Intensive care medicine

"e;Nursing the Acutely ill Adult is a comprehensive text Each chapter draws on the clinical and academic expertise of the author and follows a structured approach that explores the case problems, altered physiology and nursing interventions and care.

This revised and expanded second edition presents the most recent evidence-based facts on perioperative fluid management and discusses fluid management from basic sciences to clinical applications and the patients' outcomes.

This book considers paradigmatic clinical cases in order to cast light on key issues relating to elective or emergency stent implantation and the use of oral anticoagulation (OAC) in patients with atrial fibrillation.

A concise and practical summary of principles of therapy for critically ill patients, fully updated with thirteen new chapters.

This book provides an overview of pulmonary hypertensive diseases, the current understanding of their pathobiology, and a contemporary approach to diagnosis and treatment.

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.

This book combines valid physiology and treatment strategies with the institutional experience of one of the leading German pediatric heart centers.

This book assesses the main features of COVID-19 from a clinical point of view, based on observations made during the disease epidemic in Northern Italy, one of the most affected areas in the world (the region has been the epicenter of the global pandemic for more than a month), and the first region outside China facing overwhelming numbers of cases.

This book is a rich source of information on point-of-care (POC) tests for the diagnosis and treatment of severe hemorrhage, including thromboelastography, thromboelastometry, heparin monitoring systems, and platelet function analyzers (Multiplate, PFA-100, VerifyNow, etc.

Over the last two decades, the increasing use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has reduced the need for endotracheal ventilation, thus decreasing the rate of ventilation-induced complications.

Practical overview of techniques used in the management of pain in interventional radiology suites.

During the last 20 years two groups of investigators have concerned themselves with the problem of acid-base regulation at various body temperatures.

This book presents a comprehensive survey of acute heart failure.

The most common problems for which patients present to the Emergency Department are neurological disorders, including stroke, syncope, back pain and headache.

This volume is published under the auspices of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive Care Medicine, which consists of 48 members societies (both medical and nursing) - a truly world wide organisation - and whose aim is to promote excellence in the care of critically ill patients.

Post-burn scar contractures are a commonly encountered problem in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery.

This book, part of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine textbook series, teaches readers how to use hemodynamic monitoring, an essential skill for today's intensivists.

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing is an important diagnostic test in pulmonary medicine and cardiology.

Those familiar with the 1st edition of this book from 2008 will recognize the original 62 cases that have been modernized with updated references and enjoy the addition of 41 brand new cases.

Kann es für Menschen, die unheilbar krank sind, so etwas wie Lebe- qualität geben?

Fully updated with the latest evidence, this clinical handbook is essential for diagnosing and managing delirium in the ICU setting.

Critical care medicine is a dynamic and exciting arena where complex pathophysiologic states require extensive knowledge and up-to-date clinical information.

This book functions as an essential guide to the safe and effective sedation of pediatric patients outside the operating room.

Guide to drug prescribing for doctors, nurses and medical professionals caring for critically ill patients.

Die Neuauflage des äußerst beliebten Buches wurde aktualisiert und gründlich überarbeitet - u.

Respiratory system and artificial ventilation are key topics when considering the main aspects of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine: assisted ventilation techniques are essential to preserve the patient's life, but just as any other treatments they can be also extremely pernicious.

This concise, easy-to-use book offers expert insights into current controversies in vascular neurosurgery with a view to providing the practitioner with authoritative practical guidance that will assist in the management of difficult disease entities.

In modern medicine the most functional methodologies are taking an increasing importance in spreading informations, rendering it credible while at the same time using reliable data to focus interaction between basic science and clinical medicine.

The aim of this comprehensive encyclopedia is to provide detailed information on intensive care medicine contributing to the broad field of emergency medicine.

This book examines in detail the topic of sepsis, with a focus on intra-abdominal sepsis.

This book provides recommendations for evaluation and therapy in the area of acute pediatric neurology; these are presented didactically with frequent use of illustrations and algorithms.

In the USA, the COVID-19 crisis came as an unpleasant surprise and a shock to many healthcare systems and hospitals, especially in the crisis epicenter, New York City.

This book addresses all issues relevant to error prevention and safe practice in the acute and emergency health-care setting.

The Golden Hour is a well-established concept in emergency medicine, related to the critical period of one hour after an injury, accident or trauma.

Abarca los distintos problemas de la medicina intensiva, desde la asistencia rutinaria hasta las situaciones complicadas y especiales.

In diesem handlichen Kitteltaschenbuch finden Sie die wichtigsten Fakten zur Beatmung: Prinzipien, Beatmungsverfahren bei speziellen Krankheitsbildern sowie Prävention und Behandlung von beatmungsbedingten Komplikationen.

Written by leading American practitioners, the Oxford American Handbooks of Medicine each offer a pocket-sized overview of an entire specialty, featuring instant access to guidance on the conditions that are most likely to be encountered.

This book provides a framework for goal-targeted management of the adult patient with spontaneous non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).

Current, comprehensive, and focused, the bestselling Oxford Handbook of Acute Medicine returns for its fourth edition.

This book is aimed at surgeons faced with the immediate management of acute surgical problems in a variety of resource settings.

Schnell und gezielt finden Sie hier praxisgerechte Anleitungen für die Pflege auf Intensivstationen.