Joseph Varon
When you received Critical Care and Shock today, you probably wondered why we changed its cover. For the second…
Troponin I can be used as a marker not only for cardiac outcome in patients with SAH; but also…
Admission hyperglycemia is associated with an increased morbidity and mortality in the critically ill trauma population studied by Sung…
A 26-year-old Latin-American woman with a history of alcohol and cocaine abuse was brought to the emergency department with…
After 12 extremely productive and successful months, Dr. Xavier Leverve, has retired as the second Editor-in-Chief of Critical Care…
An 81 year-old male with a history positive for coronary artery disease, chronic hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis presented to…
A 39-year old gentleman with pancreatitis sustained cardiorespiratory arrest due to tension pneumothorax after a Swan-Ganz catheter placement. Despite…
Non-invasive ventilation is a common form of ventilatory support via the patient’s upper airway using a mask [1,2]. Although…
A 48 year-old Hispanic gentleman presented to the emergency department (ED) with 2-hour history of acute dyspnea. The patient…
Several molecules, chemicals and cells are involved in tissue damage during any hypoxic event, such as a cardiac arrest,…