acute Respiratory Failure in Pregnancy Christine Campbell-Reardon Helen M. Hollingsworth The overall pregnancy-related maternal mortality ratio in the United States during 1991 to 1999 was 11.8…
