Del i serien Current Concepts in Critical Care

Acute Renal Failure in the Intensive Therapy Unit

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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A workshop was organised in order to achieve multi-discipli-nary review of the pathogenesis and management of acutefailure, particularly as it occurs and is managed inintensive therapy units. The book deals with the realitiesand practicalities of this important area of acute medicine.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-11-23
Mått170 x 242 x 27 mm
Vikt748 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCurrent Concepts in Critical Care
Antal sidor392
FörlagSpringer London Ltd
ISBN9781447117520

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Section I: Definitions and Epidemiology.- 1 Acute Renal Failure in the ITU: The Nephrologist’s View.- 2 Epidemiology of Acute Renal Failure in France Today.- 3 Acute Renal Failure and Sepsis: A Microbiologist’s View.- 4 Acute Renal Failure at a Crossroads.- 5 Acute Renal Failure in Old Age.- Section II: Some Aspects of Renal Physiology.- 6 Cortical and Juxtamedullary Glomerular Blood Flow After Temporary Ischaemia.- 7 Are Atrial Pressures Involved in the Regulation of Sodium and Water Balance? Studies in Conscious Animals.- Section III: Pathogenesis of Acute Renal Failure in the Intensive Therapy Unit.- 8 Endothelial and Mesangial Cell Dysfunction in Acute Renal Failure.- 9 Role of the Medulla in Acute Renal Failure.- 10 Ischaemic Acute Renal Failure in an Intact Animal Model.- 11 Eicosanoids and Acute Renal Failure.- 12 Disturbances in Renal Function Associated with Hepatic Dysfunction.- 13 A Review of Mediators and the Hepatorenal Syndrome.- 14 Drug-Induced Acute Renal Failure.- 15 Nature of Postischaemic Renal Injury Following Aortic or Cardiac Surgery.- 16 Acute Renal Failure in Sepsis.- Section IV: Clinical Features of Acute Renal Failure in the Intensive Therapy Unit.- 17 Strategies in Management of Acute Renal Failure in the Intensive Therapy Unit.- 18 Acute Renal Failure and Crush Injury.- 19 Renal Function After Open Heart Surgery.- 20 Acute Renal Failure Following Heart and Heart-Lung Transplantation.- 21 Bleeding in Acute Renal Failure.- 22 Mechanisms of Uraemic Encephalopathy.- 23 Measuring Severity of Illness.- Section V: Strategies in Management of Acute Renal Failure.- 24 Prophylaxis of Acute Renal Failure in the Intensive Care Unit.- 25 Appropriate Renal Support in the Management of Acute Renal and Respiratory Failure: Does Early Aggressive TreatmentImprove the Outcome?.- 26 The Role of Spontaneous and Pumped Haemofiltration.- 27 Renal Replacement Therapy in the ICU: Approaches in Switzerland.- 28 Anticoagulation and Extracorporeal Circuits: The Role of Prostacyclin.- 29 Nutritional Support in Acute Renal Failure in the Critically Ill.- 30 The Prevention of Severe Combined Acute Respiratory and Renal Failure in the Intensive Therapy Unit.