Textbook of Critical Care

Jean-Louis Vincent, MD, PhDProfessor of Intensive Care MedicineUniversit é Libre de BruxellesDepartment of Intensive CareErasme University HospitalBrussels, BelgiumJohn J. Marini, MDProfessor of MedicinePulmonary and Critical Care MedicineUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN

"This book is one of the standard comprehensive texts in critical care medicine. This eighth edition is the most recent version of the book, which was originally released in 1984." -©Doody’s Review Service, 2023, David James Dries, MSE, MD (Regions Hospital) Doody's Score: 5 Stars! Doody's Core Titles® 2022"The Textbook of Critical Care, 8th Edition addresses common critical care conditions in depth, making it a thorough and detailed resource to aid in diagnosing and managing these complex patients. This review provides the perspective of a medical student and an anesthesiologist whose practice is at a quaternary hospital with a substantial patient population requiring critical perioperative care. Written by four experts in the field, the textbook is a well-organized, evidence-based reference that is suitable for trainees, generalists, and critical-care specialists. The textbook is divided into 15 parts, totalling 1,376 pages. It is easy to navigate its substantial volume as it is organized by organ system...The content of the book is clinically relevant and outlines landmark studies...The illustrations and flowcharts are appropriate and clear...This comprehensive textbook provides a wealth of evidence-based information from basic concepts to specific topics, such as transplants, neurologic care, and cardiac critical care. The ease of use of the e-book, combined with its additional reference material, adds substantial benefit to the user. We would highly recommend this book for anyone interested in critical care medicine." --Natalie Vankka, BSc, PhD & Vivian H. Y. Ip, MBChB, FRCA, Springer

• PART I Common Problems1 Sudden Deterioration in Neurologic Status2 Agitation and Delirium3 Management of Acute Pain in the Intensive Care Unit4 Fever and Hyperthermia5 Very High Systemic Arterial Blood Pressure6 Low Systemic Arterial Blood Pressure7 Tachycardia and Bradycardia8 Arterial Hypoxemia9 Acute Respiratory Failure10 Hyperbaric Oxygen in Critical Care11 Pulmonary Edema12 Pleural Effusion in the Intensive Care Unit13 Polyuria14 Oliguria15 Metabolic Acidosis and Alkalosis16 Hyperkalemia and Hypokalemia17 Hyperphosphatemia and Hypophosphatemia18 Hypomagnesemia19 Hypocalcemia and Hypercalcemia20 Disorders of Glucose Control or Blood Glucose Disorders21 Anemia22 Coagulopathy in the Intensive Care Unit23 Jaundice24 Ascites25 Acute Abdominal Pain26 Ileus in Critical Illness27 Diarrhea28 Chest Pain29 Biochemical or Electrocardiographic Evidence of Acute Myocardial InjuryPART II Common Approaches for Organ Support, Diagnosis, and Monitoring30 Point-of-Care Ultrasound31 Echocardiography32 Cardiovascular Monitoring33 Bedside Monitoring of Pulmonary Function34 Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation35 Tracheal Intubation36 Tracheostomy37 Basic Principles of Mechanical Ventilation38 Basic Principles of Renal Replacement Therapy39 Target Temperature Management in Critically Ill Patients40 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (Venovenous and Venoarterial ECMO)41 Nutritional SupportPART III Central Nervous System42 Advanced Bedside Neuromonitoring43 Coma44 Use of Brain Injury Biomarkers in Critical Care Settings45 Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation46 Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke47 Nontraumatic Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage48 Seizures in the Critically Ill49 Neuromuscular Disorders in the Critically Ill50 Traumatic Brain Injury51 Spinal Cord Injury52 NeuroimagingPART IV Pulmonary53 Core Principles of Respiratory Physiology and Pathophysiology in Critical Illness54 Patient-Ventilator Interaction55 Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation56 Advanced Techniques in Mechanical Ventilation57 Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation58 Adjunctive Respiratory Therapy59 Intensive Care Unit Imaging60 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome61 Drowning62 Aspiration Pneumonitis and Pneumonia63 Severe Asthma Exacerbation in Adults64 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease65 Pulmonary Embolism66 Pneumothorax67 Community-Acquired Pneumonia68 Nosocomial PneumoniaPART V Cardiovascular69 Core Principles of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology in Critical Illness70 Acute Coronary Syndromes: Therapy71 Supraventricular Arrhythmias72 Ventricular Arrhythmias73 Conduction Disturbances and Cardiac Pacemakers74 Myocarditis and Acute Myopathies75 Pericardial Diseases76 Emergency Heart Valve Disorders77 Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Failure78 Hypertensive Crisis: Emergency and Urgency79 Pathophysiology and Classification of Shock States80 Resuscitation From Circulatory Shock81 Inotropic Therapy82 Mechanical Support in Cardiogenic ShockPART VI Gastrointestinal83 Portal Hypertension: Critical Care Considerations84 Hepatorenal Syndrome85 Hepatopulmonary Syndrome86 Hepatic Encephalopathy87 Acute Liver Failure88 Calculous and Acalculous Cholecystitis89 Acute Pancreatitis90 Abdominal Sepsis91 Mechanical Bowel Obstruction92 Toxic Megacolon and Ogilvie’s Syndrome93 Severe Gastrointestinal BleedingPART VII Renal94 Core Principles of Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology in Critical Illness95 Clinical Assessment of Renal Function96 Biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury97 Water Metabolism98 Advanced Techniques in Blood Purification99 Fluid and Volume Therapy in the ICU100 Acute Kidney Injury101 Urinary Tract Obstruction102 Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury103 Glomerulonephritis104 Interstitial NephritisPART VIII Infectious Diseases105 Antimicrobial Stewardship106 Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Pneumonia107 Antimicrobial Agents With Primary Activity Against Gram-Negative Bacteria108 Antimicrobial Agents With Primary Activity Against Gram-Positive Bacteria109 Antimicrobial Agents Active Against Anaerobic Bacteria110 Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract111 Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections112 Septic Shock113 Infections of the Urogenital Tract114 Central Nervous System Infections115 Infections of Skin, Muscle, and Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections116 Head and Neck Infections117 Infectious Endocarditis118 Fungal Infections119 Influenza and Acute Viral Syndromes120 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection121 Infections in the Immunocompromised Patient122 Tuberculosis123 Malaria and Other Tropical Infections in the Intensive Care Unit124 Clostridioides difficile InfectionPART IX Hematology125 Anemia and RBC Transfusion126 Guidelines for Blood Component Therapy127 Venous Thromboembolism128 Anticoagulation in the Intensive Care Unit129 Monitoring of Coagulation Status130 Critical Care of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant RecipientPART X Obstetrics131 Cardiovascular and Endocrinologic Changes Associated With Pregnancy132 Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy133 Acute Pulmonary Complications During Pregnancy134 Postpartum HemorrhagePART XI Endocrine135 Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State136 Adrenal Insufficiency137 Thyroid Disorders138 Diabetes InsipidusPART XII Pharmacology and Toxicology139 General Principles of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics140 Poisoning: Overview of Approaches for Evaluation and TreatmentPART XIII Surgery/Trauma141 Resuscitation of Hypovolemic Shock142 Mediastinitis143 Epistaxis144 Management of the Postoperative Cardiac Surgical Patient145 Intensive Care Unit Management of Lung Transplant Patients146 Perioperative Management of the Liver Transplant Patient147 Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation: The Ultimate Treatment for Intestinal Failure148 Aortic Dissection149 Mesenteric Ischemia150 Abdominal Compartment Syndrome151 Extremity Compartment Syndromes152 Thromboembolization and Thrombolytic Therapy153 Atheroembolization154 Pressure Ulcers155 Burns, Including Inhalation Injury156 Thoracic Trauma157 Abdominal Trauma158 Pelvic Fractures and Long Bone Fractures159 Determination of Brain Death and Management of the Brain-Dead Organ Donor160 Donation After Cardiac Death (Non-Heart-Beating Donation)PART XIV Ethical and End-of-Life Issues161 Conversations With Families of Critically Ill Patients162 Resource Allocation in the Intensive Care Unit163 Basic Ethical Principles in Critical CarePART XV Organization and Management164 Building Teamwork to Improve Outcomes165 Severity of Illness Indices and Outcome Prediction166 Long-Term Outcomes of Critical Illness167 Early Ambulation in the ICU168 Mass Critical Care169 Telemedicine in Intensive Care170 Teaching Critical CareOnline ChaptersE1 Difficult Airway Management for Intensivists, 1370.e1E2 Bedside Ultrasonography, 1370.e36E3 Central Venous Catheterization, 1370.e67E4 Arterial Cannulation and Invasive Blood Pressure Measurement, 1370.e71E5 Bedside Pulmonary Artery Catheterization, 1370.e80E6 Cardioversion and Defibrillation, 1370.e83E7 Transvenous and Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing, 1370.e85E8 Ventricular Assist Device Implantation, 1370.e87E9 Pericardiocentesis, 1370.e90E10 Paracentesis and Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage, 1370.e95E11 Thoracentesis, 1370.e99E12 Chest Tube Placement, Care, and Removal, 1370.e101E13 Fiber-Optic Bronchoscopy, 1370.e105E14 Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Protected Specimen Bronchial Brushing, 1370.e111E15 Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy, 1370.e114E16 Esophageal Balloon Tamponade, 1370.e118E17 Nasoenteric Feeding Tube Insertion, 1370.e120E18 Lumbar Puncture, 1370.e122E19 Jugular Venous and Brain Tissue Oxygen Tension Monitoring, 1370.e124E20 Intracranial Pressure Monitoring, 1370.e130E21 Indirect Calorimetry, 1370.e133E22 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Cannulation, 1370.e134