6th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine: Brussels, Belgium, April 15–18, 1986

Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Assessment of Endothelial Cell Function in Health and Disease....Pages 3-5
Effective Pulmonary Capillary Pressure in Pulmonary Edema....Pages 6-12
Evaluation of Acute Lung Injury....Pages 13-22
Leukocytes Aggregation and Complement Activation in ARDS....Pages 23-25
Mediators and Predictors in Posttraumatic Lung Failure....Pages 26-30
Near-Drowning: A Model for Acute Respiratory Failure....Pages 31-36
Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema....Pages 37-41
Activated Granulocytes in the Lung Injury of Shock: Implications for Therapy....Pages 42-51
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
Role of Sleep and Fatigue in Genesis of Respiratory Insufficiency....Pages 55-57
Preoperative Pulmonary Function Testing....Pages 58-62
Postoperative Respiratory Management....Pages 63-70
Pulmonary Aspiration....Pages 71-77
Barotrauma — Lung Damage Secondary to Pressure....Pages 78-81
Front Matter....Pages 83-83
Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation and PEEP....Pages 85-95
Inspiratory Work of Breathing with CPAP-Systems....Pages 96-100
Respiratory Therapy in Patients with Heart Failure....Pages 101-107
Morphological and Functional Response to PEEP in Acute Respiratory Failure....Pages 108-111
The Management of Unilateral Acute Lung Injury....Pages 112-115
Indications for High-Frequency Jet Ventilation....Pages 116-119
Gas Exchange Mechanisms in High-Frequency Jet Ventilation....Pages 120-133
Front Matter....Pages 83-83
Developments in Ventilatory Care: Where Are We Going?....Pages 134-144
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Infarct Size Limitation: Principles and Problems....Pages 147-153
Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Pathogenesis and Treatment....Pages 154-159
Heart Failure in Dilated Cardiomyopathy....Pages 160-162
Myocardial Protection in Cardiac Surgery....Pages 163-166
Fibrin-Specific Thrombolysis with Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator and Single Chain Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator....Pages 167-168
Management of Intractable Supra-Ventricular Arrhythmias in the ICU....Pages 169-171
Antiarrhythmic Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction: Individualised Treatment with Lidocaine....Pages 172-177
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Right Ventricular Function....Pages 181-185
Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Severe Acute Pulmonary Failure....Pages 186-189
Diagnosis and Management of Right Ventricular Infarction....Pages 190-193
Measurement of Mixed Venous O 2 Saturation in the Perioperative Period....Pages 194-201
Continuous $$S\bar v{O_2}$$ O 2 Monitoring in Respiratory Intensive Care Patients....Pages 202-206
Limitations in Hemodynamic Monitoring....Pages 207-208
Front Matter....Pages 209-209
Cardiac Assessment with 2-D Transesophageal Echocardiography....Pages 211-218
Monitoring of Aorto-Coronary Bypass Graft Flow....Pages 219-223
Transcutaneous Oxygen Monitoring....Pages 224-228
Continuous $$S\bar v{O_2}$$ O 2 Monitoring....Pages 229-232
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Glucagon — An Important Therapeutic Agent....Pages 235-238
Thyroid Function in Non Thyroidal Illness “The Euthyroid Sick Syndrome”....Pages 239-245
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Application of Calcium in Acute Care Medicine....Pages 246-250
Management of Hyponatremia....Pages 251-255
Multiorgan Failure: Pathogenesis and Prophylaxis....Pages 256-258
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
Myocardial Metabolism in Septic Shock....Pages 261-264
Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Humans with Septic Shock....Pages 265-274
Changes in Systemic Microvascular Permeability in Sepsis and Septic Shock....Pages 275-278
Antibiotic Management of Serious Infections....Pages 279-283
Front Matter....Pages 285-285
The Choice of Fluids in Hypovolaemia....Pages 287-291
Colloids Versus Crystalloids: A Clinical Standpoint....Pages 292-296
Oxygen-Carrying Solutions: An Overview....Pages 297-300
Microcirculatory and Other Applications of Fluorocarbons....Pages 301-306
Perfluorocarbons as Blood Substitutes: Limitation of Complement Activation in the Control of Adverse Reactions....Pages 307-315
Fluid and Electrolyte Management in the Critically Ill....Pages 316-319
Front Matter....Pages 321-321
Energy Requirements of the Critically Ill....Pages 323-326
Administration of Lipids....Pages 327-331
Hepato-Biliary Complications of Parenteral Nutrition....Pages 332-337
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
Pharmacological Interventions in CNS Ischemia and Trauma: Studies With High-Dose Methylprednisolone....Pages 341-346
Acute Spinal Cord Injury....Pages 347-350
Treatment of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hematoma....Pages 351-355
Intracranial Pressure Monitoring....Pages 356-360
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
Management of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage....Pages 361-366
Calcium Antagonists and Cerebral Ischemia....Pages 367-369
Evaluation of Anoxic Brain Damage....Pages 370-376
Homeostatic Reflexes After Injury....Pages 377-383
Pathophysiology and Management of Crush Injury....Pages 384-388
Emergency Transport of Trauma Victims in a Mountain Area....Pages 389-394
Front Matter....Pages 395-395
Poisoning: Recognition and Management in Critical Care....Pages 397-401
Acute Poisoning with Organophosphate and Carbamate Insecticides....Pages 402-407
Front Matter....Pages 409-409
Acute Stress Ulceration: Incidence and Prophylaxis....Pages 411-416
Non-Surgical Management of Upper Gastro-Intestinal Bleeding....Pages 417-424
Intensive Care in Liver Disease....Pages 425-432
Postoperative Problems in Liver Transplantation....Pages 433-444
Front Matter....Pages 445-445
Emergency Transport of the Neonate....Pages 447-457
Management of Fluids and Electrolytes in the Pediatric Patient....Pages 458-462
Aspects of Shock in Childhood....Pages 463-466
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension in the Newborn....Pages 467-469
Aspects of Upper Airway Obstruction Particular to the Child....Pages 470-475
Treatment of Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Physiological Considerations About Respiratory Therapy....Pages 476-484
Front Matter....Pages 485-485
New Aspects of Inotropic Drugs....Pages 487-494
Vasodilating Therapy....Pages 495-501
Front Matter....Pages 485-485
Use of Analgesics in the Emergency Room....Pages 502-508
Rational Use of Muscle Relaxants During Intensive Care Treatment....Pages 509-514
Front Matter....Pages 515-515
Hypertensive Crises: Pathophysiology and Management in Critical Care....Pages 517-522
Pharmacotherapy of Shock....Pages 523-525
Calcium Antagonists in Intensive Care....Pages 526-534
Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Alterations in ARDS: Morphology, Hemodynamics and Therapy....Pages 535-536
Coagulopathy in the Critically Ill....Pages 537-540
Front Matter....Pages 541-541
Psychiatric Aspects of Critical Care....Pages 543-544
Front Matter....Pages 545-545
Reflexions on the Development of Intensive Care Medicine....Pages 547-551
Guidelines on Foregoing Life-Sustaining Treatment....Pages 552-561