Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine Brussels, Belgium, March 26–29, 1985

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Pathophysiology of Acute Lung Injury....Pages 3-12
Involvement of Oxygen Radical in Pulmonary Edema....Pages 13-19
Physiological Effects of Increased Airway Pressure....Pages 20-23
Cardiopulmonary Interactions in Critical Illness....Pages 24-25
Nutritional Effects on Ventilation....Pages 26-28
Front Matter....Pages 29-29
Hypothermia....Pages 31-34
Dog, Cat and Human Bites....Pages 35-40
General Approach of the Acutely Intoxicated Patient....Pages 41-45
The Cardiotoxicity of Drugs and Poisons....Pages 46-49
Blood Purification Techniques in Intensive Care Units with Special Reference to Acute Renal Failure....Pages 50-55
Hepatocellular Dysfunction in the Critically Ill....Pages 56-59
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
Study of Intensive Care in France: Methodology of a Multicentric Study and Preliminary Results....Pages 63-65
Front Matter....Pages 67-67
Acute Vascular Obstructions: The Internist’s Point of View....Pages 69-72
Hemodynamic Consequences of Acidemia and Alkalemia....Pages 73-76
Hemodynamic and Gasometric Implications of SvO 2 Measurements....Pages 77-80
Venous Return During Positive Pressure Breathing....Pages 81-83
Coagulation Disorders in the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome....Pages 84-88
Laryngotracheal Complications After Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 89-91
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
Acute Respiratory Insufficiency: New Aspects of Managing Ventilatory Support....Pages 95-97
Weaning from Ventilatory Support....Pages 98-101
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
Status Asthmaticus: Implication for Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 102-103
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Antibiotic Management of Severe Peritonitis....Pages 107-110
Immunologic Approaches to Control of Gram Negative Infections....Pages 111-111
Pulmonary Infection in the Immunocompromized Patient....Pages 112-114
Management of Necrotizing Fasciitis and Related Infection....Pages 115-116
Front Matter....Pages 117-117
Therapy of Critically Ill Postoperative Patients Based on Outcome Prediction and Prospective Clinical Trials....Pages 119-126
Estimation of Pulmonary Capillary Pressure Using Swan-Ganz Catheters....Pages 127-132
Infection Due to Intravascular Catheterization....Pages 133-136
Measurement of Right Ventricular Ejection Fraction by Thermodilution....Pages 137-139
Use of the Pulmonary Artery Catheter for Cardiac Pacing and Recording of the Intracardiac Electrocardiogram....Pages 140-143
Limits of Aerobic Metabolism in Critical Illness....Pages 144-145
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Energy Expenditure in the Acutely Ill Patient....Pages 149-151
Nutritional Support of the Critically Ill Patient....Pages 152-159
Fat Metabolism in the Critically Ill....Pages 160-162
Practical Aspects of Enteral Nutrition....Pages 163-167
Nutrition of the Patient with Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 168-171
Acute Metabolic Complications During Artificial Nutrition....Pages 172-175
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage....Pages 179-184
Treatment of Systemic Hypertension Associated with Acute Cerebral Disorders....Pages 185-187
Early Assessment of Outcome in Severe Head Injury by Auditory Brainstem Response (ABRs)....Pages 188-192
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Barbiturate Therapy in Severe Head Trauma....Pages 193-196
Ventilatory Support for Pulmonary Failure of the Head Trauma Patient....Pages 197-200
Blunt Chest Trauma....Pages 201-209
Management of Thoracic Trauma....Pages 210-214
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Echocardiography in the Coronary Care Unit....Pages 217-223
Coronary Angioplasty in the Treatment of Unstable Angina....Pages 224-227
Coronary Angioplasty in Impending and Evolving Myocardial Infarction....Pages 228-231
Systemic Versus Intracoronary Thrombolytic Treatment in Acute Myocardial Infarction....Pages 232-235
Right Ventricular Infarction....Pages 236-237
New Aspects of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation....Pages 238-243
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Management of Traumatic Shock....Pages 247-253
Hemodynamic Aspects of Septic Shock....Pages 254-257
Controversial Aspects About the Management of Septic Shock....Pages 258-258
Arachidonic Acid Metabolites and Lung Injury in Sepsis and Trauma....Pages 259-263
Respiratory Muscle Fatigue During Cardiogenic Shock....Pages 264-267
Circulatory Shock: A Microcirculatory Defect....Pages 268-270
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
Management of the Patient on a Ventilator....Pages 273-275
Guidelines for the Use of Parenteral Nutrition....Pages 276-279
Interpretation of Blood Gases and Related Measurements....Pages 280-286
Lactic Acidosis....Pages 287-289
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
Hypertensive Crises....Pages 290-293
Hemodynamic Management of Acute Respiratory Failure....Pages 294-297
Search for Intra-Abdominal Sepsis: Radiological Diagnosis....Pages 298-299
Search for Intra-Abdominal Sepsis: Causes and Clinical Diagnostic Features of Early Postoperative Fever....Pages 300-301
Diagnosis of Peritoneal Infection by Simultaneous Measurement of Lactate Concentration in Peritoneal Fluid and Blood....Pages 302-304