Acute Care: Based on the Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Critical Care Medicine

Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Comparison of Hyper-Iso- and Hypotonic Electrolyte Solutions in Therapy of Severe Burns, Major Operations and Trauma....Pages 3-5
Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Hypokalemia....Pages 6-8
Base Excess: A Questionable Parameter in Metabolic Estimation During Low Tecidual Perfusion States — A Clinical and Experimental Study....Pages 9-13
Metabolic Acidosis and the Use of Buffers in the Critically III....Pages 14-23
Safety of Vitamins When Used for Acute Care in Emergencies....Pages 24-26
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Tissue pO 2 Monitoring. A New Method in the Care of the Critically Ill Patient....Pages 29-33
Non-Invasive Monitoring of Blood Pressure: Patient Studies....Pages 34-34
Indwelling Central Venous Catheter. Statistical Analysis of Factors Influencing the Risk of Microbial or Fungal Contamination....Pages 35-55
Monitoring Tissue in Patients Under Arteriosclerosis Occlusive Surgery....Pages 56-59
Improved Clinical Practice in Cholecystectomy-Postoperative Period....Pages 60-60
Hormonal Dysregulation in Stress Following Operation and Trauma....Pages 61-69
Cerebral Prognosis Determined During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation....Pages 70-85
Remote Medical Diagnosis System....Pages 86-87
Computer-Assisted Analysis of Intracranial Pressure for Clinical Applications....Pages 88-94
Stabilization of the Spine in Vertebral Tumors and Trauma by Means of Spondylodesis with Harrington Rods and Bone Cement....Pages 95-100
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
The Border Between Life and Death in Critical Care Medicine....Pages 103-104
Regular and Special Engineering Types of Intensive Care Units....Pages 105-119
Analysis of the Flow of Patients and the Therapeutic Efficiency of an Emergency Department....Pages 120-127
Problem-Oriented Medical Record in Intensive Care....Pages 128-132
Portable Life Support Stretcher....Pages 133-134
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
Non-Urgent Usage of Emergency Departments: New Concepts and Statistical Methods....Pages 135-139
Mobile Intensive Care Units....Pages 140-142
The Organization of Emergency Care. Emphasis on Mobile Emergency Care....Pages 143-148
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Prophylaxis of the Thrombo-Embolic Disease with Subcutaneous Low Doses of Heparin and Intrapulmonary Application of Heparin with Aerosol Inhalation....Pages 151-155
The Influence of Colloidal Plasma Substitutes on Spontaneous and Induced Platelet Aggregation....Pages 156-160
The Incidence of Pulmonary Insufficiency Following Major Trauma: Its Relation to Blood Transfusion, Thrombocytopenia, and Proteolytic Enzyme Inhibition....Pages 161-166
New Considerations in the Treatment of the Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome....Pages 167-171
Prophylactic Antiplatelet Therapy in Children with Cyanotic Heart Disease....Pages 172-177
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Newborn Streptococcal Sepsis. Report on l3 Cases....Pages 178-181
Effect of Ethanol Intoxication on Hemostasis in Rats After Liver-Resection....Pages 182-182
Front Matter....Pages 183-183
Gas Exchange and Hemodynamic Effects of Continuous Positive Pressure Ventilation (CPPV) in Patients with Bacterial Bronchopneumonia....Pages 185-193
Pathophysiology in Pulmonary Embolism....Pages 194-197
Avoidable Complication of the MOBIN UDDIN Umbrella for Pulmonary Embolism....Pages 198-199
Viral Bronchopneumonia....Pages 200-200
Continuous Positive Pressure Ventilation (CPPV) in the Treatment of Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrom....Pages 201-202
Serial Inspiratory and Expiratory Spirometry in Status Asthmaticus....Pages 203-203
Oxygen Diffusion Velocity — A New Parameter of Early Diagnosis of Pulmonary Oedema....Pages 204-208
A New, Airway Pressure Regulated, Atraumatic Endotracheal Cuff: Experimental and Clinical Evaluation....Pages 209-218
Inhalation Therapy with Bronchosecretolytis Drugs....Pages 219-221
Computers in Lung Function Tests....Pages 222-232
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Acute Gastroduodenal Lesions During Severe Infections....Pages 235-236
Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage in Acute Abdominal Disease....Pages 237-239
Management and Comparative Results of Massive Gastro Duodenal Hemorrhage. Are Highly Selective Examinations Necessary?....Pages 240-246
Non Lithiasic Acute Cholecystitis After Shock....Pages 247-249
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
Isotopic Diagnosis of Critical Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease....Pages 253-257
Quantification of Pericardial Effusion by Echocardiography....Pages 258-261
Nitroglycerin Effects Upon Haemodynamics, Inotropism, Coronary Blood Flow and Myocardial Oxygen Consumption During Depressed Cardiac Performance. — An Experimental Study....Pages 262-267
Pre- and Postoperative Care of the Open Heart/Vascular Surgery Patient....Pages 268-273
Predictive Value of Core — Toe Temperature and Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation After Cardiac Surgery....Pages 274-278
Emergency Surgery for the Management of Acute Coronary Insufficiency....Pages 279-281
Computer Monitoring of Cardiac Performance from Patients Recovering from Cardiac Surgery....Pages 282-286
Metabolic Alterations in Cardiac Surgery with Total Cardiopulmonary Bypass....Pages 287-295
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Clinical Aspects and Treatment of Toxic-Infectious Shock....Pages 299-305
Problems of Streptokinase Therapy in Critically Ill Children....Pages 306-313
Hypertonic Balanced Sodium Solution in Burn Shock....Pages 314-314
Front Matter....Pages 315-315
Management of Septicemia in Intensive Care Units....Pages 317-322
Control of Infection in Wounds and Burns by Silver-Zinc and Cerous Sulfadiazine....Pages 323-325
Prophylaxis and Therapy of Infection with Open Head Injuries, Rhinoliquorrhea and Otoliquorrhea....Pages 326-330
Nosocomial Infections in Intensive Care Units Attributed to Acinetobacter Strains....Pages 331-337
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
Acute Drag-Induced Diseases in Patients in a Medical Clinic....Pages 341-341