Intensive Care Medicine: Annual Update 2009

Front Matter....Pages I-XXVIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Rethinking Sepsis: New Insights from Gene Expression Profiling Studies....Pages 3-13
Mitochondrial Genetics and Sepsis....Pages 14-22
Lung Proteomics in Intensive Care....Pages 23-36
Front Matter....Pages 37-37
The Host Response to Sepsis....Pages 39-50
Endotoxin Tolerance: Mechanisms and Clinical Applicability....Pages 51-58
Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Dysfunction during Sepsis....Pages 59-64
Measurement of Carbon Monoxide: From Bench to Bedside....Pages 65-80
Monitoring Immune Dysfunction in Septic Patients: Toward Tailored Immunotherapy....Pages 81-90
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Source Control in the ICU....Pages 93-101
IgM-enriched Immunoglobulins in Sepsis....Pages 102-110
Clarithromycin: A Promising Immunomodulator in Sepsis....Pages 111-118
High-flow Hemofiltration as an Adjunctive Therapy in Sepsis....Pages 119-128
Economic and Social Burden of Severe Sepsis....Pages 129-138
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
Lymphocyte Apoptosis in Sepsis and Potential Anti-apoptotic Strategies....Pages 141-150
The Pivotal Role of Beta-adrenoreceptors in Critical Illness Pathophysiology....Pages 151-161
Non-septic Acute Lung Injury and Inflammation: Role of TLR4....Pages 162-170
Hydrogen Sulfide: A Metabolic Modulator and a Protective Agent in Animal Models of Reperfusion Injury....Pages 171-179
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
‘Myocardial Depression’ or’ septic Cardiomyopathy’?....Pages 183-194
Determinants of Tissue PCO 2 in Shock and Sepsis: Relationship to the Microcirculation....Pages 195-204
Refining the Tools for Early Goal-directed Therapy in Septic Shock....Pages 205-218
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Hyperchloremic Metabolic Acidosis: More than Just a Simple Dilutional Effect....Pages 221-232
Old versus New Starches: What do We Know about their Differences?....Pages 233-242
Impact of Hydroxyethyl Starch on Renal Function....Pages 243-253
Rational Approach to Fluid Therapy in Acute Diabetic Ketoacidosis....Pages 254-262
Front Matter....Pages 263-263
Cardiac Filling Volumes and Pressures in Assessing Preload Responsiveness during Fluid Challenges....Pages 265-274
Update on preload indexes: More volume than pressure....Pages 275-284
Monitoring Arterial Blood Pressure and Cardiac Output using Central or Peripheral Arterial Pressure Waveforms....Pages 285-296
Intrathoracic Pressure Regulation for the Treatment of Hypotension....Pages 297-305
Functional Hemodynamic Monitoring: A Personal Perspective....Pages 306-310
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
Endotracheal Intubation in the ICU....Pages 313-321
Pediatric Advanced Airway Management Training for Non-anesthesia Residents....Pages 322-331
Automatic Tube Compensation in the Weaning Process....Pages 332-338
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Cardiac and Pulmonary Indications: Improving Patient Safety....Pages 341-349
Patient-ventilator Interaction during Non-invasive Ventilation....Pages 350-358
Variable Mechanical Ventilation: Breaking the Monotony....Pages 359-371
Life-threatening Asthma: Focus on Lung Protection....Pages 372-382
Front Matter....Pages 383-383
Bedside Monitoring of Diaphragm Electrical Activity during Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 385-393
Electrical Impedance Tomography....Pages 394-404
Regional Ventilation Delay Index: Detection of Tidal Recruitment using Electrical Impedance Tomography....Pages 405-412
Different Approaches to the Analysis of Volumetric Capnography....Pages 413-423
Front Matter....Pages 383-383
Variation in Extravascular Lung Water in ALI/ARDS Patients using Open Lung Strategy....Pages 424-432
Clinical Utility of Extravascular Lung Water Measurements....Pages 433-442
Front Matter....Pages 443-443
Rationalizing the Use of Surgical Critical Care: The Role of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing....Pages 445-460
Advanced Minimally Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring of the High-risk Major Surgery Patient....Pages 461-472
Post-pneumonectomy Pulmonary Edema....Pages 473-482
The Role of Phenylephrine in Perioperative Medicine....Pages 483-497
Role of the Calcium Sensitizer, Levosimendan, in Perioperative Intensive Care Medicine....Pages 498-510
Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy in Adult Cardiac Surgery....Pages 511-519
Front Matter....Pages 521-521
Use of Natriuretic Peptides in the Emergency Department and the ICU....Pages 523-530
Abnormalities of the ST Segment....Pages 531-542
Functional Mitral Regurgitation in the Critically Ill....Pages 543-551
Front Matter....Pages 553-553
Feedback to Improve the Quality of CPR....Pages 555-564
The Post-cardiac Arrest Syndrome....Pages 565-574
Use of a Standardized Treatment Protocol for Post-cardiac Resuscitation Care....Pages 575-588
Therapeutic Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest....Pages 589-599
Front Matter....Pages 601-601
Biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury in Critical Illness....Pages 603-611
The Role of Biomarkers in Cardiac Surgery-associated Acute Kidney Injury....Pages 612-619
Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin: An Emerging Biomarker for Angina Renalis....Pages 620-626
Front Matter....Pages 627-627
How does Intra-abdominal Pressure Affect the Daily Management of My Patients?....Pages 629-645
ICG Clearance Monitoring in ICU Patients....Pages 646-657
Front Matter....Pages 627-627
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in Cirrhosis: Defining and Managing Organ Dysfunction....Pages 658-671
Front Matter....Pages 673-673
The Curse of Overfeeding and the Blight of Underfeeding....Pages 675-682
Enteral Feeding during Circulatory Failure: Myths and Reality....Pages 683-694
Enteral Nutrition with Anti-inflammatory Lipids in ALI/ARDS....Pages 695-704
Glutamine Supplementation in ICU Patients....Pages 705-715
Front Matter....Pages 717-717
Burn Causes Prolonged Insulin Resistance and Hyperglycemia....Pages 719-727
Glucose Variability in Critically Ill Patients....Pages 728-737
Front Matter....Pages 739-739
Corticosteroid Biology in Critical Illness: Modulatory Mechanisms and Clinical Implications....Pages 741-752
Corticosteroid Treatment of Patients in Septic Shock....Pages 753-760
Front Matter....Pages 761-761
New Anticoagulants: Anti-IIa or Anti-Xa Agents?....Pages 763-768
Emergency Reversal of Anticoagulants....Pages 769-779
Front Matter....Pages 781-781
The Role of Imaging in Acute Brain Injury....Pages 783-800
Monitoring and Managing Raised Intracranial Pressure after Traumatic Brain Injury....Pages 801-808
Sepsis-associated Encephalopathy....Pages 809-816
Front Matter....Pages 817-817
Acute Tumor Lysis Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management....Pages 819-827
Life-threatening Neurological Complications in Patients with Malignancies....Pages 828-844
Should We Admit Critically Ill Cancer Patients to the ICU?....Pages 845-855
Front Matter....Pages 857-857
Optimizing Drug Dosing in the ICU....Pages 859-869
Relevant CYP450-mediated Drug Interactions in the ICU....Pages 870-877
Front Matter....Pages 879-879
Sedation and Pain Management in the ICU....Pages 881-905
Front Matter....Pages 879-879
The Role of Dexmedetomidine in Intensive Care....Pages 906-914
Monitoring Delirium in the ICU....Pages 915-931
Front Matter....Pages 933-933
Intensive Care for the Elderly: Current and Future Concerns....Pages 935-943
ICU Performance: Managing with Balanced Scorecards....Pages 944-957
Front Matter....Pages 959-959
Towards a Neuro-scientific Explanation of Near-death Experiences?....Pages 961-968
Managing Conflict at the End-of-Life....Pages 969-978
Strengths and Weaknesses of Substitute Decision Making in the ICU....Pages 979-988
Back Matter....Pages 989-998