Surgical Critical Care, An Issue of Surgical Clinics The Clinics: Internal Medicine Series

In this issue of Surgical Clinics, Guest Editor Brett H. Waibel brings his considerable expertise to the topic of surgical clinical care. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as Topical coagulant agents, Antibiotic therapy in the ICU, Telemedicine and the intensive care unit, and more.

• Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on surgical critical care, providing actionable insights for clinical practice.

• Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.

• Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics, such as ARDS/management of pulmonary illness in era of COVID; Ultrasound and other advance hemodynamic monitoring modalities in the intensive care unit; Systemic anticoagulation and reversal, including Direct Oral Anticoagulants; Management of decompensated cirrhosis and associated syndromes; and more.

The COVID-19 Patient in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Basics of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Ultrasound and Other Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring Techniques in the Intensive Care Unit
Systemic Anticoagulation and Reversal
Topical Coagulant Agents
Critical Care Management of Surgical Patients with Heart Failure or Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Brief Overview
Multimodal Analgesia in the Era of the Opioid Epidemic
Management of Decompensated Cirrhosis and Associated Syndromes
Management of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit
Noninvasive Ventilation and Oxygenation Strategies
Antibiotic Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit
Mobilization of Resources and Emergency Response on the National Scale
Management of Acute Kidney Injury/Renal Replacement Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit