Current Topics in Critical Care for the Anesthesiologist : An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

In this issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, guest editors Drs. Athanasios Chalkias, Mary Jarzebowski, and Kathryn Rosenblatt bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Current Topics in Critical Care for the Anesthesiologist. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as perioperative management of the acute stroke patient; traumatic brain injury: intraoperative management and ICU multimodality monitoring;

update on mechanical circulatory devices; management of intraoperative cardiac arrest; intraoperative ventilator management of the critically ill patient; and more.

• Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics including transfusion thresholds across surgical specialties; delirium prevention and management in frail surgical patients; perioperative fluid management and volume assessment; coagulopathy and emergent reversal of anticoagulation; impact of ICU nutrition on the microbiome and patient outcomes; massive trauma; and more.

• Provides in-depth clinical reviews on current topics in critical care for the anesthesiologist, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.

• Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.