Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTSPART I: An Overview of the Approach to and Organization of Critical CareChapter 1. Approach to Critical CareChapter 2.Assessing Cost-Effectiveness in the ICUChapter 3.Improving the Quality of Care in the ICUChapter 4. Infection Control and Surveillance in the Intensive Care UnitChapter 5.Legal Issues in Critical CareChapter 6.Assessment of Severity of IllnessChapter 7.Transportation of the Critically Ill PatientChapter 8.TelemedicineChapter 9.Preparedness for CatastrophePART IIGeneral Management of the PatientChapter 10.Preventing MorbidityChapter 11.Nutrition in the Critically Ill PatientChapter 12.Intravascular DevicesChapter 13.Clinical Use of the Pulmonary Artery CatheterChapter 14.Pain Control, Sedation and Use of Muscle RelaxantsChapter 15.Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationChapter 16.Therapeutic HypothermiaChapter 17.Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Therapy & Administering Palliative CareChapter 18.Chronic Critical IllnessChapter 19.Long-Term Outcomes of Critical IllnessPART IIICardiovascular DisordersChapter 20.The Pathophysiology of the Circulation in Critical IllnessChapter 21.ShockChapter 22.Ventricular Dysfunction in Critical IllnessChapter 23.Diagnostic and Management Strategies for Acute Failure in the ICUChapter 24.Cardiac Arrhythmias, Pacing, Cardioversion/Defibrillation in the Critical Care SettingChapter 25.Myocardial IschemiaChapter 26.Acute Right Heart SyndromesChapter 27.Pulmonary Embolic Disorders: Thrombus, Air, and FATChapter 28.Pericardial DiseaseChapter 29.Valvular Heart DiseaseChapter 30.Aortic DissectionPART IVPulmonary DisordersChapter 31The Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis of Acute Respiratory FailureChapter 32.Ventilator Waveforms: Clinical InterpretationChapter 33.Noninvasive VentilationChapter 34. Upper Airway ObstructionChapter 35.Airway ManagementChapter 36.Management of the Ventilated PatientChapter 37.Ventilator-Induced Lung InquiryChapter 38.ARDSChapter 39.Acute-On-Chronic Respiratory FailureChapter 40.Severe AsthmaChapter 41. Massive HemoptysisChapter 42.Restrictive Disease of the Respiratory System and the Abdominal Compartment SyndromeChapter 43.Ventilator-Associated PneumoniaChapter 44.Liberation from Mechanical VentilationPART VInfectious DisordersChapter 45.Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy and the Clinical Pharmacology of Antimicrobial DrugsChapter 46.Sepsis with Acute Organ DysfunctionChapter 47.Approach to Infection in Patients Receiving Cytotoxic Chemotherapy for MalignancyChapter 48.AIDS in the Intensive Care UnitChapter 49.Endocarditis and Other Intravascular InfectionsChapter 50.Intravascular Access Devices Used in Critical CareChapter 51.PneumoniaChapter 52.Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous SystemChapter 53.EncephalomyelitisChapter 54.Life-Threatening Infections of the Head, Neck and Upper Respiratory TractChapter 55.Soft Tissue InfectionsChapter 56. Urinary Tract InfectionsChapter 57.Gastrointestinal InfectionsChapter 58.Severe MalariaChapter 59.TetanusChapter 60.Viral Hemorrhagic FeversChapter 61.Biowarfare AgentsPART VINeurologic DisordersChapter 62.Delirium in the Intensive Care UnitChapter 63.Cerebrovascular DiseaseChapter 64.Seizures in the Intensive Care UnitChapter 65.Intracranial Pressure: Monitoring and ManagementChapter 66.Neuromuscular Diseases Leading to Respiratory FailureChapter 67.Coma, Persistent Vegetative State, and Brain DeathPART VIIHematologic and Oncologic DisordersChapter 68.Anemia and Blood TransfusionChapter 69.Bleeding DisordersChapter 70.Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Hemolytic Syndromes, and the Approach to Thrombotic MicroangiopathiesChapter 71.Acute LeukemiaChapter 72.Oncologic EmergenciesChapter 73.Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Graft-Versus-Host DiseaseChapter 74.Toxicities of ChemotherapyPART VIII Renal and Metabolic DisordersChapter 75.Acute Renal FailureChapter 76.Electrolyte Disorders in Critical CareChapter 77.Acid-Base BalanceChapter 78.Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma, and HypoglycemiaChapter 79.Adrenocortical InsufficiencyChapter 80.Thyroid DiseasePART IXGastrointestinal DisordersChapter 81.Gut and Hepatobiliary DysfunctionChapter 82.Gastrointestinal HemorrhageChapter 83. Fulminant Hepatic FailureChapter 84.Management of the Patient with CirrhosisChapter 85.Acute PancreatitisChapter 86.Mesenteric IschemiaPART XThe Surgical PatientChapter 87.Special Considerations in the Surgical PatientChapter 88.Preoperative Assessment of the High-Risk Surgical PatientChapter 89.The Acute Abdomen and Intraabdominal SepsisChapter 90.The Transplant PatientChapter 91.Care of the Multiorgan DonorChapter 92.Priorities in Multisystem TraumaChapter 93.Head Injury and Intracranial HypertensionChapter 94.Spine InjuriesChapter 95.Torso TraumaChapter 96.Pelvic Ring Injuries and Extremity TraumaChapter 97.Electrical TraumaChapter 98. Burns: Resuscitation Phase (0-36 Hours)Chapter 99.Burns: Post-Resuscitation Phase (Day 2 to Day 6)Chapter 100. Burns: Inflammation-Infection Phase (Day 7 to Wound Closure)Chapter 101. Interventional RadiologyPART XISpecial Problems in Critical CareChapter 102. Toxicology in AdultsChapter 103. Critical Care PharmacologyChapter 104. Rheumatology in the Intensive Care UnitChapter 105. Critical Illness in PregnancyChapter 106. Anaphylactic and Anaphylactoid ReactionsChapter 107. Dermatologic ConditionsChapter 108. Sickle Cell DiseaseChapter 109. The Obesity Epidemic and Critical CareChapter 110. HypothermiaChapter 111. HyperthermiaChapter 112. Diving Medicine and Near-Drowning

About the Author

Jesse B. Hall, MD Professor of Medicine, and of Anesthesia and Critical Care Chief, Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care Director of Medical Intensive Care Unit Pritzker School of Medicine University of Chicago Dr. Hall is a recognized leader in the discipline and runs one of the top departments in the country. Both Drs. Hall and Schmidt are active presenters at national meetings and known internationally through their software company MedSym.



Gregory A. Schmidt, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Pritzker School of Medicine Dr. Hall is a recognized leader in the discipline and runs one of the top departments in the country. Both Drs. Hall and Schmidt are active presenters at national meetings and known internationally through their software company MedSym.

Reviews

"Principles of Critical Care is a very thorough and well-written textbook that has been carefully edited by three masters of intensive care medicine...It succeeds in achieving that tricky balance of being thorough and complete yet readable and practical. It's the kind of book that benefits all intensivists and anybody dealing with the critically ill."--Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Medicine 20070201