Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy

Front Matter....Pages I-XXXII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Diagnosis of Sepsis: The Present and The Future....Pages 3-9
Procalcitonin: Nice to Know, Need to know, or Needs Further Research?....Pages 10-21
Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Hormokines as Biomarkers in Severe Infections....Pages 22-31
Novel Biomarkers and the Outcome from Critical Illness and Major Surgery....Pages 32-43
Molecular Approaches to Detection of Bacteria in Critical Care Patients....Pages 44-52
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
Understanding and Optimizing Outcome in Neonates with Sepsis and Septic Shock....Pages 55-68
Effects of Vasoactive Agents on the Gastrointestinal Microcirculation in Septic Shock....Pages 69-74
Hemodynamic Effects of Activated Protein C in Septic Shock....Pages 75-80
Adrenomedullin in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Dysfunction and Sepsis....Pages 81-95
Antioxidants for the Treatment of Endothelial Dysfunction in Critical Illness....Pages 96-105
Plasma Cortisol: Time to Look Deeper?....Pages 106-112
Glucose Control and Monitoring in the ICU....Pages 113-129
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
Current Concepts of Severe Pneumococcal Community-acquired Pneumonia....Pages 133-144
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit....Pages 145-156
Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Non-AIDS Immunocompromised Patients....Pages 157-170
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
The Role of Neutrophil-Derived Myeloperoxidase in Organ Dysfunction and Sepsis....Pages 173-187
Are Mitochondria Responsible for Improved Outcomes in Recent Studies?....Pages 188-196
The Impact of Chronic Disease on Response to Infection....Pages 197-207
Immunomodulatory Effects of General Anesthetics....Pages 208-216
Critical Illness Stress-induced Immune Suppression....Pages 217-228
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
Transcription Factors and Nuclear Cofactors in Muscle Wasting....Pages 229-237
Organ Dysfunction in the ICU: A Clinical Perspective....Pages 238-245
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Sphingolipid Metabolism in Systemic Inflammation....Pages 249-266
Statins in Sepsis and Acute Lung Injury....Pages 267-275
Potential Mechanisms by which Statins Modulate the Development of Acute Lung Injury....Pages 276-288
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Matrix Metalloproteinases in Acute Lung Injury....Pages 291-298
The Role of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Lung Injury and Repair....Pages 299-309
Cell Regeneration in Lung Injury....Pages 310-319
The Extracellular Matrix of the Lung: The Forgotten Friend!....Pages 320-334
Front Matter....Pages 335-335
Advances in Translaryngeal Tube Technology....Pages 337-347
Is One Fixed Level of Assist Sufficient to Mechanically Ventilate Spontaneously Breathing Patients?....Pages 348-357
Patient-ventilator Interaction During Non-invasive Ventilation with the Helmet Interface....Pages 358-367
Front Matter....Pages 369-369
Dynamic Lung Imaging Techniques in Mechanically Ventilated Patients....Pages 371-380
Can We Protect the Lung from Acute Injury?....Pages 381-387
Rationale for High-Frequency Oscillation as a Primary Lung-Protective Mode in Patients with ALI/ARDS....Pages 388-397
The Role of Protective Ventilation in Cardiac Surgery Patients....Pages 398-406
Alveolar Pressure/volume Curves Reflect Regional Lung Mechanics....Pages 407-414
Front Matter....Pages 415-415
Cardiovascular Surgery in the Aging World....Pages 417-430
Intensive Care Unit Arrhythmias....Pages 431-443
Diastolic (Dys)Function in Sepsis....Pages 444-454
Front Matter....Pages 415-415
Autonomic Dysfunction: A Relevant Component in Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome....Pages 455-467
Front Matter....Pages 469-469
The Use of Hemodynamic Monitoring to Improve Patient Outcomes....Pages 471-478
Using Mathematical Models to Improve the Utility of Quantitative ICU Data....Pages 479-492
The Meaning of Hemodynamic Monitoring in Patients with Shock: Role of Echocardiography....Pages 493-500
Transpulmonary Thermodilution for Advanced Cardiorespiratory Monitoring....Pages 501-510
Using Heart-Lung Interactions for Functional Hemodynamic Monitoring: Important Factors beyond Preload....Pages 511-519
Diagnosis of Central Hypovolemia in a Spontaneously Breathing Patient....Pages 520-530
Assessment of Fluid Responsiveness in Spontaneously Breathing Patients....Pages 531-541
Passive Leg Raising....Pages 542-548
Extravascular Lung Water Measurement....Pages 549-559
Front Matter....Pages 561-561
Fluid Management in Sepsis: Colloids or Crystalloids?....Pages 563-573
Balanced Volume Replacement Strategy: Fact or Fiction?....Pages 574-580
Front Matter....Pages 581-581
Cystatin C as a Marker of Renal Function in Critically III Patients at Risk for or with Acute Renal Failure....Pages 583-591
Adjustment of Antimicrobial Regimen in Critically III Patients Undergoing Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy....Pages 592-606
Front Matter....Pages 607-607
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome....Pages 609-626
Gut Absorption Capacity in the Critically III....Pages 627-639
Front Matter....Pages 641-641
Critical Illness and the Hepatic Microcirculation: A Review....Pages 643-650
The Hepatic Response to Severe Injury....Pages 651-665
The Management of Liver Trauma....Pages 666-677
The Pathology and Management of Intracranial Hypertension in Acute Liver Failure....Pages 678-690
Front Matter....Pages 691-691
Continuous EEG Monitoring in the ICU....Pages 693-704
The Acute and Chronic Management of Large Cerebral Infarcts....Pages 705-714
Cooling Therapies after Neuronal Injury: Direct Brain Cooling and Systemic Hypothermia....Pages 715-720
Non-traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage....Pages 721-731
Promising Concepts in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage....Pages 732-738
Nitric Oxide Metabolism after Traumatic Brain Injury....Pages 739-747
Modulation of Blood Pressure in Traumatic Brain Injury....Pages 748-756
The Delirious Patient in the ICU....Pages 757-764
Front Matter....Pages 765-765
Emergency Room and Acute Care of the Critically III Burned Patient....Pages 767-777
Early Manipulation of Metabolic Changes due to Severe Burns in Children....Pages 778-790
Antithrombin in Burn Trauma....Pages 791-796
Front Matter....Pages 797-797
The Critically III Red Blood Cell....Pages 799-812
Red Blood Cell Transfusion in the Pediatric ICU....Pages 813-822
Thrombocytopenia in Intensive Care Patients....Pages 823-833
Point-of-care Coagulation Monitoring: Current Status of Viscoelastic Techniques....Pages 834-846
Monitoring of Hemostasis in Emergency Medicine....Pages 847-860
Oral Anticoagulant Overdose and Bleeding Risk....Pages 861-865
Front Matter....Pages 867-867
Insight into the Mechanism of Gender-specific Response to Trauma-hemorrhage....Pages 869-879
Sex-Related Differences in Response to Global Ischemic Insult and Treatment....Pages 880-888
Influence of Gender on Outcome of Severe Sepsis....Pages 889-896
Front Matter....Pages 897-897
The Changing Prognostic Determinants in the Critically III Patient....Pages 899-907
Chronic Critical Illness....Pages 908-917
To be or not to be ... Vegetative....Pages 918-925
Front Matter....Pages 927-927
Intermediate Respiratory Care Units....Pages 929-941
The Impact of Noise in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 942-949
Alarms: Transforming a Nuisance into a Reliable Tool....Pages 950-957
Ethical and Legal Dilemmas in Accessing Critical Care Services....Pages 958-968
Emergency Care for the VIP Patient....Pages 969-975
Brain Death: Compliance, Consequences and Care of the Adult Donor....Pages 976-985
Front Matter....Pages 987-987
Update on Avian Influenza for Critical Care Physicians....Pages 989-998
Critical Care Pandemic Preparedness Primer....Pages 999-1010
Pathobiology of Blast Injury....Pages 1011-1022
Personal Reflections on Emergency Preparedness and the Response to A Major Natural Disaster: Hurricane Katrina....Pages 1023-1029
Back Matter....Pages 1030-1040