title: Critical care medicine for the hospitalist.
abstract: The aim of this article is to review some of the important topics in critical care medicine, including the latest management recommendations for sepsis, the use of noninvasive ventilation in respiratory failure, and practice guidelines for transfusion in critically ill patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA.
authors.forename: Derek J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Linderman
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Janssen
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D020445:Hospitalists / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D014481:United States