Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2015

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 Early Identification of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Causative Pathogens: Focus on the Value of Gram-stain Examination
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   Chapter 2 Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections: A Critical Look at the Role and Research of Quality Improvement Interventions and Strategies
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   Chapter 3 Clostridium difficile Infection
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   Chapter 4 Viral Sepsis
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   Chapter 5 Light and Shade of New Antibiotics
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   Chapter 6 Optimizing Antimicrobial Efficacy at Minimal Toxicity: A Novel Indication for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy?
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   Chapter 7 Combatting Resistance in Intensive Care: The Multimodal Approach of the Spanish ICU “ Zero Resistance ” Program
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   Chapter 8 Immune System Dysfunction and Multidrug-resistant Bacteria in Critically Ill Patients: Inflammasones and Future Perspectives
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    Chapter 9 Tachycardia in Septic Shock: Pathophysiological Implications and Pharmacological Treatment
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    Chapter 10 Angiotensin II in Septic Shock
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    Chapter 11 β-Blockers in Critically Ill Patients: From Physiology to Clinical Evidence
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    Chapter 12 Prehospital Endotracheal Intubation: Elemental or Detrimental?
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    Chapter 13 Hyperoxia in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine: Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde? An Update
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    Chapter 14 Extracorporeal Gas Exchange for Acute Respiratory Failure in Adult Patients: A Systematic Review
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    Chapter 15 Update on the Role of Extracorporeal CO2 Removal as an Adjunct to Mechanical Ventilation in ARDS
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    Chapter 16 Fundamentals and Timing of Tracheostomy: ICU Team and Patient Perspectives
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    Chapter 17 Shared Decision-making to Pursue, Withhold or Withdraw Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure
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    Chapter 18 New Fully Non-invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring Technologies: Groovy or Paltry Tools
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    Chapter 19 Assessing Global Perfusion During Sepsis: SvO 2 , Venoarterial PCO 2 Gap or Both?
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    Chapter 20 An Update on Cerebral Oxygenation Monitoring, an Innovative Application in Cardiac Arrest and Neurological Emergencies
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    Chapter 21 Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest and Survival to Hospital Discharge: A Series of Systemic Reviews and Meta-analyses
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    Chapter 22 Cooling Techniques for Targeted Temperature Management Post-cardiac Arrest
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    Chapter 23 How Does Volume Make the Blood Go Around?
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    Chapter 24 Clinical Implications from Dynamic Modeling of Crystalloid Fluids
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    Chapter 25 Urinary Electrolyte Monitoring in the Critically Ill: Revisiting Renal Physiology
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    Chapter 26 Management of AKI: The Role of Biomarkers
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    Chapter 27 Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7: An Emerging Therapeutic Target for Sepsis-associated Acute Kidney Injury
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    Chapter 28 Long-term Sequelae from Acute Kidney Injury: Potential Mechanisms for the Observed Poor Renal Outcomes
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    Chapter 29 Application of the Acute Kidney Injury Network Criteria in Patients with Cirrhosis and Ascites: Benefits and Limitations
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    Chapter 30 Intensive Care Management of Severe Acute Liver Failure
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    Chapter 31 Human Albumin: An Important Bullet Against Bacterial Infection in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis?
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    Chapter 32 Open Abdomen Management: Challenges and Solutions for the ICU Team
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    Chapter 33 Protein Intake in Critical Illness
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    Chapter 34 Rational and Timely Use of Coagulation Factor Concentrates in Massive Bleeding Without Point-of-Care Coagulation Monitoring
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    Chapter 35 Optimal Temperature Management in Trauma: Warm, Cool or In-between?
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    Chapter 36 Detection of Consciousness in the Severely Injured Brain
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    Chapter 37 The Role of Local and Systemic Inflammation in the Pathogenesis of Intensive Care Unit-acquired Weakness
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    Chapter 38 Critical Illness is Top Sport
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    Chapter 39 Vital Signs: From Monitoring to Prevention of Deterioration in General Wards
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    Chapter 40 Rapid Response Systems: Are they Really Effective?
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    Chapter 41 Severe Sepsis Beyond the Emergency Department and ICU: Targeting Early Identification and Treatment on the Hospital Floor
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    Chapter 42 State of the Art Review: The Data Revolution in Critical Care
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    Chapter 43 Creating a Learning Healthcare System in the ICU