Toward a Better Mechanistic Understanding of Critical Illness: Endothelial, Microvascular and Coagulation Dysfunction

Few physiologic processes are closer to the “heart and soul” of critical care practice as tissue perfusion. Matching oxygen delivery to metabolic demand is arguably the quintessential physiologic essence of the practice of critical care medicine and one of the central daily struggles of every intensivist. It is no surprise that a deep und erstanding of how the cardiovascular system functions and how its components articulate to achieve efficient perfusion and oxygen delivery is central to the craft of the practicing clinician caring for the critically ill.
Source: Critical Care Clinics - Category: Intensive Care Authors: Tags: Preface Source Type: research