This book provides readers with a concise reference source for the key papers that underpin contemporary practice in the Intensive Care Unit. It is an essential read for the multi disciplinary ICU team including physicians, Residents, critical care specialists and nurse practitioners.

Contributors. Section One: Respiratory. Diagnosis and Epidemiology of ARDS. ARDS Treatment. Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation. Pulmonary Embolism. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Section Two: Cardiac. Perioperative Arrhythmias. Congestive Heart Failure. Perioperative Myocardial Infarction. Hypertensive Emergencies. Mechanical Circulatory Support. Section Three: Renal. Severe Electrolyte Disturbances for Severe Electrolyte Disturbances. Acute Kidney Injury. Continuous versus Intermittent Renal Replacement Therapy. Colloid Versus Crystalloids. Section Four: Gastrointestinal. Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Acute Pancreatitis. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. Mesenteric Ischemia. Treatment of Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhotic Patients. Section Five: Infection. Catheter-Related Infections. Diagnosis and Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Urinary Tract Infection. Fever in the ICU. Fulminant Colitis. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections. Sepsis I: Antibiotic Therapy. Sepsis II: Monitoring and Resuscitation. Steroids in Septic Shock. Treatment of Abdominal Sepsis. Section Six: Endocrine. Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Glucose Management in the ICU. Section Seven: Neurological Conditions. Acute Stroke. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Delirium. Intractable Intracranial Hypertension. Section Eight: Hematology. Coagulopathy. Postoperative Bleeding. Transfusion Trigger. Massive Transfusion. Section Nine: Trauma. Burns. ICU Issues with Thoracic Trauma. ICU Issues with Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma. Extremity Trauma. Section Ten: Miscellaneous. Traumatic Brain Injury. Pressure Wounds. ICU Monitoring. Alcohol Withdrawal. Nutrition. Telemedicine in the ICU. Index.