Stewart's Textbook of Acid-Base in a New Version.

As Editors, Drs. John Kellum of the University of Pittsburgh and Paul Elbers of St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands, have reproduced and greatly expanded Stewart's classical text "How to Understand Acid-Base," published nearly 30 years ago. The 2009 version, "Stewart's Textbook of Acid-Base" contains Stewart's original chapters in Part I, followed by 20 new chapters in Part II, written by renowned top clinicians and researchers in this field. These authors include not only the editors themselves but also three prominent University of Pittsburgh Critical Care Medicine alumni, i.e., Drs. Rinaldo Bellomo of Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia; Kyle Gunnerson of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; and Lewis Kaplan of Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. This is an easy-to-read book which completely demystifies this difficult subject with extensive focus on clinical applications. The editors are to be congratulated for providing this most welcome text.

Critical Care Nephrology, 2nd edition, Saunders, Philadelphia, 2009.

The three best known critical care nephrology physicians in the world have joined their tremendous clinical research and experience in this field to produce this outstanding up -to-date textbook. These editors represent Europe, Cludio Ronco; Australia, Rinaldo Bellomo; and North America, John Kellum, making the book genuinely international. It is definitely the "Bible" in this field, with 1800 pages and 320 chapters in 23 sections. The nearly 500 authors include not only the three editors who each contribute with a large number of these chapters but also a myriad of well known authors world wide. Interestingly for us in the Pittsburgh School of Medicine, no less than 15 authors are current or past Pitt CCM faculty members or alumni. Our best known alumni are, of course, Rinaldo Bellomo and John Kellum. The book is richly illustrated with figures and tables throughout the text and a separate section with excellent color photos. The meticulously updated 2nd edition comes with access to the complete contents on line, fully searchable. This book adresses the full range of renal problems from epidemiology to monitoring and diagnostic procedures to pathophysiology of other organ systems in relation to renal failure with special emphasis on therapeutic interventions and treatment procedures. The editors and authors are to be congratulated for this successful best seller.

Classic Papers in Critical Care, 2nd edition, Springer-Verlag, London, UK, 2008.

Edited by Drs. Mitchell P. Fink of the University of Pittsburgh, Michelle Hayes and Neil Soni, this book succeeds in presenting a core of classic papers that reflects the historical background and provides insight into the present and future developments of critical care medicine.  This book is divided into 22 sections covering the entire specialty including an excellent section on ethics.  Internationally acclaimed experts have chosen what they consider to be the most important papers in their respective subspecialties.  Each entry has a set format that begins with the abstract and reference to the original source of publication then follows with analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the paper and the contribution it has made to the development of critical care.  This book is highly recommended for intensive care specialists or physicians with interest in critical care as well as for physicians-in-training or CCM fellows who want to know how to practice evidence-based critical care according to the latest insights but also want to understand the fundamentals underlying these guidelines.  The editors are to be congratulated for this comprehensive source of such information.

4th Edition of Roger'sTextbook of Pediatric Intensive Care.

The new edition of Roger's famous Pediatric Intensive Care book was launched at the annual SCCM Congress in Hawaii during February 2007. Contributions by Pitt CCM Faculty members and alumni are most impressive. Section Editors include Drs. Joseph Carcillo and Patrick Kochanek of our CCM Department; as well as Drs. Katherine Biagas, Heidi Dalton and Hector Wong who are all Pitt PCCM alumni. Among Chapter Authors from Pitt are Drs. Hulya Bayir, Joseph Carcillo, Robert Clark, Kate Felmet, Ericka Fink, Ronald Jaffee (Dep. Of Pathology, CHP), Larry Jenkins (SCRR), Patrick Kochanek, Mio Manole (SCRR), George Mazariegos (Transplant Surgery, CHP), Richard Orr, Ann Thompson, Shekhar Venkaraman and Steve Webber (Cardiology, CHP). Those PCCM alumni who also served as Chapter Authors include Drs. Katherine Biagas, Heidi Dalton, Lesley Doughty, Mark Hall, Yong Han, Kim Statler, Neil Thomas and Hector Wong. It should be clear from this long list of Pitt contributors that this internationally renowned textbook, to a very significant degree, is a Pitt PCCM product.

End-of-Life Communication in the ICU: A Global Perspective.

David W. Crippen, MD, is the editor of this unique book with multinational perspectives on end-of-life issues in the ICU with excellent authors contributing from the US, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Israel, South America, Greece, South Africa, India and Japan. There are also a number of prominent specialists providing chapters on "Life-in-Death", "Definition of Death Over the Past Three Centuries", "Patient Perception of Life and Death on Life Support", "Who is in Charge", "Comunicating with the Family", "Role of the Ethics Committee" and many other aspects. This book is published 2008 by Springer and should be very interesting reading for any CCM physician or nurse, as well as many others.

Handbook of Pediatric Cardiovascular Drug

Ricardo Munoz, Carol Schmitt, Stephen Roth, Eduardo da Cruz (Eds.): Handbook of Pediatric Cardiovascular Drugs. Published in 2008 by Springer, Verlag.

This is a pocket reference handbook that provides the health care practitioner with general clinical and practical guidelines regarding the use of pediatric cardiovascular drugs giving an overview of basic pediatric cardiovascular principles and is tailored to meet the daily challenges of practitioners that care for pediatric cardiac patients. Although this handbook is not intended to provide an extensive review of all cardiovascular medications, it does provide the necessary information required to help the practitioner involved in the care of pediatric patients with heart disease in their day-to-day practice.

New Handbook on Critical Care Edited by Pitt Faculty Members

Drs. John Kellum, Scott Gunn, with Mervyn Singer and Andrew Webb are the editors of the new Oxford American Handbook of Critical Care, an outstanding volume in the reputable series of 12 different handbooks covering the most important fields in medicine. This compact book of nearly 600 pages with 36 short chapters offers up-to-date information on therapy techniques, relevant monitoring, useful drugs, significant disorders and important emergencies. This new handbook is a perfect reference source for medical students, residents, and practicing physicians. It provides evidence-based advice for management of critically ill and injured patients in a succinct, concise and clinically oriented way. This is truly a readily available pocket book, putting best practice guidelines at your fingertips. Hot out of press in October 2007, it is published by Oxford University Press, Inc. in New York, 2008.

Bedside ICU Handbook Published by Pitt CCM Alumnus.

Dr. Thomas W. K. Lew, a 1993-94 Anesthesiology CCM Fellow, returned to his native Singapore and joined the staff of the famous Tan Tock Seng Hospital, one of the major teaching hospitals in Singapore where he served as Director of the Neurosurgical ICU and is now the Head & Senior Consultant of the Department of Anaesthesiology. Dr. Lew also serves as Assistant Chairman of the Medical Board (Clinical Development). Dr. Lew together with his colleagues, Drs. Dessmon YH Tai and Loo Shi, edited and co-authored the second edition of the Bedside ICU Handbook produced in 2007 by Armour Publishing Pte Ltd in Singapore. This is a comprehensive 560-page, 191-chapter book with the majority of the authors being staff members of the Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

Claudio Ronco, Rinaldo Bellomo and John A. Kellum (Eds.): Acute Kidney Injury, Vol. 156 in the series "Contributions to Nephrology." Published in 2007 by Karger, Basel.

This book stresses the frequent problem of Acute Kidney Injury in the ICU population with some four million people expected to die this year from this problem. Understanding of AKI is limited and treatment is lacking. Sepsis, shock, advanced age and nephrotoxins lead the list of risk factors. The overall aim of the book is to provide CCM practitioners with a practical and up-to-date summary of current knowledge and technology as well as a fundamental understanding of pathogenesis and likely future developments. In addition to the preface, Dr. Kellum is contributing with three of the 48 included chapters, Dr. Pinsky is also a chapter author. Many of the chapters has Pitt CCM alumnus Dr. Rinaldo Bellomo as a co-author. The book is divided into the following sections: Critical Care Nephrology Issues; Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of AKI, Sepsis and MOF; Evaluation of Illness Severity; Metabolism, Electrolytes and Acid-Base Disorders; Nursing Issues in Critical Care Nephrology; Early Diagnosis and Prevention of AKI; Practice Patterns for RRT in the ICU; Which Treatment for AKI in the ICU; Extracorporeal Treatment for Specific Indications; and New Trials and Meta-Analysis. Obviously, there is a lot of useful and important information for the CCM practitioner in this excellent 450-page book

Juan Carlos Puyana, MD, Matthew R. Rosengart, MD, MPH (Guest Eds.) Ronald F. Martin, MD (Consulting Ed.): Surgical Clinics of North America, Volume 86, Issue 6, "Critical Care for the General Surgeon". Published in December 2006 by Elsevier.

For over 80 years, Surgical Clinics of North America has kept practitioners informed on the latest techniques from leading surgical centers worldwide. Each bimonthly issue is devoted to a single topic relevant to the busy surgeon, with articles written by experts in the field. Case studies and complete references are also included to give you the most thorough data you need to stay on top of your practice.

Pinsky, Michael R.; Brochard, Laurent; Mancebo, Jordi (Eds.): Applied Physiology in Intensive Care. Published in 2006 by Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co.

The volume provides a concise review of the important applied physiological issues associated with the management of the critically ill patients, provinding short direct Physiologic Note and Seminal Physiologic Reviews relevant to the practicing critical care physician. This practical approach, being bound by strong physiological principals and written by many of the leaders in this field is a unique volume of practical information, essential for any practicing critical care physician to apply their art effectively and efficiently.

Souba WW, Fink MP, Jurkovich GJ, Kaiser LR, Pearce WH, Pemberton, JH, and Soper NJ, eds. ACS Surgery: Principles & Practice. New York, NY: WebMD, 2006.

ACS Surgery: Principles & Practice, the official text of general surgery of the American College of Surgeons, provides surgeon-to-surgeon advice on the latest best outcome decision making and patient care. The new edition of ACS Surgery has 27 new chapters…these chapters, together with the chapters that have been updated, represent a 37% change in content from the 2005 edition. All subjects are covered in detail, and the chapters include many valuable algorithms. As always, ACS Surgery delivers practical, current guidance for the urgent and crucial treatment decisions surgeons make every day.

Volume 43 of the series "Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine" is titled "Intensive Care Medicine in 10 Years." Drs. MP Fink, PM Suter and WJ Sibbald are the Volume Editors and Dr. Jean-Louis Vincent is the Series Editor. It was published by Springer Verlag in October 2005 but carries 2006 as its publication year. It was also released in softcover version in 2007. This volume contains 32 chapters with 47 renowned authors who describe the expected development of ICM over the next decade. Drs. Mitchell P. Fink, Derek C. Angus, G. Daniel Martich, and Michael R. Pinsky are contributing chapter authors in this futuristic 435-page book.

DeVita, Michael A.; Hillman, Kenneth; Bellomo, Rinaldo (Eds.): Medical Emergency Teams: A Guide to Implementation and Outcome Measurement. Published in 2005 by Springer.

Medical Emergency Teams: A Manual for Preventing Preventable Hospital Deaths addresses the problem of patient safety and quality of care; the logistics of creating a MET (resource allocation, process design, workflow, and training); the implementation of a MET (organizational issues, challenges); and the evaluation of program results. Based on successful MET models that have resulted in reduced in-hospital cardiac arrest and overall hospital death rates, this book is the first practical guide for physicians, hospital administrators, and other healthcare professionals who wish to initiate a MET program within their own institutions.

Bradley P. Fuhrman, MD, Jerry J. Zimmerman, PhD, MD: Pediatric Critical Care, 3rd Edition. Published in 2005 by Elsevier (USA).

Dr. Bradley Fuhrman is a Pitt CCM alumnus. He was a fellow in Pediatric CCM and a faculty member in our then CCM Division during the years 1985 - 1991. He is currently Professor of Pediatric CCM at the New York State University of Buffalo.

7 chapters in the book were authored by 12 current department faculty and 1 fellow. Other authors include alums and faculty from other departments at the University of Pittsburgh. The chapter names with current CCM contributors are:

• Airway Management. Ann Thompson
• Hypoxic –ischemic encephalopathy and therapy of the post-resuscitation syndrome in children. Robert Clark, Yi-Chen Lai, and Patrick Kochanek
• Severe TBI in infants and children. Patrick Kochanek, Hulya Bayır, Robert Clark
• Neuroendcocrine-immune mediator coordination and dissarry in critical illness. Kathryn Felmet and Joe Carcillo
• Mechanical Ventilation and Respiratory Care. Shekhar T. Venkataraman
• Pediatric Transport: Shifting the Paradigm to Improve Patient Outcome. Richard A. Orr
• Proving the Point: Evidence-based medicine in pediatric critical care medicine. R. Scott Watson, Mary Hartman, John Kellum, Derek Angus

Wiley W. Souba, Mitchell P. Fink (Editor), Gregory J. Jurkovich (Editor), Larry R. Kaiser (Editor), Willaim H. Pearce (Editor): ACS Surgery: Principles & Practice. Published in 2005 by WebMD Reference.

An official publication of the American College of Surgeons, ACS Surgery covers preoperative to postoperative care and presents the preferred problem-solving and technical approaches of more than 200 master surgeons, enabling the practicing surgeon to perform core general surgical procedures and provide care with greater safety and efficiency. It is the most contemporary general surgical reference on the market as a result of continual updating and annual publication.

Uniquely organized by presenting complaint, ACS Surgery responds to the way a practicing surgeon sees patients and solves problems. More than 100 algorithms diagram the diagnostic and therapeutic pathways for virtually every condition of interest to general surgeons. Over 1,200 full-color diagrams, photos, and illustrations clarify complex processes and procedures. Print subscribers receive a free 3-month trial to ACS Surgery Online and are then eligible for preferred pricing for online subscriptions beyond the 3-month trial. The 2005 volume contains 40% new and revised material including completely new chapters on head and neck problems and procedures, as well as a greatly expanded alimentary tract section with, for example, coverage of Crohn disease and the operative management of rectal cancer.

Samuel A. Tisherman, Fritz Sterz (eds): Therapeutic Hypothermia. Published in 2005 by Springer Science+Business Media.

Samuel A. Tisherman, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery and CCM as well as Associate Director of our Safar Center for Resuscitation Medicine and Fritz Sterz, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Vienna in Austria are co-editors of this unique new book just published by Springer. Drs. Tisherman and Sterz are both Safar Center Alumni from the days when the late Dr. Peter Safar introduced hypothermia in the armamentarium of resuscitation efforts for both cardiac arrest victims and severe brain trauma problems. This new book is number four in a series with our Pitt CCM Faculty members Drs. Robert Clark and Joseph Carcillo as initiators and series editors. The book includes chapters on clinical and experimental cerebral ischemia, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, hemorrhagic shock and cardiac arrest, cooling technique, and a concluding chapter on future directions. It is authored by not only the editors but by many other prominent world authorities in these fields, including the current Director of the Safar Center, Dr. Patrick Kochanek. It should be noted that half of the chapters are written by current or past Pitt faculty members or fellows.

In his preface to this 220 page, richly illustrated, excellent book, Dr. Kellum writes that Critical Care Nephrology is an overlap field of medicine. “Every intensivist must become experienced in the management of fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base disorders and every intensivist will encounter patients with acute renal dysfunction.” Several of our Pitt CCM faculty members contributed superb chapters to this outstanding and very much up-to-date book. Authors include Drs. Mitchell P. Fink, Russell L. Delude, Ramesh Venkataraman, John A. Kellum, and other world experts on the critical care nephrology syndromes.

Pinsky Michael R, D. Payen (eds): Functional Hemodynamic Monitoring. Published in 2005 by Springer-Verlag.

Hemodynamic monitoring is one of the major diagnostic tools available in the acute care setting to diagnose cardiovascular insufficiency and monitor changes over time in response to interventions. However, the rationale and efficacy of hemodynamic monitoring to affect outcome has come into question. We now have increasing evidence that outcome from critical illness can be improved by focused resuscitation based on existing hemodynamic monitoring, whereas non-specific aggressive resuscitation impairs survival. Thus, this book frames hemodynamic monitoring into a functional perspective wherein hemodynamic variables and physiology interact to derive performance and physiological reserve estimates that themselves drive treatment. This philosophy, as well as the limitations and applications of common and evolving hemodynamic measures and their focused use in the care of critically ill patients are discussed, relevant to one underlying truth: No monitoring device, no matter how simple or sophisticated, will improve patient-centered outcomes useless coupled to a treatment which, itself, improves outcome.

Drs. Mitchell P. Fink, Edward Abraham, Jean-Louis Vincent and Patrick Kochanek are the four renowned editors of the new edition of the Textbook of Critical Care. Published in 2005 by Saunders.

It is the first time this publication, currently of approx. 1,800 pages and over 1,000 illustrations, is available as a traditional book and CD-ROM, as well as Online with weekly updates provided by Dr. Louis Alarcon of our Pitt CCM. This is a giant step into ultramodern educational technology with comprehensive coverage of both adult and pediatric critical care in outstanding chapters by over 530 international authors. The chapters are superbly organized in 17 sections dealing with the entire field of CCM from basic science via clinical problems to ethical issues, organization and education. Adult and pediatric aspects are integrated throughout the text. The editors and authors are to be congratulated for this fantastic contribution to education in CCM. In one form or another, this information should be available to all ICUs of the developed world. It will be most welcome by subspecialty trainees preparing for board certification as well as a readily available reference for all practitioners of CCM.

Mitchell Fink, Michelle Hayes and Neil Soni (editors): Classic Papers in Critical Care. Published in 2003 by Bladen Medical Publishers.

This book contains a collection of classic papers from the past critical care literature that have impacted significantly upon the present day practice of CCM. Each paper is followed by an annotation describing its relevance and why it is considered classic.

Pinsky Michael R (ed): Cerebral Blood Flow: Mechanisms of Ischemia Diagnosis and Therapy. Published in 2002 by Springer-Verlag.

This book describes normal qualities of CBF as well as these problems in brain injury of various etiology.

Pinsky Michael R, Artigas Antonio, Dhainaut Jean-Francois (eds): Coronary Circulation and Myocardial Ischemia. Published by Springer-Verlag in 2002.

Methods to visualize and quantify coronary blood flow under normal and abnormal conditions are discussed.

Fink Mitchell P, Chiolero Rene L (eds): Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care. Published in 2002 by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

This book features concise analysis of recent literature in various fields.

Linden Peter and Doughty Leslie A (eds): Immunology and Infectious Disease. Published in 2002 by Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Key aspects of the inflammatory response in critically ill patients are discussed including diagnosis and treatment.

Evans Timothy W, and Fink Mitchell P (eds): Mechanisms of Organ Dysfunction in Critical Illness. Published in 2002 by Springer-Verlag as number 38 in the book series, “Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine” (J-L Vincent, ed).

This book contains 28 chapters describing cell problems and different organ malfunctions.

Angus Derek C and Carlet Jean (eds): Surviving Intensive Care (Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine #39). Published in 2002 by Springer-Verlag.

This book is dedicated to better understanding the consequences of surviving intensive care.

Fink Mitchell P (ed): Saunders’ Manual of Critical Care. Published by Elsevier Science in 2002.

This is a concise review of common as well as infrequently seen disorders, including diagnostic step-by-step approaches to therapy.

Crippen David (ed), Mikcullen Jack K and Kelly David (eds): Three Patients—International Perspective on Intensive Care at the End of Life. Published in 2002 by Kluwer Academic Publishers.

This volume explores how the scarce resources of intensive care units should be distributed. Three hypothetical patients, each with a different chance of survival, desire intensive care. A multinational panel of experienced critical care physicians offers assessments of the patients' conditions and outlines approaches to treatment. These approaches are then examined by academic medical experts and a medical ethicist, as well as from a legal perspective. The result is a well-rounded and introspective look at care for critically ill patients at or near the end of life.

Robert S.B. Clark and Patrick Kochanek(editors): Brain Injury. Published in 2001 by Kluwer Academic Publishers.

This text covers acute brain injury within a context relevant to the care of patients with critical neurologic injuries such as cardiac arrest, trauma and stroke. It includes recent data pertaining to established pathways such as neurotransmission, exitotoxicity, ionic-mechanisms, oxidative stress, inflammation, and cerebral vascular injury. In addition, rapidly developing areas such as cell signaling, adenosine pharmacology, apoptosis, mitochondrial dysfunction, neurocytoskeletal changes, and the role of trophic factors are reviewed from the level of in vitro modeling to human data. Other topics of high clinical relevance include the effect of genetic background and gender differences in outcome after brain injury, preconditioning, and the effects of currently used anesthetics and sedative agents in patients with brain injury.

Marik Paul E: Handbook of Evidence-Based Critical Care. Published in 2001 by Springer-Verlag.

This is the first guide to critical care that applies an evidence-based approach to the analyses of treatment strategies in the ICU.

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Hector R. Wong and Thomas P. Shanley(editors): Molecular Biology of Acute Lung Injury. Published in 2001 by Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Acute lung injury (ALI) impacts patient care in every ICU in the world. Our collective understanding of this condition has grown immensely over the past decade but morbidity and mortality remain unacceptably high. To enhance the understanding of clinicians and researchers, this book addresses the pathophysiology of acute lung injury from a molecular and cellular standpoint; includes animal models of acute lung injury and points to potential therapeutic advances based on scientific findings. It is a concise compendium of the multiple pathways, mechanisms and molecules involved in the pathophysiology of acute lung injury and is intended to help caregivers understand the process and thus care for patients more effectively.

Joseph A. Carcillo and Robert S.B. Clark(editors): Molecular and Cellular Biology of Critical Care Medicine. Published in 2001 by Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Recent advances in molecular and cellular biology make this a particularly exciting time to be developing novel therapies for patients with critical illness. Past milestones, including mechanical respiratory support, pharmacologic and mechanical cardiovascular support, and powerful antimicrobial agents have led to a dramatic improvement in survival of patients admitted to intensive care units. These milestones have paved the way for what we believe is the next frontier in critical care medicine, understanding critical illness at the cellular and molecular level.

In order to quickly transition novel ideas into practical, clinically relevant therapies, information must be disseminated vertically, from the bench to the bedside, and horizontally, between specialties. This book series aims to serve this purpose, by providing a conduit between basic science research and clinical application.

Grenvik Ake (senior ed), Ayres Stephen M, Holbrook Peter R and Shoemaker William C (eds): Textbook of Critical Care, 4th Edition. Published in 2000 by W.B. Saunders Company.

Ever since the publication of the first edition in 1989, this has been the leading textbook in the field. The current edition of 2,227 pages has 202 chapters in 15 sections with 342 authors. In 2002, it was translated into Spanish as were earlier editions previously. Currently, Mitchell Fink is the chief editor of the fifth edition with anticipated availability in 2004.