This new and updated edition is a practical guide to intensive care for the non-specialist, and covers the core knowledge and principles of IC patient management. It follows new guidance on end of life care, brain stem death and organ donation, with colour images throughout and includes the basics of physiology and best practice management in the ICU and chapters on haematological support and imaging. Endorsed by the Intensive Care Society ÍNDICE: Contributors. Preface. Foreword by Ian S. Grant. General principles of intensive care management (Anna Batchelor and Peter Nightingale). 2 Communication and decision-making in intensive care (Martin Hughes and Graham Nimmo). 3 Monitoring (James Haslam, Jonathan Ball, Andy Rhodes and Peter MacNaughton). 4 Sedation (Tim Walsh). 5 Pathophysiology of organ failure (Charles Hinds and Mervyn Singer). 6 Severe Sepsis (Michael Gillies and Duncan Wyncoll). 7 Respiratory support (Simon Baudouin and Timothy W. Evans). 8 Cardiovascular support (Neil Soni and David Watson). 9 Renal support (Liam Plant and Alasdair Short). 10 Neurological support (Peter J. D. Andrews). 11 Liver support (Julia Wendon and Chris Holland). 12 Gastrointestinal support (Saif Al Musa and Tony M.Rahman). 13 Nutrition in the ICU (Marcia McDougall). 14 Critical care outreach (Mandy Odell and Sheila Adam). 15 End-of-life care (Ben Shippey and Bob Winter). Index.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-7803-7
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 88
- Fecha Publicación: 09/09/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés