Textbook of Critical Care
- 7th Edition - November 27, 2016
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Author: Mitchell P. Fink
- Editors: Jean-Louis Vincent, Frederick A. Moore
- Language: English
Comprehensive, concise, and readable, Textbook of Critical Care, 7th Edition, brings you fully up to date with the effective management of critically ill patients, providing… Read more
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Comprehensive, concise, and readable, Textbook of Critical Care, 7th Edition, brings you fully up to date with the effective management of critically ill patients, providing the evidence-based guidance you need to overcome a full range of practice challenges. Drs. Jean-Louis Vincent, Edward Abraham, Frederick A. Moore, Patrick Kochanek, and Mitchell P. Fink are joined by other international experts who offer a multidisciplinary approach to critical care, sharing expertise in anesthesia, surgery, pulmonary medicine, and pediatrics. This highly acclaimed text offers ICU clinicians a new understanding of the pathophysiology of critical illness and new therapeutic approaches to critical care.
- Features a wealth of tables, boxes, algorithms, diagnostic images, and key points that clarify important concepts and streamline complex information for quick reference.
- Includes procedural videos online.
- Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
- Sudden Deterioration of Neurological Status
- Agitation and Delerium
- Management of Acute Pain in the Intensive Care Unit
- Fever
- Very High Systemic Arterial Blood Pressure
- Low Systemic Arterial Blood Pressure
- Tachycardia and Bradycardia
- Arterial Hypoxemia
- Acute Respiratory Failure
- Pulmonary Edema
- Polyuria
- Oliguria
- Hypernatremia and Hyponatremia
- Hyperkalemia and Hypokalemia
- Hyperphosphatemia and Hypophosphatemia
- Hypomagnesemia
- Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hyperglycemia
- Anemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Coagulopathy in the ICU
- Jaundice
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Ascites
- Acute Abdominal Pain
- Ileus
- Diarrhea
- Rashes and Fever
- Chest Pain
- Biochemical or Electrocardiographic Evidence of Acute Myocardial Injury
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound
- Echocardiography
- Cardiovascular Monitoring
- Bedside Monitoring of Pulmonary Function
- Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation
- Tracheal Intubation
- Tracheostomy
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Renal Replacement Therapy
- Targeted Temperature Management and Therapeutic Hypothermia
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (Venovenous and Venoarterial ECMO)
- Nutritional Support in Adults
- Nutritional Support in Children
- Early Ambulation in the ICU
- Role of Early Mobilization in the Prevention of ICU-Acquired Weakness
- Advanced Bedside Monitoring
- Coma
- Use of Brain Injury Biomarkers in Critical Care Settings
- Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation
- Delerium
- Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke
- Nontraumatic Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Seizures in the Critically Ill
- Neuromuscular Disorders in the Critically Ill
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Neuroimaging
- Intensive Care After Neurosurgery
- Key Issues in Pediatric Neurointensive Care
- Patient-Ventilator Interaction
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation
- Adjunctive Respiratory Therapy
- Hyperbaric Oxygen in Critical Care
- Imaging of the Chest
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Aspiration Pneumonitis and Pneumonia
- Severe Asthma Exacerbation
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pneumothorax
- Community Acquired Pneumonia
- Nosocomial Pneumonia
- Drowning
- Acute Parenchymal Disease in Pediatric Patients
- Acute Coronary Syndromes: Therapy
- Supraventricular Arrhythmais
- Ventricular Arrhythmais
- Conduction Disturbances and Cardiac Pacemakers
- Myocarditis and Acute Cardiomyopathies
- Acquired and Congenital Heart Disease in Children
- Pericardial Disease
- Emergency Heart Valve Disorders
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Hypertensive Crisis: Emergency and Urgency
- Pathophysiology and Classification of Shock States
- Resuscitation From Circulatory Shock
- Inotropic Therapy
- Mechanical Support in Cardiogenic Shock
- Portal Hypertension: Critical Care Considerations
- Hepatorenal Syndrome
- Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
- Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Fulminant Hepatic Failure
- Calculous and Acalculous Cholecystitits
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Peritonitis and Intraabdominal Infection
- Ileus and Mechanical Bowel Obstruction
- Toxic Megacolon and Ogilvie’s Syndrome
- Clinical Assessment of Renal Function
- Biomarkers Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
- Metabolic Acidosis and Alkalosis
- Water Metabolism
- Disorders Of Calcium and Magnesium Metabolism
- Fluid and Volume Therapy in the ICU
- Fluid and Electrolytes in Pediatrics
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Urinary Tract Obstruction
- Contrast Dye-Induced Acute Knee Injury
- Glomerulonephritis
- Interstitial Nephritis
- Antibiotic Stewardship
- Prevention, Control of Nosocomial Infection
- Antimicrobial Agents with Primary Activity Against Gram-Negative Bacteria
- Antimicrobial Agents with Primary Activity Against Gram-Positive Bacteria
- Antimicrobial Agents with Primary Activity Against Obligate Anaerobic Bacteria
- Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract
- Vascular Catheter-Related Infections
- Septic Shock
- Sepsis and Multiple Organ System Failure in Children
- Infections of the Urogenital Tract
- Central Nervous System Infections
- Infections of Skin, Muscle and Soft Tissue
- Head and Neck Infections
- Infections in the Immunocompromised Patient
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Fungal Infections
- Influenza
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
- Tuberculosis
- Malaria and Other Tropical Infections in the Intensive Care Unit
- Acute Viral Syndromes
- Clostridium Difficile Colitis
- Anemia and RBC Transfusion
- Blood Component Therapy
- Venous Thromboembolism in Medical-Surgical Critically Ill Patients
- Monitoring of Coagulation Status
- Anticoagulation in the Intensive Care Unit
- Critical Care of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient
- Cardiovascular and Endocrinological Changes Associated with Pregnancy
- Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
- Acute Pulmonary Complications of Pregnancy
- Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Neurological Complications of Pregnancy
- Hyperglycemia and Blood Glucose Control
- Adrenal Insufficiency
- Thyroid Disorders
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Metabolic and Endocrine Crises in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- General Principles of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
- Poisoning: Overview of Approaches for Evaluation and Treatment
- Resuscitation of Hypovolemic Shock
- Mediastinitis
- Epistaxis
- Management of the Postoperative Cardiac Surgical Patient
- Intensive Care Unit Management of Lung Transplant Patients
- Management of the Postoperative Liver Transplant Patient
- Intenstinal and Multivisceral Transplantation: The Ultimate Treatment for Intestinal Failure
- Aortic Dissection
- Splanchnic Ischemia
- Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
- Extremity Compartment Syndromes
- Thromboembolization and Thrombolytic Therapy
- Atheroembolization
- Pressure Ulcers
- Burns, Including Inhalation Injury
- Thoracic Trauma
- Abdominal Trauma
- Pelvic and Major Long Bone Fractures
- Pediatric Trauma
- Management of the Brain-Dead Organ Donor
- Donation After Cardiac Death (Non-Heart Beating Donation)
- Conversations with Families of Critically Ill Patients
- Resource Allocation in the Intensive Care Unit
- Basic Ethical Principles in Critical Care
- Determination of Brain Death
- Building Teamwork to Improve Outcomes
- The Pursuit of Performance Excellence
- Severity of Illness Indices and Outcome Prediction: Adults
- Severity of Illness Indices and Outcome Prediction: Children
- Long Term Outcomes of Critical Illness
- Mass Critical Care
- Telemedicine in Intensive Care
- Teaching Critical Care
Online Only Chapters:
E1: Difficult Airway Management for Intensivists
E2: Bedside Ultrasonography
E3: Central Venous Catheterization
E4: Arterial Cannulation and Invasive Blood Pressure Measurement
E5: Bedside Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
E6: Cardioversion and Defibrillation
E7: Transvenous and Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing
E8: Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
E9: Pericardiocentesis
E10: Paracentesis and Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage
E11: Thoracentesis
E12: Chest Tube Placement, Care, and Removal
E13: Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
E14: Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Protected Specimen Bronchial Brushing
E15: Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy
E16: Esophageal Balloon Tamponade
E17: Nasoenteric Feeding Tube Insertion
E18: Lumbar Puncture
E19: Jugular Venous and Brain Tissue Oxygen Tension Monitoring
E20: Intracranial Pressure Monitoring
E21: Indirect Calorimetry
E22: Extracorpeal Membrane Oxygenation Cannulation
E23: Bedside Laparoscopy in the Intensive Care Unit
E24: Pediatric Intensive Care Procedures
- Edition: 7
- Published: November 27, 2016
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
JV
Jean-Louis Vincent
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, Universit é Libre de Bruxelles, Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, BelgiumFM
Frederick A. Moore
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Surgery, Head, Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FloridaMF
Mitchell P. Fink
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology, Vice Chair for Critical Care, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of MedicineUniversity of California – Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California