Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis of Diagnosis and Management in the Adult

The second edition is designed to be an authoritative textbook in the field of critical care medicine. The text has a broad multidisciplinary focus that would be appealing to critical care physicians trained in anesthesiology, surgery or pediatrics, as well as the internal medicine-trained critical care physician.Reduction in mortality from Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) by using lower tidal volume ventilation. Reduction in mortality from septic shock using activated protein C therapy Ability of reperfusion therapy (angioplasty or coronary surgery) to reduce death due to cardiogenic shock associated with myocardian infarction. Erthropoietin to treat anemia in the ICU Timing of blood transfusions in the critically ill. Management of Acute Ischemic Coronary Syndromes with platelet IIb/Illa receptor antagonists. New techniques in mechanical ventilation. Both editors are internationally acknowledged leaders in multidisciplinary critical care medicine and multisidciplinary practitioners Key Points lists at the end of chapter, to help readers make decisions rapidly and easily. Delivers key references that list other useful resources for information.Spanish version also available, ISBN: 84-8174-642-8