This book describes the state of the art concerning some of the most hotly debated topics in anesthesia and intensive care and is at the same time intended to serve as a useful practical guide that will assist in improving outcomes. The topics covered are wide ranging and include, for example, use of the prone position in ARDS, the role of therapeutic hypothermia in the critically ill, the value of immunoglobulins in the treatment of severe sepsis, drug management of septic shock, new strategies for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia, non-invasive ventilation outside of the ICU, management of postoperative bleeding and prognostic factors in cardiac arrest. Written by recognized experts in the field, the book will offer a comprehensive and easy to understand update for specialists and students of anesthesia and intensive care.

CONTENTS:
1. The Prone Position in the Treatment of Patients with ARDS: Problems and Real Utility
2. Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Intensive Care Unit
3. Which Among Septic Patients Are the Best Candidate for Immunoglobulins?
4. The Role of Noradrenaline, Vasopressin, and Terlipressin in Septic Shock
5. The Most Recent Strategies for VAP (Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia) Prevention
6. Hemodynamic Optimization in the Perioperative Period: General Guidelines and a Comparison of Personalized Strategies
7. Management Strategies in the Postoperative Course, with Particular Attention to Pain Treatment: Revision of the Most Recent Knowledge
8. Optimum Management of Perioperative Coagulation in Patients with Spontaneous Intracranial Haemorrhage
9. Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH): Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment
10. Noninvasive Ventilation Outside the Critical Care Unit
11. Interventional Cardiology: The Role of the Anesthesiologist
12. All You Need to Know About the Meaning of Plasmatic Lactate Level
13. Clinical Use of Indocyanine Green (ICG) Kinetics in Liver Anaesthesia and ICU