Editorial Extravascular lung water measurement and airway pressure release ventilation: Is this the final answer for ARDS/ALI patients? Isaac Laniado, Joseph Varon Isaac Laniado, Joseph Varon Share Download PDF Extravascular lung water measurement and airway pressure release ventilation: Is this the…
Editorial Sepsis and acute kidney injury: Is there a role for activated protein C in 2011? Joseph Varon, Jorge A. Sanchez, Ilse M. Espina Sepsis is a complex clinical syndrome that results from an infection-triggered systemic inflammatory response. (1) Due to the large…
Editorial The “in extremis” call: When your friend is the one calling! Joseph Varon Years ago, I remember vividly reading an article by the late Dr. Roger Bone, where he described his emotions and experience…
Editorial The Medical Emergency Team and prevention of sudden cardiac death: where is the data? Joseph Varon, Emmanuel Urquieta Traditionally, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been the main tool for treating victims of cardiac arrest. This therapeutic modality has…
Editorial Therapeutic hypothermia in the year 2010: it is about time! Joseph Varon, Simon Nanlohy The use of therapeutic hypothermia (TH) in clinical medicine is no longer a rarity. Since the modern inception…
Editorial Hypertensive Emergencies: Time for Guidelines Joseph Varon Hypertension remains the “silent killerâ€. Over 72 million Americans suffer from this condition and it is estimated that as…
Editorial Information Exchange in Critical Care for a Better Future Joseph Varon, Simon Nanlohy In the year 2008, knowledge and technology develop continually in every field of our lives, and, with no exception,…
Editorial Resuscitation in Puerto Rico: Where are the Survivors? Joseph Varon, Daryelle S. Varon Resuscitation from death is not an every day event; however, it is no longer a rarity. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)…
Editorial Herbal Remedies in the ICU: Guaranteed Results or Trouble for Sure? Joseph Varon, Pilar Acosta Alternative medicine techniques are commonly used across the world and not uncommonly encountered even in the intensive care setting….
Editorial Pulmonary: A New Section Joseph Varon, Simon Nanlohy We proudly would like to inform readers of Critical Care and Shock that starting with this issue, there will…