Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 1997

Front Matter....Pages I-XXV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Importance of Cell Wall Components of Gram-Positive Bacteria in Gram-Positive Septic Shock....Pages 3-13
Inflammatory Responses During Human Endotoxemia....Pages 14-30
Activation of Nuclear Factor-кB in Sepsis and ARDS....Pages 31-41
The Cytokine Response to Hemorrhagic Shock....Pages 42-51
Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Expression in Acutely Inflamed Tissues....Pages 52-62
TNF in Septic Shock and Cerebral Malaria....Pages 63-73
Interleukin-1-Mediated Acute Lung Injury....Pages 74-82
Cytokine-Networks and ARDS....Pages 83-90
Disordered Apoptosis as a Mechanism for Adverse Outcome....Pages 91-99
Apoptosis in the Resolution of Systemic Inflammation....Pages 100-108
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
Cytokine-Mediated Enhancement of Host Defense....Pages 111-122
Is it Beneficial to Augment or to Inhibit Neutrophil Function in Severe Infections and Sepsis?....Pages 123-132
Hemofiltration in Sepsis and Septic Shock....Pages 133-139
Extracorporal Techniques to Accelerate Clearance of TNF-α and IL-1β in Septic Patients....Pages 140-148
Clinical Trials for the Evaluation of Sepsis Therapies....Pages 149-157
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Prognostic Factors in Pre-Septic States....Pages 161-167
Determinants of Outcome from Sepsis and Septic Shock....Pages 168-179
The Logistic Organ Dysfunction System....Pages 180-194
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Nitric Oxide: A Modulator of the Inflammation Response....Pages 197-210
Cytokine Regulation of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase....Pages 211-216
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Activation of Poly-(ADP-Ribose) Synthetase by Peroxynitrite....Pages 217-229
Clinical Effects of Cell-Free Hemoglobin, a Scavenger of Nitric Oxide, in Septic Shock....Pages 230-239
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Mechanisms of Decreased Cardiac Function in Sepsis....Pages 243-255
Septic Myocardial Dysfunction: Role of Cytokines and Nitric Oxide....Pages 256-276
O 2 Transport in the Peripheral Circulation in Sepsis....Pages 277-288
Use and Misuse of Catecholamines: Combination in Septic Shock Patients....Pages 289-301
Front Matter....Pages 303-303
Cardiorespiratory Physiology and Pathophysiology in Pregnancy....Pages 305-316
Pulmonary Embolism....Pages 317-326
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
Emergency Evaluation of Acute Ischemic Coronary Syndrome....Pages 329-338
Serious Arrhythmias and Anesthesia....Pages 339-355
Percutaneous Mechanical Circulatory Assistance....Pages 356-365
Peri-Operative Applications of Transesophageal Echocardiography....Pages 366-379
Front Matter....Pages 381-381
Prehospital Fluid Replacement....Pages 383-398
Volume Therapy: New Aspects of an Old Topic?....Pages 399-410
Albumin Physiology in the Septic and Post-Operative Patient....Pages 411-423
Effects of Hemoglobin in Sepsis....Pages 424-441
Quality of Life Benefit from Avoiding Allogeneic Blood Transfusion....Pages 442-453
Front Matter....Pages 455-455
Tracheostomy....Pages 457-469
Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy....Pages 470-482
Ventilation with an Unprotected Airway During Cardiac Arrest....Pages 483-492
Front Matter....Pages 493-493
Non-Invasive Ventilation....Pages 495-504
Workload of Non-Invasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure....Pages 505-513
New Modes of Ventilatory Support in Spontaneously Breathing Intubated Patients....Pages 514-533
Front Matter....Pages 535-535
Patient-Ventilator Interactions....Pages 537-546
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure....Pages 547-555
Inflection Point and Alveolar Recruitment in ARDS....Pages 556-567
Tracheal Gas Insufflation in ARDS....Pages 568-578
Current Status of Prone Position in ARDS....Pages 579-584
Experience in Liquid Ventilation....Pages 585-592
Front Matter....Pages 593-593
The Inflammatory Response in Pneumonia....Pages 595-606
The Challenge of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pneumonia....Pages 607-624
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Children....Pages 625-637
Rationale for Surfactant Therapy in Pneumonia....Pages 638-653
Front Matter....Pages 655-655
Intestinal Epithelial Hyperpermeability....Pages 657-668
Regional Capnometry....Pages 669-676
Assessment of Gastric Mucosal Perfusion by Laser-Doppler Flowmetry....Pages 677-686
Severe Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis....Pages 687-697
Front Matter....Pages 699-699
Early Enteral Feeding Improves Outcome....Pages 701-714
Nutrition and Survival....Pages 715-723
Front Matter....Pages 725-725
Focal Cerebral Ischemia....Pages 727-738
Front Matter....Pages 725-725
Cerebral Blood Flow in Acute Brain Injury....Pages 739-748
Guidelines for the Management of Severe Head Injury....Pages 749-765
Management of Severe Head Injury in Children....Pages 766-773
Neuromuscular Complications of Prolonged Critical Care....Pages 774-786
Front Matter....Pages 787-787
Near Drowning in Children: How the Fittest will Survive....Pages 789-801
SIRS in Heatstroke....Pages 802-812
Teaching Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Europe....Pages 813-826
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy — Intensive Care in a Hostile Environment?....Pages 827-835
The Medical Services at a Formula One Motoring Racing Grand Prix....Pages 836-844
Front Matter....Pages 845-845
Nephrotoxic Acute Renal Dysfunction....Pages 847-856
Front Matter....Pages 857-857
Immediate Post-Operative Care of Transplant Patients....Pages 859-867
Cytokine Responses During Clinical Cardiopulmonary Bypass....Pages 868-874
Front Matter....Pages 875-875
Quality of Organization in Intensive Care Units....Pages 877-884
Costs and Resource Utilization in Intensive Care....Pages 885-895
Can Intensive Care Units be Compared?....Pages 896-905
End-of-Life Decision-Making....Pages 906-913
Back Matter....Pages 915-921