Thoracic Trauma
Chapter 100 Thoracic Trauma John C. Kucharczuk and Jeffrey E. Cohen The initial management of thoracic trauma should be identical to that of other traumatic injuries: rapid evaluation of airway,…
Care of the Patient with End-Stage Liver Disease
Chapter 27 Care of the Patient with End-Stage Liver Disease Karen L. Krok End-stage liver disease (ESLD) encompasses the clinical manifestations generally associated with advanced cirrhosis. The term ESLD is…
Liberation and Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation and Extubation
Chapter 4 Liberation and Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation and Extubation Kristin Hudock and Paul N. Lanken Critical care clinicians routinely “liberate” their patients from mechanical ventilation to allow them to resume breathing…
Care of the Maternal-Fetal Unit
Chapter 28 Care of the Maternal-Fetal Unit Christopher Nold and Samuel Parry Care of the obstetric patient in the intensive care unit (ICU) presents a number of challenges. For example,…
Care of the Patient with End-Stage Renal Disease
Chapter 26 Care of the Patient with End-Stage Renal Disease Alan G. Wasserstein and Melissa B. Bleicher End-stage renal disease (ESRD) or stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its…
Cardiac Surgery
Chapter 88 Cardiac Surgery Bilal Shafi, Pavan Atluri and Benjamin A. Kohl The field of cardiac surgery has seen remarkable advances. Procedures that once required a large sternotomy incision and…
Necrotizing Fasciitis and Related Soft Tissue Infections
Chapter 66 Necrotizing Fasciitis and Related Soft Tissue Infections Eugene F. Reilly and Vicente H. Gracias In 1871, Confederate Army surgeon Joseph Jones reviewed more than 2600 cases of “hospital…
Thrombocytopenia
Chapter 45 Thrombocytopenia Rebecca Kruse-Jarres and Marc J. Kahn Platelets are cell fragments derived from megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. Platelets initiate hemostasis by adhering to damaged vessels, forming a…
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Chapter 61 Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Junsuke Maki and Faten N. Aberra Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is defined as bleeding from a source proximal to the ligament of Treitz (Table 61.1),…
Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Colitis
Chapter 60 Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Colitis Stephen Kim and Nuzhat A. Ahmad Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding (LGIB) Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is a common clinical problem, accounting for ~1% of acute hospital…
