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Intensive Care Medicine

Annual Update 2005

  • Conference proceedings
  • Feb 2007

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Editors:
  1. Jean-Louis Vincent

    1. Department of Intensive Care Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

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Table of contents (64 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXIV
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  2. Respiratory Failure

    1. Exacerbations of COPD: The Role of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation

      • L. Appendini, A. Patessio, C.F. Donner
      Pages 3-9

    2. Acute Respiratory Failure after Abdominal Surgery

      • G. Ferreyra, V. Squadrone, V.M. Ranieri
      Pages 10-18

    3. Tracheostomy in Critically Ill Patients: The Right Technique in the Right Patient

      • P. Pelosi, A. Lombardo, P. Severgnini
      Pages 19-29

    4. Percutaneous Tracheostomy: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives

      • C. Byhahn, K. Westphal, B. Zwissler
      Pages 30-38

  3. Acute Lung Injury

    1. Role of iNOS-derived Excessive Nitric Oxide in the Pathogenesis of Acute Lung Injury

      • P. Enkhbaatar, J. Parkinson, D.L. Traber
      Pages 41-48

    2. Ischemia-reperfusion Injury of the Lung: Role of Surfactant

      • N.P. Van der Kaaij, A.J.J.C. Bogers, B. Lachmann
      Pages 49-62

    3. Biomarkers for Pulmonary Injury in Critically Ill Patients

      • R.M. Determann, M.B. Vroom, M.J. Schultz
      Pages 63-72

    4. Pharmacology of Acute Lung Injury

      • S. Tasaka, A. Ishizaka
      Pages 73-79

    5. The Mechanism of Ventilator-induced Lung Injury: Role of Dynamic Alveolar Mechanics

      • J. DiRocco, D. Carney, G. Nieman
      Pages 80-92

    6. Ventilation-perfusion Distribution Analysis to Assess Ventilatory Modes

      • J. Bickenbach, R. Dembinski, R. Kuhlen
      Pages 93-102

    7. Modulators of Ventilator-induced Lung Injury

      • L.E. Ferrer, J.J. Marini
      Pages 103-115

    8. Assessment of Alveolar Recruitment: New Approaches

      • G.K. Wolf, J.H. Arnold
      Pages 116-128

    9. Lung Biopsy in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

      • S.Y. Donati, C. Doddoli, L. Papazian
      Pages 129-137

  4. Cardiac Crises

    1. The Critically Ill Cardiac Surgery Patient: How to Avoid Postoperative Catastrophe?

      • J. Boldt, A. Lehmann
      Pages 141-150

    2. B-Type Natriuretic Peptide to Assess Cardiac Function in the Critically Ill

      • A.S. McLean, S.J. Huang
      Pages 151-160

    3. Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction

      • W.J. Brady, A. Baer, C.A. Ghaemmaghami
      Pages 161-178

    4. Quantifying Cardiac Dyssynchrony in Man

      • M.R. Pinsky
      Pages 179-196

    5. Diastolic Heart Failure and Critical Illness

      • R. Pirracchio, A. Mebazaa
      Pages 197-211

    6. Severe Heart Failure in the ICU

      • F. Ginsberg, J.E. Parrillo
      Pages 212-238
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About this book

The Update compiles the most recent, widespread developments of experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. The chapters 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.

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**Features**

The 64 chapters are divided by type of content with reviews on basic science applications and more direct application of critical care physiology to the management of patients with specific problems. Cardiopulmonary physiology is emphasized with groups of chapters covering respiratory failure, acute lung injury, circulatory shock, resuscitation, blood transfusion, microvascular physiology and more general cardiorespiratory monitoring techniques. Sepsis also figures prominently and several chapters on ICU quality conclude.

Individual presentations are well written and illustrated. Tables and line drawings are used frequently. The occasional black-and-white photographs are of good quality. A reference list of original work accompanies each chapter.

References date to within a year of publication. The table of contents groups chapters by type of content while a subject index of approximately 10 pages provides adequate access to content.

**Assessment**

This is an excellent complement to a standard critical care text. Fast breaking developments in important clinical areas are reviewed with effective citation of current literature.

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Weighted Numerical Score: 86 - 3 Stars

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Intensive Care Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean-Louis Vincent

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Intensive Care Medicine

  • Book Subtitle: Annual Update 2005

  • Editors: Jean-Louis Vincent

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b136691

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2005

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 784

  • Number of Illustrations: 168 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Services, Internal Medicine

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