Status Epilepticus
Status Epilepticus Jaishree Narayanan Catherine A. Phillips Definition and Classification Status epilepticus (SE) was originally defined as seizures lasting longer than 30 minutes, or 30 minutes of recurrent seizures without…
Generalized Anoxia/Ischemia of the Nervous System
Generalized Anoxia/Ischemia of the Nervous System Carol F. Lippa Majaz Moonis Anoxic brain injury results from inadequate oxygen supply to the brain. The clinical picture ranges from mild confusion to…
Metabolic Encephalopathy
Metabolic Encephalopathy Paula D. Ravin Metabolic encephalopathy is a general term used to describe any process that affects global cortical function by altering the biochemical function of the brain. It…
Evaluating the Patient with Altered Consciousness in the Intensive Care Unit
Evaluating the Patient with Altered Consciousness in the Intensive Care Unit Raphael A. Carandang Lawrence J. Hayward David A. Drachman The spectrum of disease that leads to acute impairment of…
An Approach to Neurologic Problems in the Intensive Care Unit
An Approach to Neurologic Problems in the Intensive Care Unit David A. Drachman Neurologic problems present in the intensive care unit (ICU) in two modes: (a) primary neurologic problems, usually…
Orthopedic Injury
Orthopedic Injury Gregory J. Della Rocca Sean E. Nork Epidemiology Blunt and penetrating trauma kills more than 100,000 people in the United States each year, is the leading cause of…
Burn Management
Burn Management Philip Fidler Definition and General Considerations A burn is a tissue injury resulting from excessive exposure to thermal, chemical, electrical, or radioactive agents [1]. The transfer of thermal…
Critical Care of the Patient with Abdominal Trauma
Critical Care of the Patient with Abdominal Trauma Justin L. Regner John B. Cone In many ways the care of the abdominal trauma patient in the intensive care unit (ICU)…
Spinal Cord Trauma
Spinal Cord Trauma Howard B. Levene Michael Y. Wang Barth A. Green Introduction “The Spine” is often thought of a single unit, as is “the liver” or “the intestines,” but…
Thoracic and Cardiac Trauma
Thoracic and Cardiac Trauma Scott B. Johnson John G. Myers Introduction Thoracic trauma is responsible for 20% to 25% of the estimated 150,000 trauma related deaths per year in the…
