This issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Geno Merli, Bharat Awsare, and Michael Baram, focuses on Pulmonary Embolism in the ICU. This is one of four issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. John Kellum. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Making the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism: Stable Versus Unstable; Risk Stratification; Overview of Management of Sub-massive and Massive Pulmonary Embolism; Standard Therapy: Systemic Thrombolytics; IR Therapy: IVC Filter and Catheter-based Therapies; Surgical Therapy: Embolectomy; Supportive Therapy: Management of Acute RV Failure; Supportive Therapy: ECMO/RVAD; Special Considerations; Therapy in Sub-populations; and Post-ICU Follow-up.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. x 7. Erratum - p. xi 8. Preface - p. xiii 9. Pulmonary Embolism in Intensive Care Unit - p. 427 10. Risk Stratification of Pulmonary Embolism - p. 437 11. Overview of Management of Intermediate- and High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism - p. 449 12. Thrombolysis in Pulmonary Embolism: An Evidence-Based Approach to Treating Life-Threatening Pulmonary Emboli - p. 465 13. Interventional Radiology Therapy: Inferior Vena Cava Filter and Catheter-based Therapies - p. 481 14. Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy - p. 497 15. Management of Right Ventricular Failure in Pulmonary Embolism - p. 505 16. Supportive Therapy: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation - p. 517 17. Special Considerations in Pulmonary Embolism: Clot-in-Transit and Incidental Pulmonary Embolism - p. 531 18. Pulmonary Embolism in the Intensive Care Unit: Therapy in Subpopulations - p. 547 19. Post-Intensive Care Unit Follow-up of Pulmonary Embolism - p. 561
This issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Geno Merli, Bharat Awsare, and Michael Baram, focuses on Pulmonary Embolism in the ICU. This is one of four issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. John Kellum. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Making the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism: Stable Versus Unstable; Risk Stratification; Overview of Management of Sub-massive and Massive Pulmonary Embolism; Standard Therapy: Systemic Thrombolytics; IR Therapy: IVC Filter and Catheter-based Therapies; Surgical Therapy: Embolectomy; Supportive Therapy: Management of Acute RV Failure; Supportive Therapy: ECMO/RVAD; Special Considerations; Therapy in Sub-populations; and Post-ICU Follow-up.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. x 7. Erratum - p. xi 8. Preface - p. xiii 9. Pulmonary Embolism in Intensive Care Unit - p. 427 10. Risk Stratification of Pulmonary Embolism - p. 437 11. Overview of Management of Intermediate- and High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism - p. 449 12. Thrombolysis in Pulmonary Embolism: An Evidence-Based Approach to Treating Life-Threatening Pulmonary Emboli - p. 465 13. Interventional Radiology Therapy: Inferior Vena Cava Filter and Catheter-based Therapies - p. 481 14. Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy - p. 497 15. Management of Right Ventricular Failure in Pulmonary Embolism - p. 505 16. Supportive Therapy: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation - p. 517 17. Special Considerations in Pulmonary Embolism: Clot-in-Transit and Incidental Pulmonary Embolism - p. 531 18. Pulmonary Embolism in the Intensive Care Unit: Therapy in Subpopulations - p. 547 19. Post-Intensive Care Unit Follow-up of Pulmonary Embolism - p. 561
