Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 1993

1. Growth Factors

   1. The Use of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone in Burn Patients

      • D. A. Gilpin, D. N. Herndon

      Pages 169-177

   2. The Pathophysiology of Neuromuscular Weakness: Potential of Treatment with Growth Factors

      • J. H. Coakley, G. D. Yarwood, R. J. M. Ross

      Pages 178-184

2. Nutrition

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185

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   2. Nutrition of Immune Cells: The Implications for Whole Body Metabolism

      • E. A. Newsholme

      Pages 187-196

   3. Interaction of Tumor Necrosis Factor/ Cachectin and Nutrition

      • K. N. Jeejeebhoy

      Pages 197-211

   4. Modulation of Cytokine Biology by Dietary Fat

      • R. F. Grimble

      Pages 212-221

   5. Muscle Protein Synthesis in Critical Illness

      • J. Wernerman, P. Essén, P. Garlick

      Pages 222-232

   6. The Potential Use of Parenteral Dipeptides in Clinical Nutrition

      • P. Fürst, P. Stehle

      Pages 233-245

3. Gastric Intramucosal pH

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 247-247

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   2. Intestinal Permeability and Bacterial Translocation: Their Role in the Development of MOF

      • R. M. H. Roumen, R. J. A. Goris

      Pages 249-257

   3. Intramucosal pH: What, How, Whom, When and Where?

      • R. G. Fiddian-Green

      Pages 258-269

4. Nosocomial Pneumonia

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 271-271

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   2. Risk Factors for Nosocomial Pneumonia

      • C. Brun-Buisson

      Pages 273-280

   3. Selective Digestive Decontamination: A Critical Appraisal

      • D. Cook

      Pages 281-286

5. Postoperative Complications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 287-287

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   2. Cardiac Risk in the Noncardiac Surgery Patient

      • F. B. Cerra

      Pages 289-296

   3. Pancreatic Cellular Injury after Cardiopulmonary Bypass

      • I. Venneman, G. Deby-Dupont, M. Lamy

      Pages 297-308

6. Renal Support

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 309-309

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   2. Recent Advances in Acute Renal Replacement Therapy

      • R. Bellomo

      Pages 311-319

   3. Continuous Hemofiltration as Adjunctive Therapy in Septic Shock and MOF: Fact or Fiction?

      • A. F. Grootendorst, E. F. H. van Bommel

      Pages 320-326

The Yearbook compiles the most recent, widespread developments of experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. It is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and emergency medicine.

• Bypass
• Herzlungenwiederbelebung
• Hirnverletzungen
• Koagulopathien
• Sepsis
• Surgery
• Trauma
• brain injuries
• cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• cardiovascular
• cardiovascular function
• coagulopathies
• hypertension
• noncardiac surgery
• ventilatory support

• Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

  Jean-Louis Vincent

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