Update 1991

Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Abdominal Interposed Between Thoracic Compressions During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation....Pages 3-10
The Resuscitation of Submersion Victims: WET-CPR?....Pages 11-17
Vasopressor Therapy in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation....Pages 18-24
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
Bolus Administration of Thrombolytic Agents....Pages 27-33
Cardioversion and Defibrillation: The Esophageal Approach....Pages 34-43
Origins, Evolution, and Prognosis of Acute Myocardial Ischemic Syndromes: Focus on Non-Q-Wave Myocardial Infarction....Pages 44-61
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
Effects of Therapy on Regional Blood Flow in Heart Failure....Pages 65-73
Effects of Dopamine Receptor Agonists on Cardiovascular and Renal Function....Pages 74-80
Inappropriateness of “Inotropic” Support with Epinephrine....Pages 81-89
Dobutamine Withdrawal....Pages 90-96
Oxygen Derived Parameters in Acute Heart Failure....Pages 97-104
Should Lactic Acidosis Be Corrected?....Pages 105-109
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Oxygen Transport Pattern in Hemorrhagic and Septic Patients....Pages 113-119
Classification of Shock in the Intensive Care Unit Using Transesophageal Two-Dimensional Echocardiography....Pages 120-125
Cardiac Alterations in Septic Shock: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Implications....Pages 126-136
Improvement of Tissue Oxygenation with Enoximone in Septic Shock....Pages 137-143
Blood Flow and Adrenergic Drugs in Septic Shock....Pages 144-152
Gastro-intestinal Mucosal Injury in Shock....Pages 153-160
Optical Spectroscopy for the Measurement of Tissue Hypoxia....Pages 161-171
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Oxygen Delivery and Consumption in Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Sepsis....Pages 175-181
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
The Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Adults with Gram-negative Sepsis....Pages 182-191
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) in Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)....Pages 192-197
Mediators of ARDS: A “Magic” Funnel....Pages 198-205
Is There an Analogy Between Sepsis and Strenuous Physical Exercise in the Process of Neutrophil Activation in Man: A Working Hypothesis?....Pages 206-212
Interactions Between Cytokines and Vascular Wall: Effect on the Contractile Function....Pages 213-222
Modulation of the Cytokine Response in Sepsis....Pages 223-231
The Orchestra of Mediators in the Pathogenesis of Septic Shock: A Review....Pages 232-246
Ways to Interfere with Lethal Cytokinemia....Pages 247-253
Cytokines: Role in Human Metabolism....Pages 254-261
Clinical Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor in Septic Shock....Pages 262-268
Tumor Necrosis Factor and the Disbalance Between Coagulant and Anticoagulant Mechanisms in Septicemia....Pages 269-273
Front Matter....Pages 275-275
Hemodynamic Variable Analysis During Mechanical Ventilation: Defining the Steady State....Pages 277-290
Pulsatile Flow Pulmonary Hemodynamics....Pages 291-296
Acute Left Ventricular Dysfunction During Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 297-305
Vasodilating Therapy in ARDS....Pages 306-309
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
Intensive Care Management of Life-Threatening Status Asthmaticus....Pages 313-323
Assessment of Respiratory Mechanics in ICU Patients....Pages 324-328
Diagnosis of Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction....Pages 329-338
Respiratory Workload During Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 339-344
Alternative Modalities for Ventilatory Support....Pages 345-354
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Diagnosis of Lung Infection in Intensive Care Unit Patients Using the Protected Specimen Brush Technique....Pages 357-364
The Protected Minialveolar Lavage Technique for the Diagnosis of Nosocomial Pneumonia....Pages 365-378
Selective Decontamination in ICU Patients: Benefits and Doubts....Pages 379-386
Mechanisms of Resistance to β-Lactam Antibiotics....Pages 387-395
How Do We Select Bacterial Resistance in the ICU?....Pages 396-400
Front Matter....Pages 401-401
Clinical Use of Hydroxyethyl Starches....Pages 403-414
Small Volume Hypertonic Resuscitation in Uncontrolled Hemorrhage....Pages 415-422
Small Volume Hypertonic Resuscitation: The Conceptional Basis for Volume Therapy in Septic Shock....Pages 423-432
Front Matter....Pages 433-433
Susceptibility of the Kidney to Hypoxia....Pages 435-443
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy....Pages 444-453
Front Matter....Pages 455-455
Initial Management of Trauma Patients....Pages 457-468
Emergency Treatment of Multiple Trauma in Children....Pages 469-481
Use and Misuse of Flumazenil in Clinical Toxicology....Pages 482-490
Front Matter....Pages 491-491
Lung Dysfunction After Head Injury....Pages 493-503
Cerebral Circulatory Monitoring....Pages 504-515
Venous Oxygen Saturation in the Jugular Bulb....Pages 516-521
Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity Using Doppler Techniques....Pages 522-529
Treatment of Tetanus....Pages 530-539
Plasma Exchange in the Guillain-Barré Syndrome....Pages 540-545
Front Matter....Pages 547-547
Sedation in Intensive Care....Pages 549-558
Front Matter....Pages 547-547
Using Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in ICU: A Need for More Control?....Pages 559-564
Front Matter....Pages 565-565
Evaluation of Iatrogenic Complications in Intensive Care Units....Pages 567-573
Use of a Probability Model for Predicting ICU Outcome....Pages 574-580
Enteral Nutrition and Infection: Benefits and Risks....Pages 581-589
Approach to the Patient with Severe Liver Failure....Pages 590-597