Update 1987

Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Metabolism in the Intensive Care Patient....Pages 3-11
Abnormal Metabolic Control in Septic Multiple Organ Failure....Pages 12-15
Thermoregulation and Metabolic Rate in Injury and Sepsis....Pages 16-25
Prevention of Multiple Organ Failure in the Critically Ill....Pages 26-39
Parenteral Nutrition: When and How?....Pages 40-48
Parenteral Nutrition: Practical Aspects....Pages 49-52
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
Role of Complement Activation in Human Sepsis and Septic Shock....Pages 55-62
Nosocomial Staphylococcal Infections....Pages 63-70
Surgery in Infective Endocarditis....Pages 71-76
Antiviral Chemotherapy: Potential Drugs for the Treatment of Severe Virus Infections....Pages 77-85
Corticosteroids in the Sepsis Syndrome....Pages 86-92
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
Formation and Clearance of Pulmonary Edema....Pages 95-108
Lung Injury and Prospects for Therapy....Pages 109-122
The Role of Pulmonary Surfactant in the Pathogenesis and Therapy of ARDS....Pages 123-134
The Role of Prostaglandins in ARDS....Pages 135-140
Chromogenic Peptide Substrate Assays....Pages 141-147
Shock Pancreas: A New Entity?....Pages 148-154
Can ARDS and MOF Be Prevented?....Pages 155-162
Etiology and Multiple Organ System Failure as Prognostic Factors in ARDS....Pages 163-170
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
Management of Decompensated COPD....Pages 173-179
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
Gas Exchange in Obstructive Lung Disease....Pages 180-191
Dynamic Hyperinflation: Intrinsic PEEP and Its Ramifications in Patients with Respiratory Failure....Pages 192-198
Assessment of Ventilation/Perfusion Abnormalities in the Critically Ill....Pages 199-204
Mass Spectrometry in the ICU....Pages 205-209
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Pulmonary Blood Flow and Blood Volume During Positive Pressure Ventilation....Pages 213-222
Pharmacologic Interventions During Respiratory Failure....Pages 223-227
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV): A New Approach to the Management of Acute Lung Injury....Pages 228-233
Beneficial Effects of Expiratory Flow Retardation During Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 234-239
Role of Respiratory Muscles in Weaning....Pages 240-249
Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation: Non-Ventilatory Considerations....Pages 250-252
Extracorporeal Support in Acute Respiratory Failure....Pages 253-259
Front Matter....Pages 261-261
Assessment of Myocardial Function....Pages 263-270
Advances in the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction....Pages 271-276
Thrombolysis in Acute Myocardial Infarction — A Race Against Time....Pages 277-286
Inotropic Therapy in Acute Circulatory Failure....Pages 287-292
Cardiocirculatory Failure in Children....Pages 293-295
Pathophysiology and Treatment of Right Ventricular Dysfunction Due to Pulmonary Embolism....Pages 296-303
Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Pulmonary Embolism....Pages 304-308
Intensive Care in Post-Cardiac Arrest Patients....Pages 309-316
Cerebral Resuscitation....Pages 317-324
Front Matter....Pages 325-325
The Utility of Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Evaluation in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 327-335
Monitoring of Right Ventricular Performance in the ICU....Pages 336-341
Dual Oximetry in Assessment of Cardiopulmonary Function....Pages 342-348
Sv̄O 2 Monitoring in Anesthesia and Postoperative Intensive Care....Pages 349-355
Esophageal Measurement of Aortic Blood Flow by Echo-Doppler....Pages 356-365
Two Dimensional Transoesophageal Echocardiographic Monitoring of Ventricular Wall Motions....Pages 366-374
Front Matter....Pages 375-375
Pre-Hospital Management of Severe Haemorrhagic Shock....Pages 377-384
Fluid Therapy....Pages 385-392
Transfusion of Blood and Blood Products....Pages 393-401
Non-Neurological Management of Head Trauma....Pages 402-406
Front Matter....Pages 407-407
Epidemiologic Determinants of an Emergency Department Population....Pages 409-413
Obstetrical Emergencies....Pages 414-421
Asphyxia: A Re-Appraisal....Pages 422-428
Hyperbaric O 2 Therapy — New Approaches....Pages 429-431
Emergency Abdominal Sonography....Pages 432-441
The Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome....Pages 442-451
Anesthetic Techniques in Circulatory Shock....Pages 452-459
Sedative Therapy....Pages 460-461
Indications of Muscle Relaxants and Methods of Paralysis Control in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 462-468
Front Matter....Pages 469-469
Oncologic and Hematologic Problems in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit....Pages 471-480
Front Matter....Pages 469-469
Prognostic Studies in the ICU: How Do They Affect Our Management?....Pages 481-485
Organ Procurement and Donor Maintenance....Pages 486-490
Is There a Place for Patients with AIDS in the ICU?....Pages 491-494