Main description:

The Annual Update compiles reviews of the most recent developments in experimental and clinical intensive care and emergency medicine research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. The chapters are written by well recognized experts in these fields. The book is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and emergency medicine.

Contents:

Common Abbreviations.- Part I Infections.- Severe Influenza Infection: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Management and Future Therapy.- Implementing Antimicrobial Stewardship in Critical Care: A Practical Guide.- Part II Sepsis.- Microvesicles in Sepsis: Implications for the Activated Coagulation System 29 Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells for Sepsis.- Part III Fluids.- Fluid Balance During Septic Shock: It's Time to Optimize.- How to Use Fluid Responsiveness in Sepsis.- Use of 'Tidal Volume Challenge' to Improve the Reliability of Pulse Pressure Variation.- Distribution of Crystalloids and Colloids During Fluid Resuscitation: All Fluids Can be Good and Bad?.- Part IV Renal Issues.- New Diagnostic Approaches in Acute Kidney Injury.- When Should Renal Replacement Therapy Start?.- An Overview of Complications Associated with Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients.- Measuring Quality in the Care of Patients with Acute Kidney Injury.- Characteristics and Outcomes of Chronic Dialysis Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.- Part V Metabolic Support.- Energy Expenditure During Extracorporeal Circulation.- Vitamin D, Hospital-Acquired Infections and Mortality in Critically Ill Patients: Emerging Evidence.- Part VI Cardiac Conditions.- Anemia and Blood Transfusion in the Critically Ill Patient with Cardiovascular Disease.- Right Ventriculo-Arterial Coupling in the Critically Ill.- Part VII Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.-Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest with Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation.- Airway and Ventilation During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.- Part VIII Oxygenation and Respiratory Failure.- High-Flow Nasal Cannula Support Therapy: New Insights and Improving Performance.- Urgent Endotracheal Intubation in the ICU: Rapid Sequence Intubation Versus Graded Sedation Approach.- Sedation in ARDS: An Evidence-Based Challenge.- Mechanical Ventilation in ICU Obese Patients: From Intubation to Extubation.- Novel Insights in ICU-Acquired Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction: Implications for Clinical Care.- Part IX Neurological Conditions.- Neuroanatomy of Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy.- Clinical Utility of Blood-Based Protein Biomarkers in Traumatic Brain Injury.- Novel Metabolic Substrates for Feeding the Injured Brain.- Part X Burn Patients.- Fluid Therapy for Critically Ill Burn Patients.- Burn Patients and Blood Product Transfusion Practice: Time for a Consensus?.- Part XI Drug Development and Pharmaceutical Issues.- Bridging the Translational Gap: The Challenges of Novel Drug Development in Critical Care.- Medicating Patients During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: The Evidence is Building.- Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Anesthetic Agents.- Part XII The Extremes of Age.- Facing the Ongoing Challenge of the Febrile Young Infant.- Post-Discharge Morbidity and Mortality in Children with Sepsis.- Emergency Abdominal Surgery in the Elderly: How Can We Reduce the Risk in a Challenging Population?.- Part XIII Simulation.- Patient-Specific Real-Time Cardiovascular Simulation as Clinical Decision Support in Intensive Care Medicine.- Making the Best Use of Simulation Training in Critical Care Medicine.- Part XIV Organization and Quality of Care.- We Have Good Enough Data to Support Sepsis Performance Measurement.- The Use of Health Information Technology to Improve Sepsis Care.- Beyond Semantics: 'Disproportionate Use of Intensive Care Resources' or 'Medical Futility'?.- Reflections on Work-Related Stress Among Intensive Care Professionals: An Historical Impression.- Index.