This landmark book provides objective data and expert guidance to help answer the most important questions facing ICU physicians today. An outstanding source for "best practices" in critical care medicine and a valuable framework for translating evidence into practice, it discusses the clinical options, examines the relevant research, and presents authoritative recommendations.

• Gain valuable, evidence-based recommendations on key topics such as acute organ failure, infection, sepsis and inflammation, and prevention issues, pointing the way to the most effective approaches.
• Get an overview of each question, an outline of management options, a review of the relevant evidence, areas of uncertainty, existing management guidelines, and authors' recommendations.
• Find the information you need quickly with tables that summarize the available literature and recommended clinical approaches.
• Stay current on the latest advances in the field with full-text online access that includes regular updates to reflect emerging clinical evidence.