Bedside Laparoscopy in the Intensive Care Unit
W23 Bedside Laparoscopy in the Intensive Care Unit Joseph F. Sucher, S. Rob Todd, Laura J. Moore, Barbara L. Bass Laparoscopy has proven itself an accurate diagnostic tool in a…
Difficult Airway Management for Intensivists
W1 Difficult Airway Management for Intensivists Thomas C. Mort, Luke Aldo Supraglottic Airway Placement: Before Procedure Indications • Supraglottic airway placement (SGA) use for managing the airway: • Bag-mask ventilation…
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Cannulation
W22 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Cannulation Penny Lynn Sappington Before Procedure Indications • Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) • Inability to oxygenate and/or ventilate a patient due to the following: ARDS…
Pediatric Intensive Care Procedures
W24 Pediatric Intensive Care Procedures Michele Moss, Brian K. Eble, Gulnur Com Intubation: Before Procedure Indications • Airway patency • Anatomical obstruction: • Congenital anomalies • Acquired obstruction • Infectious…
Chest Tube Placement, Care, and Removal
W12 Chest Tube Placement, Care, and Removal Gregory A. Watson, Brian G. Harbrecht Before Procedure Indications • Most commonly to treat one of the following conditions: • Pneumothorax • Pleural…
Respiratory System Mechanics and Respiratory Muscle Function
46 Respiratory System Mechanics and Respiratory Muscle Function Cesare Gregoretti, Vito Marco Ranieri In its simplest form, the respiratory system can be modeled as a balloon connected to a tube….
General Principles of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
169 General Principles of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Richard C. Brundage, Henry J. Mann Critically ill patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) suffer from a variety of physiologic insults that…
Resuscitation from Circulatory Shock
91 Resuscitation from Circulatory Shock Benoît Vallet, Emmanuel Robin, Gilles Lebuffe Circulatory failure results in a decrease in oxygen delivery (DO2) associated with a decrease in cellular partial pressure of…
Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
W8 Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Robert L. Kormos Before Procedure Indications • Postcardiotomy failure (left ventricular assist device [LVAD]): • Elevated left atrial pressure and cardiogenic shock despite inotropic support…
Bedside Monitoring of Pulmonary Function
43 Bedside Monitoring of Pulmonary Function Michael A. Gentile, John D. Davies The safe and effective management of patients with acute respiratory failure requires accurate bedside monitoring of pulmonary function….
