This volume provides disease-specific strategies for the management of patients receiving mechanical ventilation - emphasizing effective weaning processes, monitored sedation, minimization of complications and infection, and new modes of treatment for patients in critical care. It also explores ancillary approaches, non-invasive positive pressure ventilation, oxygenation, and bronchodilator therapy as options to optimize cost and reduce injury.

"Biomarkers in the Critically Ill Patient, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics".

This book is designed to provide a comprehensive and state-of-the-art resource for clinicians who care for patients with sepsis and research scientist alike, . Book sections have been structured to review the overall definitions and epidemiology of sepsis as well as current insights into the pathophysiology of sepsis.