Books in the Molecular & Cellular Biology of Critical Care Medicine series

Provides a mechanistic look at key aspects of the inflammatory response seen in critical illness. This book emphasizes key cells and mediators involved in the innate inflammatory response and the pathways employed to combat infection or respond to injury. It includes the discussion of how the inflammatory response down regulates itself.

Other topics covered that are highly clinically relevant 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.