Intensive care medicine

This book addresses the ethical problems that physicians have to face every day while caring for critically ill patients.

Covers the specific issues anesthetic care providers must consider when faced with morbidly obese surgical patients.

Los avances de la medicina intensiva en los últimos años se han reflejado en una mejoría significativa en la sobrevida de los pacientes graves.

Gives anaesthetists key information on obstetric practice to assist in anaesthesia during pregnancy and delivery.

The Update compiles the most recent developments in experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book.

Now in its fully revised and expanded second edition, this volume is the definitive resource on long-distance air transport of injured patients in both peacetime and wartime.

Following the publication of the department of health document - Comprehensive Critical Care (2000), the majority of hospitals in England have set up Critical Care Outreach Teams.

This book provides a concise yet comprehensive overview on the use of opioids in the ICU, offering practical, real-world recommendations on opioid utilization and alternative therapies.

This book is unique in its approach, covering the impact of virtual endoscopy and 3D reconstruction on surgical modalities and perioperative airway options.

The acclaimed protocol-based guide to neurocritical care - essential for daily practice and the boardsAn immediate classic, this groundbreaking text is based on the premise that neurointensivists must be trained to handle not only the brain, but the entire body.

This textbook details the nursing care of babies with life limiting conditions and sets the context within the philosophy of internationally collaborative neonatal palliative care emphasising emotional and practical support for their families.

Patients with a wide range of medical conditions undergo surgeries of varying levels of risk, and the evolving field of consult medicine aims to address the needs of these patients whether pre- or post-surgery.

This updated and refined new edition is the only book to provide a comprehensive approach to the intensive care of neurologically injured patients from the emergency room and ICU through the operating room and post-surgical period.

A concise volume which debates the current clinical management controversies encountered by obstetric anesthesiologists in daily practice.

Despite a decreasing number of burns and improvement in mortality of burn patients in the United States, burn injuries are still frequent.

The 2nd edition of this book describes the recent techniques, strategies, and drugs that have been demonstrated by multicenter randomized trials to influence survival in critically ill, defined as those who have acute failure of at least one organ, due to either a pathological condition or a medical intervention, and require intensive care treatment.

The Medical-Legal Aspects of Acute Care Medicine: A Resource for Clinicians, Administrators, and Risk Managers is a comprehensive resource intended to provide a state-of-the-art overview of complex ethical, regulatory, and legal issues of importance to clinical healthcare professionals in the area of acute care medicine; including, for example, physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and care managers.

There are few clinical problems in the sleep medicine field that are more challenging than the sleep difficulties experienced by individuals suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Mayo Clinic Critical Care Case Review is a unique compellation of cases presented at the highly rated Mayo Clinic Clinical Pathological Case (CPC) Conference.

The care that a patient receives in the first hours after surgery is crucial to minimizing the risk of complications.

The aim of this book is to educate and train practitioners in the safe and professional use of diagnostic ultrasound imaging in the visualization and interpretation of various cerebral conditions not only in neurointensive care, but also in the operating room and, in general, cardiothoracic and neurocritical care settings.

This book focuses on the interface between the patient and the healthcare system as the entryway to high-quality care and improved outcomes.

The fully revised, third edition of this bestselling Handbook describes best practice of critical care in a succinct, concise and clinically-orientated way.

This unique book discusses the management of neurocritical care patients, including basic concepts, pathophysiologic principles, monitoring, treatment indications, and factors that affect outcomes in patients requiring neurocritical care assistance.

Infections and their complications are a very Additionally, they have a responsibility to ensure important clinical area in the intensive care that nosocomial infections are prevented and unit setting.

This second edition spans four volumes, with major sections dedicated to specific organ systems.

In this issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest editor Paul Bergl brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Diagnostic Excellence in the ICU.

Reviews the full spectrum of disorders encountered in critical care units, including diagnosis, treatment, data interpretation and organisational issues.

The most thorough and up-to-date review available for the Certified Emergency Nurse ExamEmergency Nursing Certification is a complete step-by-step guide that thoroughly covers everything you need to know to pass the Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN ) examination.

This extensively updated textbook is a comprehensive study guide that covers pediatric critical care principles and specific disease entities commonly encountered by the pediatric critical care medicine (PCCM) practitioner.

Cardiothoracic Surgery covers all areas of adult and paediatric, cardiac and thoracic surgery and intensive care.

In anaesthetist Dr Kevin Fong's television programmes he has often demonstrated the impact of extremes on the human body by using his own body as a 'guinea pig'.

An authoritative account of all aspects of perioperative care for surgical patients.

In dealing with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, there are an increased number of patients requiring personalized management as the disease pathology varies.

Fifth edition of a market-leading pharmacology book for trainees, doctors and nurses working in operating theatres and critical care units.

Fully revised new edition of a popular practical guide provides a concise introduction to radiology in newborn babies.

The best review available for the Critical Care Nursing Certification Exam!

This book provides the reader with an understanding of human nutritional and metabolic physiology and how it goes wrong in illness.

- Los autores se dirigen fundamentalmente a los servicios de Urgencias (hospitalarios y prehospitalarios) y unidades de Cuidados Intensivos, donde recaen las intoxicaciones agudas.

Focusing on the most commonly tested topics, the book provides those studying for the oral board exam with model answers.

The Update compiles the most recent developments in experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book.

Essentials of Palliative Care is a to-the-point, clinically oriented resource for all members of the multidisciplinary palliative care team and trainees.

The first edition of this publication was aimed at defining the current concepts of trauma induced coagulopathy by critically analyzing the most up-to-date studies from a clinical and basic science perspective.

This book aims to fill knowledge gap among healthcare workers about Clostridium difficile (also known as C.

This is a no-nonsense guide to drug treatment in the intensive care unit.

This text provides a concise, yet comprehensive overview of telemedicine in the ICU.