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Intensive and Critical Care Medicine

Reflections, Recommendations and Perspectives

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Editors:
  1. Antonino Gullo

    1. Department of Perioperative Medicine Intensive Care and Emergency, Trieste University School of Medicine, Trieste, Italy

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  2. Philip D. Lumb

    1. Department of Anaesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, USA

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Introduction: World Federation 1993—1997

    • M. Fisher
    Pages 1-4

  3. Consent and Intensive Care: Is It Possible?

    • L. Berggren
    Pages 5-8

  4. Hepatorenal Syndrome

    • J. Besso, C. Pru, J. Padron, J. Plaz
    Pages 9-26

  5. HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries

    • S. Bhagwanjee
    Pages 27-33

  6. Do Not Attempt Resuscitation Order

    • F. J. De Latorre
    Pages 35-43

  7. Molecular Biology in Critical Care: Is It More Than a Look Only?

    • G. Domíguez-Cherit, J. Gutiérez, E. Rivero
    Pages 45-54

  8. Resource Management and Audits in Intensive Care Medicine

    • A. O. Gallesio
    Pages 55-69

  9. Sepsis and Organ(s) Dysfunction — Key Points, Reflections, and Perspectives

    • A. Gullo, F. Iscra, F. Rubulotta
    Pages 71-96

  10. How to Evaluate Performance of Adult Intensive Care Units: A 30Year Experience

    • J. R. Le Gall, E. Azoulay
    Pages 97-103

  11. Research Ethics in Critical Care Medicine

    • P. D. Lumb
    Pages 105-116

  12. Scoring Systems and Outcome

    • R. Moreno, P. Metnitz
    Pages 117-136

  13. Clinical Decision Making for Non-Invasive Ventilation

    • S. Prayag, A. Jahagirdar
    Pages 137-155

  14. Control of Infections in Intensive Care Units

    • J. Takezawa
    Pages 157-165

  15. Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism

    • R. G. G. Terzi, M. Mello Moreira
    Pages 167-182

  16. Critical Care Nursing, a WorldWide Perspective

    • G. Williams
    Pages 183-192

  17. Cost of Care in Critical Illness

    • T. A. Williams, G. J. Dobb
    Pages 193-213

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 215-236
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About this book

This volume is published under the auspices of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive Care Medicine, which consists of 48 members societies (both medical and nursing) - a truly world wide organisation - and whose aim is to promote excellence in the care of critically ill patients. The volume will be distributed to delegates on occasion of the 9th International Congress of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine, to be held in Buenos Aires at the end of August 2005.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Perioperative Medicine Intensive Care and Emergency, Trieste University School of Medicine, Trieste, Italy

    Antonino Gullo

  • Department of Anaesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, USA

    Philip D. Lumb

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Intensive and Critical Care Medicine

  • Book Subtitle: Reflections, Recommendations and Perspectives

  • Editors: Antonino Gullo, Philip D. Lumb

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b138416

  • Publisher: Springer Milano

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Milan 2005

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-88-470-0349-1Published: 13 September 2005

  • eBook ISBN: 978-88-470-0350-7Published: 03 April 2007

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 236

  • Topics: Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Surgery

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