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Books in Critical care

This collection covers intensive care management, ventilator support, and sepsis treatment. It supports intensivists, emergency physicians, and researchers in advancing critical care practices. Featuring evidence-based protocols and case studies, these resources address complex, life-threatening conditions with a focus on patient survival and recovery.

  • Intensive Care of the Cancer Patient, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26-1
    • Stephen M. Pastores + 1 more
    • English
    A comprehensive review of cancer patient treatment methods in the Intensive Care Unit. Articles include: Admission Criteria and Prognostication in Cancer Patients Admitted to the ICU; Diagnostic Strategies and Management of Acute Respiratory Failure in Cancer Patients Requiring Intensive Care; Mechanical Ventilation in Cancer Patients: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes; Critical Care of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient; Critical Issues in Oncological Surgery Patients; and Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Complications in Critically Ill Patients with Cancer.

  • Manual of Pediatric Anesthesia

    With an Index of Pediatric Syndromes
    • 6th Edition
    • Jerrold Lerman + 2 more
    • English
    The new edition of Manual of Pediatric Anesthesia, by Drs. Lerman, Coté & Steward, summarizes the principles of pediatric anesthesia and details important management considerations for a wide variety of conditions. Thoroughly updated and expanded, it reflects the latest research on new drugs and techniques to keep you absolutely up to date. Covering everything from chronic and acute pain through the pathophysiology of surgical disease to endoscopic procedures, you’ll find exactly what you need to safely and effective administer anesthesia to your pediatric patients. Also, it's handy, pocket size is perfect for quick reference and review.

  • Sepsis, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25-4
    • R. Phillip Dellinger
    • English
    Respected leader in Critical Care Medicine, Phillip Dellinger has complied a top-notch range of articles on the subject of Sepsis. Topics include: "The History of Sepsis," "Molecular Biology of Sepsis," "Sepsis Induced Tissue Hypoperfusion," "Hemodynamic Monitoring in Sepsis," "Performance Improvement in Sepsis," and more!

  • Sedation and Analgesia in the ICU: Pharmacology, Protocolization, and Clinical Consequences, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25-3
    • Pratik Pandharipande + 1 more
    • English
    In this issue, Guest Editors Pratik Panharipande and Wesley Ely look at modern Sedation techniques in the critically ill. Topics include: "Pharmacology of commonly used sedatives and analgesics in the ICU," "Pharmacology of newer agents for sedation and analgesia in the critically ill," "Current sedation practices: lessons learned from recent international surveys," "Sedation and Immunomodulation," "Sedation and sleep disturbances in the ICU," and more!

  • Anesthesia Outside the Operating Room, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27-1
    • Wendy L. Gross + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of the Anesthesiology Clinics provides essential updates for the anesthesiologist who performs procedures outside the operating room. All-important financial considerations are covered, including Medicare payments; and full costing versus differential costing, or “smoothing.” Practice parameters are covered. Each specialty is addressed from the point of view of both a specialist and an anesthesiologist, including cardiology (EP and catheterization), gastroenterology (Endoscopy), and radiology (interventional). Transitional priorities are also covered, including consultation, pre-procedure patient assessment, patient safety, monitoring, and new ICU practices.

  • Hemoglobin-based Oxygen Carriers (HBOCs): The Future in Resuscitation? An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25-2
    • Lena M. Napolitano
    • English
    Hemoglobin-based Oxygen Carriers is an exciting and evolving alternative to blood transfusion. This issue explores its potential with topics on: "HBOCs from Human or Bovine Hemoglobin", "Comparison of HBOCs to Stored Human Red Blood Cells," "HBOCs and Tissue Oxygenation," "HBOCs: Role in surgery, resuscitation or hemorrhagic shock?" and more!

  • Critical Care Intravenous Infusion Drug Handbook

    • 3rd Edition
    • Gary J. Algozzine + 2 more
    • English
    Compact and easy to use, this handy reference focuses on the information you need to administer intravenous medications in critical care and emergency environments. Essential coverage of 48 of the most common and complex IV drugs, including drip rate calculation charts, drug calculation formulae, and much more help you safely and efficiently administer IV drugs.

  • Core Curriculum for Progressive Care Nursing

    • 1st Edition
    • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
    • English
    The only reference focused on progressive care nursing, this complete reference includes all of the key information you need to know for success in practice and on the PCCN certification exam. Expert authors from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses provide the most authoritative content on caring for patients in step-down, intermediate and telemetry units and prepare you to treat patients from every phase of progressive care. Plenty of illustrations and easy-reference tables clarify difficult concepts and make it easy to review content quickly.

  • Historical Aspects of Critical Illness and Critical Care Medicine, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25-1
    • Anand Kumar + 1 more
    • English
    This issue will take a look at modern critical care techniques in a historical context. Topics include: "Shock and Organ failure", "Battlefield trauma, traumatic shock and consequences: War-related advances in critical care", "Lessons from Modern Disasters and Wars: Bhopal, Chernobyl, Oklahoma City Bombing, 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Tsunami, Iraq", "Plagues with Critical Care Implications: Legionairres, Staph toxic shock, SARS, Hantavirus, Group A strep nec toxic shock, Marburg and hemorrhagic fevers, Avian flu" and more!

  • Board Stiff: Preparation for Anesthesia Orals

    Expert Consult - Online and Print
    • 3rd Edition
    • Christopher Gallagher
    • English
    Think the anesthesia oral boards are no laughing matter? Then you haven’t read Board Stiff Three. The new edition of this popular anesthesia review book is written in the same winning style that was the hallmark of Board Stiff Too. Dr. Gallagher’s signature humor and engaging writing style make this terrific prep book a fun read while still delivering all the most important things you need to know for the boards. In addition to a thorough content review, the new edition also features an extensive section with self-assessment questions. It also includes a bonus DVD with simulated board scenarios that will further help you prepare for the boards.

  • Essentials of Neuroanesthesia and Neurointensive Care

    A Volume in Essentials of Anesthesia and Critical Care
    • 1st Edition
    • Arun K. Gupta + 1 more
    • English
    The information you really need! This title in the Essentials of Anesthesia and Critical Care series presents core clinical neuroanesthesia and neurointesive care knowledge in a practical, user-friendly format. A manageable size and affordable price makes this an ideal purchase for every clinician who would like an economical yet dependable resource in this specialty.

  • AACN Advanced Critical Care Nursing

    • 1st Edition
    • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) + 1 more
    • Karen K. Carlson
    • English
    From AACN experts comes a resource dedicated to helping you oversee or care for critical care patients in any practice setting. This comprehensive critical care nursing textbook addresses serious and potentially life-threatening patient conditions with a foundation rooted in the critical thinking process: the comprehension, analysis, synthesis, and application of knowledge.

  • Urgences psychiatriques

    • 1st Edition
    • Marie-Jeanne Guedj Bourdiau
    • French
    Agitation, ivresse aigue, idées délirantes, couple en crise, angoisse, dépression, confusion, troubles du sommeil…, les situations d'urgences psychiatriques sont variées et souvent difficiles à évaluer. L'objectif d'Urgences psychiatriques est d'exposer la méthodologie de la prise en charge en urgence et la conduite à tenir selon les pathologies rencontrées. Pratique et facilement consultable, l'ouvrage privilégie le raisonnement d'urgence : - Des fiches pratiques décisionnelles sont classées par symptôme ou contexte particulier ; - Les situations cliniques selon les pathologies, le comportement, le type de population font l'objet de chapitres spécifiques ; - Des tableaux thérapeutiques et une liste des médicaments permettent un accès rapide à l'information ; - Des encadrés mettent en relief la conduite de l'entretien, les recherches auprès de l'entourage, l'appel au psychiatre, la gestion des risques, les questions habituelles des patients ; - Un complément indispensable sur l'offre de soins et la législation est présenté sous forme de fiches pratiques informatives. Un chapitre entier est consacré aux urgences médicales afin d'éviter les risques de confusion entre pathologies organiques et syndromes psychiatriques.

  • Obstetric Anesthesia, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26-1
    • Gurinder Vasdev
    • English
    For an anesthesiologist, though the challenge of managing an obstetric patient can be very satisfying and rewarding, it can also be extremely difficult given the potential for serious harm to the fetus and mother. For routine care, it is important to understand the risks and benefits of many practices to provide patients with informed decisions and the most satisfying experiences. There are also many less-usual patients and situations, however, that challenge the anesthesiologist’s skills significantly. This issue of the Anesthesiology Clinics presents the most up-to-date information on both of these categories, and is written by an outstanding group of experienced clinicians from all over the world. Topics including high-risk analysis, use of simulators for training, major hemorrhage, off-labor-floor consultation, depth of anesthesia monitoring, pharmaceuticals, use of vasopressors, neurological infections after neuroaxial anesthesia, airway management, the HIV patient, ultrasound, and others.

  • Cardiac Nursing

    A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease
    • 1st Edition
    • Debra K. Moser + 1 more
    • English
    Cardiac Nursing: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease is the only comprehensive text available for cardiac nurses. This brand-new reference emphasizes both evidence-based practice and hands-on care in a high-tech, high-touch approach that meets the high-stakes needs of cardiac and critical care nurses. What's more, the book makes the material easily accessible by using clear language, straightforward text, and plenty of illustrations, lists, and tables. This book is the third in a series of companion texts for Braunwald's Heart Disease and the first specifically for nurses.

  • Decision Making in Anesthesiology

    • 4th Edition
    • Lois L. Bready + 2 more
    • English
    Get fast answers to more than 220 anesthetic management problems with Decision Making in Anesthesiology! This fully revised and updated fourth edition examines vital topics in pre-anesthesia assessment, pre-operative problems, resuscitation, specialty anesthesia, post-operative management, and more. Its unique algorithmic approach helps you find the information you need quickly -- and gives you insights into the problem-solving techniques of experienced anesthesiologists that you won't find in any other book!

  • AACN Certification and Core Review for High Acuity and Critical Care

    • 6th Edition
    • AACN + 1 more
    • English
    The new 6th edition of Core Review for Critical Care Nursing helps readers assess and build their knowledge of critical care nursing as they prepare for the certification exam. The book consists of three 200-question sample examinations that provide extensive practice and review key content. An in-depth rationale, complete with references, is included for each question. Written under the authority of the American Association for Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), this book is an ideal study tool to facilitate preparation for critical care nursing certification.

  • AACN's Quick Reference to Critical Care Nursing Procedures

    • 1st Edition
    • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
    • English
    AACN's Quick Reference to Critical Care Nursing Procedures is a quick reference handbook that provides busy critical care nurses with a fast access to commonly used procedures in the ICU. The pocket-sized, wire-bound format makes the book easily portable; in addition it lays flat for easy reference. This quick-reference to critical care procedures provides both new graduates, anxious about performing skills for the first time on real patients in the clinical setting, and experienced nurses, who may not have performed a particular procedure for a while, a reference to lean on.

  • Acute and Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialists

    Synergy for Best Practices
    • 1st Edition
    • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
    • Mary G McKinley
    • English
    2007 AJN Book of the Year Award WinnerAcute and Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialists: Best Practices presents the knowledge and tools the CNS needs to provide the best standards of practice and performance. It focuses on the role of the CNS in acute and critical care, emphasizing the relationship between critical care nursing, the patient, and the environment of care. Divided into 3 main sections, the framework of the book is based on the Scope and Standards of Practice for the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Acute and Critical Care and the AACN's synergy model. This book delivers up-to-date information for today's health care along with practical tools for the CNS in acute and critical care settings.

  • AACN Procedure Manual for Pediatric Acute and Critical Care

    • 1st Edition
    • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
    • English
    Using detailed, step-by-step guidelines, this comprehensive book covers procedures commonly performed by all nurses in pediatric critical care. Following the successful format of the AACN Procedure Manual for Critical Care, 5th edition, this new resource focuses on the unique aspects of caring for infants and children. This easy-to-use guide includes the latest information, a strong evidence base, and a supporting rationale for each step of each procedure.

  • Le polytraumatisé
    • 2nd Edition
    • Jean Marty
    • French
    Le polytraumatisé est un blessé grave, victime de plusieurs lésions, dont une, au moins, met en jeu le pronostic vital du patient à brève échéance. Le décès survient en effet dans la moitié des cas sur le lieu même de l'accident, et dans les heures et les quelques jours qui suivent la prise en charge pour l'autre moitié. Touchant majoritairement une population jeune, ces polytraumatismes sont par ailleurs à l'origine de nombreuses séquelles fonctionnelles qui détériorent considérablement la qualité de vie des patients. Seules une prise en charge très rapide et multidisciplinaire et une bonne orientation permettront d'améliorer le pronostic. Abordant successivement les grands principes diagnostiques et thérapeutiques en fonction de la localisation des traumatismes, cet ouvrage présente les différents aspects de la prise en charge d'une victime souffrant de polytraumatisme. Son suivi au bloc opératoire, ainsi qu'en postopératoire, et les examens d'imagerie sont particulièrement détaillés, soulignant l'inderdisciplinarit... de la prise en charge de ces patients. C'est pourquoi également l'accueil des polytraumatisés nécessite de plus en plus des structures spécialisées disposant d'un plateau technique très performant et complet, intégrant les équipes médico-chirurgicales...

  • Critical Care Nursing Secrets

    • 2nd Edition
    • Hildy M. Schell + 1 more
    • English
    Part of the Nursing Secrets Series®, Critical Care Nursing Secrets is designed to be helpful for both new and experienced critical care nurses. New graduates, novice nurses, or those nurses returning to work in the field will find the book especially helpful in learning the "pearls" or "secrets" of practice. Written in a question-and-answer format, each of the 79 chapters has helpful features such as key points and Internet resources.

  • Mosby's Critical Care Nursing Reference

    • 4th Edition
    • Susan B. Stillwell
    • English
    Developed to provide nurse clinicians with a resource for the management of adult critical care patients, Mosby's Critical Care Nursing Reference condenses the most essential information needed by nurses working in the ICU. This valuable, pocket-sized reference provides information on broad topics that apply to a variety of critically ill patients, as well as detailed information on organ diseases. Chapters are dedicated to psychosocial concerns, complementary therapies, and the unique needs of a pediatric patient in an adult ICU. Therapeutic modalities and pharmacology are both examined, with information that is useful for the student, the new nurse, and the experienced professional.

  • Vascular Nursing

    • 4th Edition
    • Victora A. Fahey
    • English
    Vascular Nursing remains the only clinical reference devoted solely to the nursing care of patients with peripheral vascular disorders. This thoroughly updated and revised text provides a comprehensive overview of vascular disease and presents specific nursing management strategies for each vascular disorder. Valuable for practitioners in both the inpatient and the outpatient setting, the fourth edition includes information on the new minimally invasive endoluminal surgery that is replacing traditional surgery. New technology for diagnostic evaluation of vascular disease and non-operative management of vascular disease is covered in detail.

  • Handbook of Hemodynamic Monitoring

    • 2nd Edition
    • Gloria Oblouk Darovic
    • English
    In an easily accessible format, this new edition simply and comprehensively emphasizes the most relevant technical points and appropriate clinical applications of monitoring techniques. Readers will gain a sound, fundamental understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems. In addition, the text discusses important pathophysiologic, diagnostic, and management principles for common cardiopulmonary diseases, emphasizing the individuality of patient responses. The means of early detection and appropriate interventions of impending patient crisis are also discussed. With the information provided, readers will be able to correlate physical findings, monitoring information and laboratory data with the goal of formulating an effective, individualized, and precise management plan for high-risk perioperative, emergency, and ICU patients.

  • Data Interpretation in Critical Care Medicine

    • 5th Edition
    • Bala Venkatesh + 3 more
    • English
    The management of critically ill patients not only involves a bedside clinical assessment, but also a thorough daily review of investigations and monitoring. A detailed knowledge and understanding of data are an important part of training and practice in the day-to-day management of patients in intensive care. This book will play a useful role in the education of trainees, providing a source of real clinical data, with questions and answers, enabling them to test and develop their interpretation skills.

  • Échocardiographie Doppler chez le patient en état critique

    Un outil de diagnostic et de monitorage
    • 1st Edition
    • Philippe Vignon + 4 more
    • French
    Durant ces dernières années, l'utilisation de l'échocardiographie Doppler s'est généralisée en réanimation et en anesthésie, et ce pour de multiples raisons. – Le nombre de réanimateurs et d'anesthésistes-réan... qui se sont formés à cette technique et le nombre de publications scientifiques qui s'y rapportent ont augmenté de manière exponentielle. – Le domaine de compétence spécifique aux réanimateurs et aux anesthésistes-réanim... s'est progressivement précisé et imposé de lui-même sur le terrain. – De nouveaux concepts tels que celui du stéthoscope ultrasonique et du monitorage fonctionnel de l'état hémodynamique des patients en état critique ont émergé et se sont affinés. – Les appareils d'échocardiographie toujours plus performants se sont miniaturisés, pour atteindre la taille et le poids d'un ordinateur portable. – Enfin et surtout, les mentalités ont évolué, aussi bien chez les cardiologues que chez les réanimateurs de toute origine. L'échocardiographie Doppler est désormais unanimement considérée comme un moyen d'évaluation incontournable des patients en état critique. Échocardiographie Doppler chez le patient en état critique : un outil de diagnostic et de monitorage fait le point sur l'état de l'art de cette technique en constante évolution. Son fil rouge est la défaillance d'organe. Son esprit est l'approche par syndromes, la concision et le caractère didactique fondé sur de nombreux exemples et la sélection de la littérature pertinente sur le sujet.

  • Statistical Methods for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

    • 1st Edition
    • Paul Myles + 1 more
    • English
    Written in a user-friendly style, each chapter begins with a summary of key points, basic definitions and principles. This is an essential guide for all anaesthetists interested in reading journal articles and conducting research, and it also provides a basic grounding for those preparing for specialist examinations.