Renal Replacement Therapy
Chapter 20 Renal Replacement Therapy Sidney Kobrin Acute kidney injury (AKI) commonly occurs in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Despite advances in both critical care therapy and renal replacement therapy…
Care of the Cancer Patient with Neutropenia or Thrombocytopenia
Chapter 24 Care of the Cancer Patient with Neutropenia or Thrombocytopenia Daniel J. Landsburg and Alison W. Loren Cancer patients may become critically ill as a result of disease- or…
Sedation and Analgesia during Mechanical Ventilation
Chapter 5 Sedation and Analgesia during Mechanical Ventilation William D. Schweickert Critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs) commonly experience pain, anxiety, agitation, and delirium as a by-product of…
Nutrition-Related Access Procedures
Chapter 16 Nutrition-Related Access Procedures Megan E. Carr-Lettieri Because most critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs) are unable to maintain their nutritional needs with oral intake or take…
Care of the Patient Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Chapter 23 Care of the Patient Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Ian Frank and Naasha Talati Advances in antiretroviral therapy have transformed the lives of people living with human…
Septic Shock
Chapter 10 Septic Shock Mark E. Mikkelsen and Barry D. Fuchs Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that requires early recognition and aggressive management by critical care practitioners. In the United…
Health Care–Associated Infections
Chapter 14 Health Care–Associated Infections Joel Deitz and Keith Hamilton The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 out of every 20 patients hospitalized in an acute-care…
Noninvasive Ventilation
Chapter 3 Noninvasive Ventilation Bernie Sunwoo and Richard J. Schwab Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) refers to the delivery of ventilatory support without the use of an endotracheal or tracheostomy tube. Since…
Approach to Supportive Care and Noninvasive Bedside Monitoring
Chapter 12 Approach to Supportive Care and Noninvasive Bedside Monitoring Warren Isakow and Jonathan E. Gottlieb Patients are commonly admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for four principal reasons:…
