Practical Issues in Anesthesia and Intensive Care 2013

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vi

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2. Perioperative Fluid Therapy and Fluid Therapy in Patients with Sepsis in Search of Clarification

   • Biagio Allaria

   Pages 1-16

3. Enough has been Written About the Treatment of ALI, but has Enough been Said About how to Prevent It?

   • Biagio Allaria

   Pages 17-27

4. Prevention of Perioperative Myocardial Ischemia

   • Biagio Allaria

   Pages 29-42

5. Postoperative Respiratory Failure after Major Abdominal Surgery: Definition, Diagnosis and Prevention

   • Davide Chiumello, Cristina Mietto

   Pages 43-60

6. Lights and Shadows on Aerosol Therapy in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

   • Davide Chiumello, Silvia Coppola

   Pages 61-79

7. Update on Lung Imaging to Select Ventilatory Management in ARDS Patients

   • Davide Chiumello, Sara Froio, Silvia Coppola

   Pages 81-102

8. Chest X-Ray in ICU: An Examination in Which There is Too Much Confidence. Possible Alternatives

   • Marco Vittorio Resta, Dario Niro

   Pages 103-130

9. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) in Intensive Care

   • Filippo Mariano

   Pages 131-144

10. Loss of Self-Regulation in Interstitial Fluid Dynamics of Septic Patients, and Oedema Development Patterns

    • Emanuela Biagioni, Massimo Girardis

    Pages 145-152

11. How to Prevent and Effectively Treat Postoperative Shivering

    • Marco Dei Poli

    Pages 153-174

12. Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Postoperative Paralytic Ileus in Intensive Care

    • Marco Dei Poli

    Pages 175-197

13. Which Adult Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery Should be Monitored Postoperatively in ICU?

    • Franco M. Bobbio Pallavicini

    Pages 199-234

14. Invasive Candidiasis in the Intensive Care Setting

    • Andrea De Gasperi, Paola Cozzi, Stefania Colombo

    Pages 235-259

This book is an up-to-date guide to the most widely debated practical and management issues in anesthesia and intensive care. It provides validated information on the state of the art regarding a wide range of topics, including choice of imaging techniques in the management of ARDS patients, the value and limits of continuous renal replacement therapy in intensive care, the prevention and treatment of postoperative shivering, the diagnosis and treatment of postoperative paralytic ileus, ways to prevent acute lung injury, the prevention of perioperative myocardial ischemia, and the management of invasive candidiasis in intensive care. All subjects are addressed in a lively and straightforward manner by recognized experts in the field. Anesthetists and intensivists, including trainees, will find Practical Issues in Anesthesia and Intensive Care 2013 to be an ideal source of rapidly retrievable practical information​.

• ARDS patients
• Acute lung injury
• Cardiac resuscitation
• Invasive candidiasis
• Perioperative myocardial protection

From the reviews:

“This book features commentary on management issues for critically ill patients treated by anesthesiologists and intensivists. … The audience includes senior trainees and anesthesiologists with a critical care practice. … This book effectively emphasizes applied physiology in the management of perioperative organ failure and important operative complications.” (David J. Dries, Doody’s Book Reviews, May, 2014)

• Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy

  Biagio Allaria

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