Critical care medicine for the hospitalist

Derek J Linderman; William J Janssen

doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2007.10.005

Critical care medicine for the hospitalist

Med Clin North Am. 2008 Mar;92(2):467-79, x. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2007.10.005.

Authors

Derek J Linderman¹, William J Janssen

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA.

PMID: 18298989
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2007.10.005

Abstract

The aim of this article is to review some of the important topics in critical care medicine, including the latest management recommendations for sepsis, the use of noninvasive ventilation in respiratory failure, and practice guidelines for transfusion in critically ill patients.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Critical Care / organization & administration*
Critical Illness / therapy*
Hospitalists / methods*
Humans
Intensive Care Units*
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
United States