Update 1990 [Paperback]

This book presents a comprehensive survey in which internationally recognized experts discuss specific topics. The wide spectrum of experimental and clinical investigations include the pathophysiologic, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects. Update 1990 represents the series' continuous effort to combine the most recent developments in one reference source for all those involved in cardiology, internal medicine, pediatrics, anesthesia, intensive care and emergency medicine.Multiple Organ Failure.- Synergetic Order and Ghaotic Malfunctions of the Circulatory Systems in Multiple Organ Failure.- Multiple Organ Failure Syndrome: Patterns and Effect of Current Therapy.- Selective Gut Decontamination in Ventilated Patients.- Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): A Systemic Disease?.- Sepsis and Septic Shock.- Foreign Body Infections: From Intravenous Catheters to Hip Prosthesis.- The Role of Amino Acid Changes in Septic Encephalopathy.- Endotoxins and Gram-negative Septicemia.- Human and Canine Septic Shock: Studies of Cardiovascular Abnormality, Mediators, and Therapies.- Myocardial Dysfunction in Sepsis.- Manipulation of the Immunoinflammatory Cascade in Sepsis: Facts and Perspectives.- Immunotherapy of Gram-negative Septic Shock.- Therapy of Septic Shock: New Strategies.- Acute Respiratory Failure.- The Influence of Mixed Venous PO2 on Arterial Oxygenation.- Determination of Lung-Ventilation and Perfusion by Isotope Technique.- Measurement of Alveolar-Capillary Permeability.- Host Defense Mechanisms in Acute Lung Injury - Smoke Inhalation in Fire Victims.- Respiratory Changes Induced by Upper Abdominal and Cardiac Surgery.- Respiratory Support.- Diaphragm Pacing.- Pressure Release Ventilation.- Tracheobronchial Suctions During Mechanical Ventilation.- High-Frequency Ventilation.- Patients Experiences of Mechanical Ventilation.- Respiratory Mechanics.- Respiratory Mechanics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.- Lung Mechanics in ARDS.- Work of Breathing During lÃ