Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2013

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Emergencies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Analgesia in the Emergency Department: A GRADE-based Evaluation of Research Evidence and Recommendations for Practice

      • C. Lipp, R. Dhaliwal, E. Lang

      Pages 3-17

   3. Postpartum Hemorrhage

      • N. Kiefer, S. Weber

      Pages 19-35

   4. Event Medicine: An Evolving Subspecialty of Emergency Medicine

      • P. E. Pepe, S. Nichols

      Pages 37-47

3. Infections

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49

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   2. Update on Clostridium difficile

      • M. Bassetti, D. Pecori, E. Righi

      Pages 51-62

   3. Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Critically Ill Patients

      • S. Blot, D. Koulenti, G. Dimopoulos

      Pages 63-75

   4. Procalcitonin Use to Identify the Infected Heart Failure Patient

      • R. Choudhary, A. S. Maisel

      Pages 77-83

4. Antimicrobials

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85

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   2. Systematic Surveillance Cultures as an Aid for Selecting Appropriate Initial Antimicrobial Therapy

      • P. Depuydt, G. Claeys, J. Decruyenaere

      Pages 87-97

   3. Colistin: An Old Antibiotic as a Last, Invaluable Resort

      • R. Imberti, M. Regazzi, G. A. Iotti

      Pages 99-110

   4. Optimizing β-Lactam Antibiotic Therapy in the Critically Ill: Moving Towards Patient-tailored Antibiotic Therapy

      • M. Carlier, V. Stove, J. J. De Waele

      Pages 111-122

   5. Antibiotic Adsorption on CRRT Membranes: Impact on Antibiotic Dosing

      • P. M. Honoré, R. Jacobs, H. D. Spapen

      Pages 123-131

5. Sepsis Mechanisms and Therapies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133

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   2. Hyperinflammation and Mediators of Immune Suppression in Critical Illness

      • A. C. Morris, A. J. Simpson, T. S. Walsh

      Pages 135-144

   3. Immunoglobulins in Sepsis: Which Patients will Benefit the Most?

      • Z. Molnár, A. Nierhaus, F. Esen

      Pages 145-152

   4. Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Critical Illness: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

      • C. Stoppe, J. Bernhagen, S. Rex

      Pages 153-164

6. Adjunct Therapies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165

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   2. Standardized Reporting, Registration, and a Multicenter, Multispecies Approach to Preclinical (Animal) Trials

      • M. C. Reade, E. Kirkman

      Pages 167-181

The Yearbook compiles the most recent developments in experimental andclinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. Thechapters are written by well recognized experts in the field of intensive care and emergency medicine. It is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and emergency medicine.​

• Emergency Medicine
• Hemodynamic Monitoring
• Intensive Care Unit
• Respiratory Failure
• Sepsis

From the reviews:

“This is one of a series of updates based on the Multidisciplinary Conference in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine held in Brussels. … It is a series of presentations representing recent research developments in the specialties involved in acute medical care. … Chapters are clearly written … . Excellent use is made of tables and line drawings. … This book represents a comprehensive overview of recent thinking in the management of critically ill patients. It is most valuable for senior trainees or practitioners.” (David J. Dries, Doody’s Book Reviews, August, 2013)

• Erasme Hospital, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

  Jean-Louis Vincent

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