Management of Advanced Heart Failure
Management of Advanced Heart Failure G. William Dec Advanced heart failure accounts for a small minority (approximately 10%) of patients with chronic disease. It is generally defined as persistent New…
Approach to the Patient with Hypotension and Hemodynamic Instability
Approach to the Patient with Hypotension and Hemodynamic Instability Michael M. Givertz James C. Fang Hypotension and hemodynamic instability are frequently encountered clinical problems in the intensive care setting. When…
Echocardiography in the Intensive Care Unit
Echocardiography in the Intensive Care Unit Achikam Oren-Grinberg Sajid Shahul Adam B. Lerner Introduction Echocardiography was introduced to the operating suite in the 1970s, with epicardial echocardiography as its initial…
Monitoring Gastrointestinal Tract Function
Monitoring Gastrointestinal Tract Function Ruben J. Azocar Laura Santos Pavia Suresh Agarwal Gastrointestinal system function is of paramount importance for the maintenance of the body’s homeostasis, which is not only…
Minimally Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
Minimally Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring Andrew J. Goodwin Ednan K. Bajwa Atul Malhotra Introduction The assessment of cardiac output (CO) has historically been vital to the management of critically ill patients….
Neurologic Multimodal Monitoring
Neurologic Multimodal Monitoring Raphael A. Carandang Wiley R. Hall Donald S. Prough Neurologic function is a major determinant of quality of life. Injury or dysfunction can have a profound effect…
Therapeutic Paralysis
Therapeutic Paralysis Khaldoun Faris The most common indications for the use of neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) in the intensive care unit (ICU) include emergency or elective intubations, optimization of patient–ventilator…
Routine Monitoring of Critically Ill Patients
Routine Monitoring of Critically Ill Patients Patrick Troy Nicholas A. Smyrnios Michael D. Howell A key difference between intensive care units (ICUs) and other hospital units is the level of…
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Bruce Greenberg John A. Paraskos History Since the introduction of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), we have been forced to rethink our definitions of life and death. Although sporadic accounts…
Management of Pain in the Critically Ill Patient
Management of Pain in the Critically Ill Patient Armagan Dagal Mario De Pinto W. Thomas Edwards Pain in critically ill patients should be systematically observed and regularly assessed. All means…
