This book has been organized and sponsored by the Asia Pacific Association of Critical Care Medicine (APACCM) to assist dissemination of the available evidence in the field. The book has been exclusively written by 85 authors, who practice in the Asia Pacific regions intensive care environment, thus provides a contemporary overview of the practice intensive care medicine in our region. In addition to the sections on general assessment and organ support in critically ill, over the half of the book is dedicated to organ dysfunction and specific critical illness syndromes (including the infectious diseases) that are prevalent in areas of the region.
Ross Callum Freebairn BHB MBChB Dip Obst FANZCA FRCP FJFICM FCICM
President, Asia Pacific Association of Critical Care Medicine (APACCM); Consultant, Intensive Care Services, Hawke’s Bay Hospital, Hastings, New Zealand; Associate Dean (Hawke’s Bay), University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand; Adjunct Associate Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Atul Prabhakar Kulkarni MD (Anaesthesiology) PGDHHM FISCCM FICCM
Secretary General, Asia Pacific Association of Critical Care Medicine (APACCM); Professor and Head, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India