Anesthesia for Bedside Procedures
Anesthesia for Bedside Procedures Mark Dershwitz When a patient in an intensive care unit (ICU) requires a bedside procedure, it is usually the attending intensivist, as opposed to a consultant…
Aspiration of the Knee and Synovial Fluid Analysis
Aspiration of the Knee and Synovial Fluid Analysis Bonnie J. Bidinger Eric W. Jacobson Arthrocentesis is a safe and relatively simple procedure that involves the introduction of a needle into…
Percutaneous Suprapubic Cystostomy
Percutaneous Suprapubic Cystostomy Satya Allaparthi K. C. Balaji Philip J. Ayvazian Percutaneous suprapubic cystostomy was described four centuries ago; safety of the procedure was first demonstrated by Garson and Peterson…
Cerebrospinal Fluid Aspiration
Cerebrospinal Fluid Aspiration John P. Weaver This chapter presents guidelines for safe cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) aspiration for the emergency department or the intensive care physician, and provides a basic understanding…
Endoscopic Placement of Feeding Tubes
Endoscopic Placement of Feeding Tubes Lena M. Napolitano Indications for Enteral Feeding Nutritional support is an essential component of intensive care medicine (see Chapters 190–192). It has become increasingly evident…
Gastroesophageal Balloon Tamponade for Acute Variceal Hemorrhage
Gastroesophageal Balloon Tamponade for Acute Variceal Hemorrhage Marie T. Pavini Juan Carlos Puyana Gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage is an acute and catastrophic complication that occurs in one-third to one-half of patients…
Paracentesis and Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage
Paracentesis and Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage Lena M. Napolitano Abdominal Paracentesis Indications Abdominal paracentesis is a simple procedure that can be easily performed at the bedside in the intensive care unit…
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Anupam Singh Randall S. Pellish Wahid Y. Wassef Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy has evolved into an essential diagnostic and therapeutic tool for the treatment of critically ill patients in…
Tracheostomy
Tracheostomy Scott E. Kopec Timothy A. Emhoff Although reports of performing tracheostomy date back to the first century BC [1], it was not performed regularly until the 1800s when used…
Arterial Puncture for Blood Gas Analysis
Arterial Puncture for Blood Gas Analysis Kimberly A. Robinson Richard S. Irwin Analysis of a sample of arterial blood for pHa, partial arterial carbon dioxide pressure (PaCO2), partial arterial oxygen…
