Benefitting From Monitorization in Intensive Care Unit

The most essential matter about following a patient in intensive care unit is a fine and correct monitorization. While benefitting from monitorization is the main objective of every intensive care physician, it should be discussed how successful we are when we do not take monitorization as a subject of interest sufficiently. This physicians who are both performing medical care and education has a very important role regarding the matter: To question and confirm the correctness of the parameters that are being followed and to use this data for choosing the treatment type. The vital parameters that are found necessary to be followed usually do not present us the sufficient utility. For purpose, implementing monitorization in a way of whole perspective including Examining, Questioning, Reading (Observing), Repeating, Recalling will maintain to receive consequences for the benefit of the patient. (Journal of the Turkish Society Intensive Care 2011; 9: 110-5

Nutritional support in neurosurgical ICU patients

Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical School Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care Department Istanbul / Turkey, Congresul II Internaţional al Societăţii Anesteziologie Reanimatologie din Republica Moldova 27-30 august 2009When considering nutritional therapy for the neurological/neurosurgical patient, the groups of patients to be included must be well defined. The neurological disorders can be seen into five main categories according to its cause; traumatic brain injuries, cerebrovascular accidents (haemorrhages, ruptured aneurisms/arteriovenous malformations), space occupying lesions, infection and chronic degenerative processes. These patients can also be classified regarding their acute and chronic illness of the neurological pathology. The causes of malnutrition often are multifactorial and can be divided into four phases, their antecedent nutritional status (elderly patients), the stress of acute illness, the surgical interventions/early post-operative period and long term care related to the degree of the neurological deficit

Lithium Intoxication Accompanied by Hyponatremia

Lithium is frequently used in the management of bipolar affective disorders. It has a narrow therapeutic index and can cause acute or chronic intoxication. Toxic symptoms may be present even when concentrations are within the recommended therapeutic range. We believe that lithium intoxication is a very important issue for a physician. In this report, we aimed to evaluate the pathophysiological view of two chronic lithium intoxication cases accompanied by hyponatremia