Cardiorenal Syndromes in Critical Care

by C. Ronco (Editor), R. Bellomo (Editor), P.A. McCullough (Editor)

Overview

Critical care nephrology is an emerging multidisciplinary science in which the competences of different specialists are merged to provide a unified diagnostic and therapeutic approach to the critically ill patient. The volume at hand places great emphasis on cardiorenal syndromes and the multidisciplinary collaboration between cardiology and nephrology. Several contributions describe the cardiorenal syndrome in its different varieties and subtypes and report the results from the most recent Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative Consensus Conference, as well as proposing new diagnostic approaches based on early biomarkers of AKI. Other papers discuss advances in technology for renal replacement therapy and multiple organ support therapy. Moreover, special emphasis is placed on the potential role of extracorporeal therapies in patients affected by H1N1 influenza, and a summary of the most recent trials in the field is included.Containing the proceedings of the 2010 International Vicenza Course on Critical Care Nephrology, this publication is a state-of-the-art appraisal of today’s technology and current issues related to cardiorenal syndromes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783805594738
Publisher:	Karger, S. Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/2010
Sold by:	CIANDO
Format:	eBook
Pages:	376
File size:	6 MB

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: David James Dries, MSE, MD (Regions Hospital)
Description: This volume in the Contributions to Nephrology series is devoted to the interrelation of renal function with that of other organs in critical care practice.
Purpose: An overview of critical care nephrology is provided.
Audience: Intensivists and nephrologists with a practice in the intensive care unit are an appropriate audience for this work, produced by the leaders in critical care nephrology.
Features: The book opens with reviews of the epidemiology of acute kidney injury followed by the differing pathophysiology of renal dysfunction in settings such as sepsis, cardiopulmonary bypass, pulmonary dysfunction, and heart failure. Most chapters describe management strategies for acute kidney injury in the setting of various forms of cardiopulmonary insufficiency and the relevance of technologies such as extracorporeal CO2 removal, diuretic therapy, and focused fluid management. Concluding chapters discuss the needs of special patient groups including patients suffering from H1N1 influenza, the elderly, and children. Chapters are clearly written and open with an abstract to define content. Line drawings reproduce with good quality and occasional black-and-white photographs are easily reviewed. Each presentation has an ample reference list with citations of original work dating to within one year of publication. The table of contents lists chapter titles and authorship and groups chapters by subject matter. Both author and subject indexes provide adequate access to content.
Assessment: Written by the leaders in critical care nephrology, this book summarizes much of the basic thought in this subspecialty. This overview is of particular value to the intensivist managing patients with renal dysfunction.

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