Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2011

Front Matter....Pages I-XXVI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Role of Receptor for Advanced Glycation Endproducts (RAGE) in Infection....Pages 3-15
The Endocannabinoid System: A Janus-faced Modulator of Inflammation in the Intestinal Microcirculation....Pages 16-25
Remote Ischemic Conditioning against Ischemia/reperfusion Injury....Pages 26-36
Hypoxia-inducible Factors and the Prevention of Acute Organ Injury....Pages 37-47
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
Are Microparticles Reliable Deleterious Effectors in Septic Coagulopathy?....Pages 51-61
The Inflammatory Potential of Fibrin(ogen) and its Degradation Products....Pages 62-69
Iron Deficiency in Critically III Patients: Highlighting the Role of Hepcidin....Pages 70-79
Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia in the ICU: An Overview....Pages 80-93
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
The Next Generation of ALI Genetics: Insights into Pathophysiology....Pages 97-108
Use of B-type Natriuretic Peptides in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Requiring Ventilatory Support....Pages 109-116
Acute Lung Injury in the ICU: Focus on Prevention....Pages 117-128
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Rapid Sequence Intubation: Overview and Myths Versus Facts....Pages 131-143
Research Priorities in Oral Care for Endotracheally-intubated Patients....Pages 144-155
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Pros and Cons of Assisted Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Lung Injury....Pages 159-173
Can ‘Permissive’ Hypercapnia Modulate the Severity of Sepsis-induced ALI/ARDS?....Pages 174-187
NAVA: Why, When, Who?....Pages 188-196
Therapeutic Aerosols in Mechanically Ventilated Patients....Pages 197-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Cardiac Mitochondria and Heart Failure: The Chicken or the Egg?....Pages 209-219
Evolving Rationale for Minimally-interrupted Chest Compressions during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation....Pages 220-230
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Hypoalbuminemia as a Risk Factor for Acute Kidney Injury....Pages 233-241
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Developing Biological Markers: The Case of Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin in Acute Kidney Injury....Pages 242-250
Biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury in Cardiorenal Syndromes....Pages 251-262
Cardio-renal Syndromes: A Complex Series of Combined Heart/Kidney Disorders....Pages 263-272
Blood Purification in Sepsis and Acute Kidney Injury in Critically III Patients....Pages 273-283
Front Matter....Pages 285-285
The Lymphatic Vasculature as a Participant in Microvascular Exchange....Pages 287-296
The Interstitium and Lymphatics have an Important Role in Edema Generation during Sepsis....Pages 297-306
Fluid is a Drug that can be Overdosed in the ICU....Pages 307-312
Crystalloid or Colloid Fluids: A Matter of Volumes?....Pages 313-321
Meaning of Pulse Pressure Variation during ARDS....Pages 322-331
The Fluid Challenge....Pages 332-339
Facing the Challenge: A Rational Strategy for Fluid and Volume Management....Pages 340-352
Front Matter....Pages 353-353
Mitochondrial Function in Septic Shock....Pages 355-365
How Can We Use Tissue Carbon Dioxide Measurement as an Index of Perfusion?....Pages 366-374
Use of Non-invasive Tissue Oxygen Saturation Monitoring to Assess Cardiovascular Insufficiency....Pages 375-379
The Microcirculation of the Critically III Pediatric Patient....Pages 380-390
Front Matter....Pages 391-391
Heart Rate as Prognostic Marker and Therapeutic Target In MODS....Pages 393-405
Hemodynamic Monitoring in Cardiogenic Shock....Pages 406-417
Non-invasive Estimation of Left Ventricular Filling Pressures by Doppler Echocardiography....Pages 418-423
Hemodynamics from the Periphery....Pages 424-433
Totally Non-invasive Continuous Cardiac Output Measurement with the Nexfin CO-Trek....Pages 434-442
Front Matter....Pages 391-391
Cardiac Output Monitoring: An Integrative Perspective....Pages 443-456
Front Matter....Pages 457-457
Perioperative Hemodynamic Optimization....Pages 459-470
Perioperative Myocardial Ischemia/reperfusion Injury: Pathophysiology and Treatment....Pages 471-478
Front Matter....Pages 479-479
A New Approach to Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Based on the PIRO System....Pages 481-492
Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract and Antibiotic Resistance....Pages 493-500
New Treatment Options against Gram-negative Organisms....Pages 501-515
Antifungal Therapy in The ICU: The Bug, the Drug, and the Mug....Pages 516-530
Mycobacterial Sepsis and Multiorgan Failure Syndrome....Pages 531-542
Pentraxin 3 (PTX3): Possible Role in Critical Care Medicine....Pages 543-549
The Role of IgM- and IgA-enriched Immunoglobulins in the Treatment of Sepsis and Septic Shock....Pages 550-555
Front Matter....Pages 557-557
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Patients with Cirrhosis and Ascites....Pages 559-575
Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure: An Entity Still in Search of Itself?....Pages 576-588
Front Matter....Pages 589-589
Cocaine Intoxication....Pages 591-598
Airway Management for Major Trauma....Pages 599-610
Goal-directed Coagulation Management in Major Trauma....Pages 611-627
Front Matter....Pages 629-629
Understanding Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome....Pages 631-653
Prediction of Neurological Outcome after Cardiac Arrest....Pages 654-663
Neuroprotection in Sepsis by Complement Inhibition and Immunoglobulin Therapy....Pages 664-674
Ethics in Disorders of Consciousness....Pages 675-682
Front Matter....Pages 683-683
Metformin and Lactic Acidosis....Pages 685-693
Front Matter....Pages 683-683
Energy Goals in the Critically III Adult....Pages 694-707
Front Matter....Pages 709-709
Frailty: A New Conceptual Framework in Critical Care Medicine....Pages 711-719
Access Block and Emergency Department Overcrowding....Pages 720-728
Triage of High-risk Surgical Patients for Intensive Care....Pages 729-740
Transportation of the Critically III: Moving in the Right Direction....Pages 741-752
Should We Still Order Chest X-rays in the ICU?....Pages 753-765
The Effect of Light on Critical Illness....Pages 766-780
Context Information in Critical Care....Pages 781-789
Front Matter....Pages 791-791
Ambient Intelligence in the Intensive Care Unit: Designing the Electronic Medical Record of the Future....Pages 793-802
Simulation in Critical Care Medicine: The Next Ten Years....Pages 803-812
Intensive Care Medicine: Where We Are and Where We Want To Go?....Pages 813-822
Back Matter....Pages 823-831