Chapter 77 Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Nuala J. Meyer and Harold I. Palevsky Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are different manifestations of the disease process…
Chapter 92 Major Vascular Procedures Melissa L. Kirkwood and Edward Y. Woo The care of patients with vascular disease in the intensive care unit (ICU) is challenging and requires an…
Chapter 73 Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome John P. Reilly and Paul N. Lanken The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is common in the intensive care unit…
Chapter 99 Head Trauma Zarina S. Ali, Matthew F. Philips, Mark J. Kotapka and Eric L. Zager Head injury occurs every 7 seconds in the United States, resulting in approximately…
Chapter 84 Disorders of Water Homeostasis Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia Siddharth P. Shah and Joel D. Glickman Dysnatremias are common in the intensive care unit (ICU) and associated with increased morbidity…
Chapter 34 Arrhythmias (Tachycardias) Gregory E. Supple and Francis E. Marchlinski Management of tachyarrhythmias in the intensive care unit (ICU) requires a systematic approach to evaluation, electrocardiographic (ECG) diagnosis, and…
Chapter 90 Major Abdominal Surgery Postoperative Considerations Nabil Tariq, Daniel N. Holena, Benjamin Braslow and Benjamin A. Kohl Intensivists frequently care for patients undergoing major abdominal surgery for intra-abdominal malignancy,…
Chapter 91 Major Tissue Flaps Stephen J. Kovach and David W. Low Patients undergoing a wide variety of major flap reconstructions warrant postoperative monitoring in an intensive care unit (ICU)…
Chapter 87 Management of Postoperative and Other Acute Pain Mitchell D. Tobias and Andrew Mannes Because postoperative pain can be anticipated, it is a unique form of acute pain. It…
