Critical Care Medicine
Churchill's Ready Reference
By- Jean-Louis Vincent, MD PhD, Professor of Critical Care Medicine, University of Brussels and Head, Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
- Serge Brimioulle, MD, PhD, Senior Staff Physician, Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
This book is a quick reference pocket guide for physicians involved with critical care medicine providing on-the-spot answers to everyday queries regarding laboratory and other investigations, scoring systems, invasive procedures, equipment usage and relevant drug treatment.
Audience
Critical Care Physicians qualified and in training
Paperback, 112 Pages
Published: January 2009
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 978-0-08-045136-7
Contents
- 1. Ethical aspects and Management essentials
2. Resuscitation and acute respiratory failure
3. Treatment of sepsis
4. Abdominal compartment syndrome
5. Cardiovascular emergencies
6. Metabolic issues
7. Nutritional support
8. Sedation and analgesia
9. Renal failure and intoxication
10.Gastrointestinal abnormalities and hyperbilirubinaemia
11.Trauma
