Science and practice of pediatric critical care medicine

The care of critically ill and injured children needs to be safe, evidence-based, equitable, efficient, timely, and family-centered. Science and Practice of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine discusses these changes in the specialty ingreater scope and detail, offering the reader fresh insight into not only where we came from, but also where we are going as a specialty. Thus, this book is designed for all involved in the management of the pediatric critically ill patient, from physicians, residents and fellows in critical care, pulmonology,cardiology and pediatricians to specialist nurses and support personnel on the pediatric critical care unit and all medical professionals that are involvedin the management of these patients. INDICE: Development of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine – How Did We Get Here and Why?. Epidemiology of Critical Illness. Ethics in the PICU. The Patient’s Family in the PICU. Scoring Systems in Critical Care. Outcomes and Quality: Definitions, Assessment, and Analysis. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Administration. Nursing Care in the PICU. The Physician-Scientist In The PICU. Resident And Nurse Education In The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Evidence-based Medicine in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Patient Safety in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Pediatric Critical Care in Developing Countries. The PICU of the Future. Molecular Biology in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. GeneticPolymorphisms in Critical Care and Illness. Signal Transduction Pathways in Critical Illness and Injury. Proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory mediators incritical illness. Endogenous cytoprotective mechanisms. Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.

• ISBN: 978-1-84800-920-2
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 210
• Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés