Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2015

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Early Identification of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Causative Pathogens: Focus on the Value of Gram-stain Examination....Pages 3-14
Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections: A Critical Look at the Role and Research of Quality Improvement Interventions and Strategies....Pages 15-24
 Clostridium difficile Infection....Pages 25-35
Viral Sepsis....Pages 37-59
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Light and Shade of New Antibiotics....Pages 63-83
Optimizing Antimicrobial Efficacy at Minimal Toxicity: A Novel Indication for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy?....Pages 85-90
Combatting Resistance in Intensive Care: The Multimodal Approach of the Spanish ICU “ Zero Resistance ” Program....Pages 91-103
Immune System Dysfunction and Multidrug-resistant Bacteria in Critically Ill Patients: Inflammasones and Future Perspectives....Pages 105-112
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Tachycardia in Septic Shock: Pathophysiological Implications and Pharmacological Treatment....Pages 115-128
Angiotensin II in Septic Shock....Pages 129-137
β-Blockers in Critically Ill Patients: From Physiology to Clinical Evidence....Pages 139-152
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Prehospital Endotracheal Intubation: Elemental or Detrimental?....Pages 155-166
Hyperoxia in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine: Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde? An Update....Pages 167-178
Extracorporeal Gas Exchange for Acute Respiratory Failure in Adult Patients: A Systematic Review....Pages 179-205
Update on the Role of Extracorporeal CO 2 Removal as an Adjunct to Mechanical Ventilation in ARDS....Pages 207-218
Fundamentals and Timing of Tracheostomy: ICU Team and Patient Perspectives....Pages 219-231
Shared Decision-making to Pursue, Withhold or Withdraw Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure....Pages 233-246
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New Fully Non-invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring Technologies: Groovy or Paltry Tools....Pages 249-258
Assessing Global Perfusion During Sepsis: SvO 2 , Venoarterial PCO 2 Gap or Both?....Pages 259-272
An Update on Cerebral Oxygenation Monitoring, an Innovative Application in Cardiac Arrest and Neurological Emergencies....Pages 273-286
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Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest and Survival to Hospital Discharge: A Series of Systemic Reviews and Meta-analyses....Pages 289-314
Cooling Techniques for Targeted Temperature Management Post-cardiac Arrest....Pages 315-323
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How Does Volume Make the Blood Go Around?....Pages 327-338
Clinical Implications from Dynamic Modeling of Crystalloid Fluids....Pages 339-348
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Urinary Electrolyte Monitoring in the Critically Ill: Revisiting Renal Physiology....Pages 351-363
Management of AKI: The Role of Biomarkers....Pages 365-377
Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7: An Emerging Therapeutic Target for Sepsis-associated Acute Kidney Injury....Pages 379-389
Long-term Sequelae from Acute Kidney Injury: Potential Mechanisms for the Observed Poor Renal Outcomes....Pages 391-402
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Application of the Acute Kidney Injury Network Criteria in Patients with Cirrhosis and Ascites: Benefits and Limitations....Pages 405-414
Intensive Care Management of Severe Acute Liver Failure....Pages 415-430
Human Albumin: An Important Bullet Against Bacterial Infection in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis?....Pages 431-445
Open Abdomen Management: Challenges and Solutions for the ICU Team....Pages 447-456
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Protein Intake in Critical Illness....Pages 459-468
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Rational and Timely Use of Coagulation Factor Concentrates in Massive Bleeding Without Point-of-Care Coagulation Monitoring....Pages 471-479
Optimal Temperature Management in Trauma: Warm, Cool or In-between?....Pages 481-493
Detection of Consciousness in the Severely Injured Brain....Pages 495-506
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The Role of Local and Systemic Inflammation in the Pathogenesis of Intensive Care Unit-acquired Weakness....Pages 509-518
Critical Illness is Top Sport....Pages 519-529
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Vital Signs: From Monitoring to Prevention of Deterioration in General Wards....Pages 533-545
Rapid Response Systems: Are they Really Effective?....Pages 547-556
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Severe Sepsis Beyond the Emergency Department and ICU: Targeting Early Identification and Treatment on the Hospital Floor....Pages 557-569
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State of the Art Review: The Data Revolution in Critical Care....Pages 573-586
Creating a Learning Healthcare System in the ICU....Pages 587-596
Back Matter....Pages 597-602