Topics include: A Critical re-appraisal of Factor VIIa; Thrombocytopenia: Hit vs non-HIT causes; Transfusion Reactions: Newer concepts on the pathophysiology, incidence, treatment and prevention of TRALI; The utility of diagnostic scoring systems for DIC; Newer anticoagulants; Anemia in the ICU; The role of plasmapheresis in critical illness; The use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in the ICU; and Coagulopathy in the ICU: DIC vs Liver disease. Is this distinction important?
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Contributors - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Forthcoming Issues - p. 4 5. Hematologic Issues in the ICU - p. 5 6. Anemia in the ICU - p. 6 7. The Use of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents in the Intensive Care Unit - p. 12 8. Transfusion Reactions - p. 18 9. The Utility of a Diagnostic Scoring System for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - p. 24 10. Intensive Care Unit Management of Liver-Related Coagulation Disorders - p. 32 11. Etiology and Significance of Thrombocytopenia in Critically Ill Patients - p. 38 12. A Reappraisal of Plasma, Prothrombin Complex Concentrates, and Recombinant Factor VIIa in Patient Blood Management - p. 46 13. Newer Anticoagulants in Critically Ill Patients - p. 54 14. The Role of Plasmapheresis in Critical Illness - p. 67 15. Index - p. 74
Topics include: A Critical re-appraisal of Factor VIIa; Thrombocytopenia: Hit vs non-HIT causes; Transfusion Reactions: Newer concepts on the pathophysiology, incidence, treatment and prevention of TRALI; The utility of diagnostic scoring systems for DIC; Newer anticoagulants; Anemia in the ICU; The role of plasmapheresis in critical illness; The use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in the ICU; and Coagulopathy in the ICU: DIC vs Liver disease. Is this distinction important?
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Contributors - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Forthcoming Issues - p. 4 5. Hematologic Issues in the ICU - p. 5 6. Anemia in the ICU - p. 6 7. The Use of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents in the Intensive Care Unit - p. 12 8. Transfusion Reactions - p. 18 9. The Utility of a Diagnostic Scoring System for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - p. 24 10. Intensive Care Unit Management of Liver-Related Coagulation Disorders - p. 32 11. Etiology and Significance of Thrombocytopenia in Critically Ill Patients - p. 38 12. A Reappraisal of Plasma, Prothrombin Complex Concentrates, and Recombinant Factor VIIa in Patient Blood Management - p. 46 13. Newer Anticoagulants in Critically Ill Patients - p. 54 14. The Role of Plasmapheresis in Critical Illness - p. 67 15. Index - p. 74
