Abstract Mr. Jones is a 65-year-old man with a past medical history of coronary artery disease who is admitted after an unwitnessed pulseless electrical activity arrest at home. He achieved…
Abstract The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) supports a patient’s respiratory or cardiovascular systems via an oxygenator and pump to enhance native function. Venoarterial support takes blood from a…
Abstract A 72-year-old man is brought to the emergency department from his skilled nursing facility for shortness of breath and altered mental status. He is admitted to the medical intensive…
Abstract As advancements in medical therapy improve survival, we are confronted with more patients who either cannot communicate or lack decisional capacity, leaving a more common dependency on collaborations with…
Chapter 15 Geriatric Critical Care Units: Model for Interdisciplinary Approach Steven R. Allen and Lewis J. Kaplan Key Points The interdisciplinary team members of a geriatric critical care unit (GCCU)…
Chapter 14 Ethical Issues: Withdrawing, Withholding, and Futility Gail A. Van Norman Key Points In most Western jurisdictions, withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining treatment (LST) at a competent patient’s request is…
Chapter 13 Perioperative Care of Geriatric Patients at Risk of Developing Critical Illness Andrea Tsai and Ruben J. Azocar Key Points Admissions of geriatric patients to intensive care units (ICUs)…
Chapter 12 Stress Response to Surgery in the Elderly Nazish K. Hashmi and Mihai V. Podgoreanu Key Points Major surgery is a global healthcare burden and is further compounded by…
Chapter 11 Transfusion Therapy and Common Hematologic Problems in the Critically Ill Elderly Aryeh Shander , Faraz Syed and Mazyar Javidroozi Key Points Physiologic changes with aging are generally expected…
Chapter 7 Nutritional and Metabolic Derangements in the Critically Ill Elderly Arturo G. Torres , Sasha Grek and Brenda G. Fahy Key Points Aging nutritional physiology predisposes elderly individuals to…
