This critical care medicine book substantially differs from others due to the range of peculiarities that characterize it. Since it deals with acute patients in critical conditions, this is, as it were, a 'borderline'book,in the sense that it is intended for those, who, in their activity, need a continuous and in-depth interdisciplinary approach to optimize the quality of the treatments offered to critically-ill patients. This book helps to have a better understanding of the current limits of human intervention and aims at supplying updated guidelines; in particular, it is intended for those who, although having to guarantee continuity and top-quality therapies, must decide when and why the collaboration with and intervention by experts is necessary.

Basics of Critical Care Medicine

Anaesthesia
Why Are Hypertensive Patients at Risk in the Perioperative Period?
Pain
Acute Pain Modulation in the Central Nervous System: A Chronological Review
Homeostasis
Lactic Acidosis: Diagnosis and Treatment
Metabolism
Immunonutrition - A New Aspect in the Treatment of Critically Ill Patients
Pharmacology
Pharmacological Interactions in the Perioperative Period
Injury and Tissue Damage
Cellular and Humoral Markers of Tissue Damage
Role of Free Radicals in Critical Illness
Pathophysiology and Therapy of End-Organ Failure in Critical Illness
Organ Perfusion
Research Studies on Organ Perfusion: From the Lab to the Clinic
Ischemic Microvascular Failure in Severe Head Injury
Intestinal Microvascular Injury
Vasoactive Drugs and Splanchnic Perfusion
Perfusion in Renal Dysfunction
Oxygen Supply Dependency - Fact or Artifact?
Debate on DO2/VO2 Dependency During Inotropic Treatment
Cellular and Humoral Activity in Trauma and Sepsis
The Endothelium: A New Secretory Organ Target or Promoter of Pathophysiological Derangements in ICU Patients
Antioxidant Activity in the Therapy of Sepsis: From Experimental Data to Clinical Practice
Posttrauma Oxygen Debt and Its Metabolic Consequences
Chest Imaging in the ICU
Lung Disease in the ICU: A DifGcult Diagnostic Challenge
Pulmonary Oedema
A Window with a View of the Water
Radiological Monitoring of Pulmonary Edema
Pulmonary Embolism
MR Imaging in Venous Thromboembolism
Pulmonary Embolism: Role of Spiral CT
Vascular Techniques in Pulmonary Embolism
New Modes of Artificial Ventilation
Proportional Assist Ventilation (PAV): Physiologic Rationale and Clinical Advantages
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation
High Frequency Positive Pressure Ventilation
High Frequency Oscillation
Insufflation of Air / Oxygen into the Trachea: An Old Principle with New Perspectives
Concept: Open Up the Lung and Keep the Lung Open
Computer Supported Ventilation
Artificial Ventilation at the Bedside
The Problem of Weaning in COPD Patients
Respiratory Support Strategies in AIDS
Advances in Respiratory Mechanics
Mathematical Models in Respiratory Mechanics
Evolution of Theories and Interpretation of Respiratory Mechanics Data
Assessment of the Viscoelastic Constants Using the Rapid Airway Occlusion Technique
Invasive and Noninvasive Haemodynamic Monitoring
Technical Aspects of Haemodynamic Monitoringm
Pressure Wave Modifications in Different Cardiac and Respiratory Events
Noninvasive Pressure Measurements
Noninvasive Cardiac Output Measurements
Haemodynamic Profile and PetCO2 Monitoring in Patients at Risk
Trauma Operative Procedures (T.O.P.)
The Development of the Trauma System: Epidemiological Data
Evaluation and Triage. Current Use and Utility of the Trauma Scoring Systems
What Can We Do During the "Golden Hour" ?
Care of Trauma Patients: In-hospital Phase
Prehospital Care for Severe Trauma Patients: What Do We Mean by ALS?
Multivariable Physiologic Monitoring as a Guide to the Severity and Appropriate Therapy of Posttrauma ICU Patients
Optimisation of Oxygen Transport in Polytraumatised Patients
The Role of the Anesthesiologist During Nonconventional War
Cerebral and Spinal Dysfunction
Coma, Persistent Vegetative State, and Death
Pathophysiology and Monitoring of Cerebral Edema
Monitoring of Cerebral Dysfunction: Treatment of Post-traumatic Cerebral Injury
The Glasgow Coma Scale After 20 Years
Clinical Trials in Acute CNS Injuries
Biochemical Mechanisms of Neuronal Degeneration and Plasticity
Oxidative Stress in the Early Phase of Traumatic Central Nervous System Injury: Clinical Data
Monitoring and Management of Patients with Cerebral and Spinal Dysfunction in Postintensive Care
CSF Filtration: Scientific and Clinical Update
Scoring Systems '95
Acubase: Fundamentals and Perspectives
Perioperative Problems in Obese Patients
Obesity and Coexisting Diseases: Anesthesiological Point of View
Intubation by Fibroscopy in Morbidly Obese Patients
Total Respiratory System, Lung and Chest Wall Mechanics, Lung Volumes and Gas-Exchange in Morbidly Obese Patients During General Anesthesia
Bariatric Surgery: Indications and Comphcations
Anaesthesiological and Surgical Problems in Lung Transplantation
Lung Transplantation: Aspects of Anaesthetic and Early Postoperative Management
Progress in Lung Transplantation
Nitric Oxide in Pulmonary Hypertension
Technological and Clinical Advances
Difficult Tracheal Intubation and Airway Management
Airway Management
Electrolyte Emergencies (Mg,K)
Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA): Clinical Experience
Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Anaesthesia for Abdominal Vascular Surgery
Ischemia-Reperfusion in Vascular Surgery
Acidosis in the Critically Ill: Interpretation and Significance
Use of the Gaps in the Critically Ill
Continuous Noninvasive Aortic Blood Flow Monitoring
How to Manage Critically Ill Patients After Cardiac Surgery
Transfusion and Thromboembolic Prophylaxis
Management of Common Poisoning in the ICU
Laryngeal Mask in Clinical Anaesthesia
The Role of the Laryngeal Mask in Clinical Practice
Controversies in the Management of Critically Ill Patients
Pancreas Dysfunction and Related Problems
Updating Computer Usage in the ICU
Flow of Information in the ICU - An Overview
From Human Action to Data: Man-Machine Interface in Manual Data Entries
From Trends to Multi-Information-Screens in Computing in the ICU
Artificial Intelligence for Decision Support: Needs, Possibilities, and Limitations in ICU
Beyond Trends: Graphics for Decision Support
ICU and the Outside World: Multimedia and Networking in the ICU Environment
Interactive Multimedial Teaching
Advances in Inhalatory Anaesthesia
How to Detect Cardiovascular Dysfunction in the Perioperative Period
Cardiovascular and Neuroendocrine Reaction During Inhalation Anaesthesia
Common Use and Monitoring of Cardiovasoactive Drugs in General Anesthesia Using Halogenated Agents
Circulatory Effects of Desflurane
Desflurane: How Does It Work?
Total Intravenous Anaesthesia
Principles and Technique of I.V. Anesthesia
Management in Anaesthesia
Anesthesiologist as Manager in the U.S.A.: The Ambulatory Surgery Experience
Day Surgery Experience in the United Kingdom
Sanitary Organization and Safety
Recommendations for Anesthesia in Day Hospital
Pharmacoeconomics in Anaesthesia.