Anesthesiology
Practical Issues in Anesthesia and Intensive Care 2013
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.
Table of contents :
Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Perioperative Fluid Therapy and Fluid Therapy in Patients with Sepsis in Search of Clarification....Pages 1-16
Enough has been Written About the Treatment of ALI, but has Enough been Said About how to Prevent It?....Pages 17-27
Prevention of Perioperative Myocardial Ischemia....Pages 29-42
Postoperative Respiratory Failure after Major Abdominal Surgery: Definition, Diagnosis and Prevention....Pages 43-60
Lights and Shadows on Aerosol Therapy in Mechanically Ventilated Patients....Pages 61-79
Update on Lung Imaging to Select Ventilatory Management in ARDS Patients....Pages 81-102
Chest X-Ray in ICU: An Examination in Which There is Too Much Confidence. Possible Alternatives....Pages 103-130
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) in Intensive Care....Pages 131-144
Loss of Self-Regulation in Interstitial Fluid Dynamics of Septic Patients, and Oedema Development Patterns....Pages 145-152
How to Prevent and Effectively Treat Postoperative Shivering....Pages 153-174
Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Postoperative Paralytic Ileus in Intensive Care....Pages 175-197
Which Adult Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery Should be Monitored Postoperatively in ICU?....Pages 199-234
Invasive Candidiasis in the Intensive Care Setting....Pages 235-259
