If you purchased a copy of Kollef: The Washington Manual of Critical Care, 2e, ISBN: 978-1-4511-1022-7, please make note of the following two important corrections.

On page 149, lines 14 through 16:

Torsades de pointes is likely to recur if the inciting factors cannot be eliminated immediately. Magnesium sulfate given at 1 to 2 g IV may have utility, particularly in hypomagnesemic patients. [THE UNIT GRAM IS CORRECTED FROM MILLIGRAM]

On page 152, bottom row of Table 20.1:

Medication                    IV Dosing                                        Side effects

Magnesium                    Torsades de pointes: 1-2 g IV           Flushing, hypotension

                                        push over 5-20 min [THE UNIT

                                        GRAM IS CORRECTED FROM

                                        MILLIGRAM]