50 Landmark Papers every Intensivist Should Know

Contributors. Section One: Respiratory. Diagnosis and Epidemiology of ARDS. ARDS Treatment. Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation. Pulmonary Embolism. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Section Two: Cardiac. Perioperative Arrhythmias. Congestive Heart Failure. Perioperative Myocardial Infarction. Hypertensive Emergencies. Mechanical Circulatory Support. Section Three: Renal. Severe Electrolyte Disturbances for Severe Electrolyte Disturbances. Acute Kidney Injury. Continuous versus Intermittent Renal Replacement Therapy. Colloid Versus Crystalloids. Section Four: Gastrointestinal. Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Acute Pancreatitis. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. Mesenteric Ischemia. Treatment of Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhotic Patients. Section Five: Infection. Catheter-Related Infections. Diagnosis and Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Urinary Tract Infection. Fever in the ICU. Fulminant Colitis. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections. Sepsis I: Antibiotic Therapy. Sepsis II: Monitoring and Resuscitation. Steroids in Septic Shock. Treatment of Abdominal Sepsis. Section Six: Endocrine. Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Glucose Management in the ICU. Section Seven: Neurological Conditions. Acute Stroke. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Delirium. Intractable Intracranial Hypertension. Section Eight: Hematology. Coagulopathy. Postoperative Bleeding. Transfusion Trigger. Massive Transfusion. Section Nine: Trauma. Burns. ICU Issues with Thoracic Trauma. ICU Issues with Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma. Extremity Trauma. Section Ten: Miscellaneous. Traumatic Brain Injury. Pressure Wounds. ICU Monitoring. Alcohol Withdrawal. Nutrition. Telemedicine in the ICU. Index.