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Title Bedside procedures in the ICU / Florian Falter, editor
Published London ; New York : Springer-Verlag London Ltd., ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 210 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Sedation and analgesia -- Airway Management and Intubation -- Bronchoscopy -- Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy -- Arterial and Venous Catheter Insertion -- Advanced Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring -- Temporary cardiac pacing -- DC Cardioversion -- Pericardiocentesis -- Intercostal chest drain insertion -- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement -- Gastroesophageal Balloon Tube Tamponade -- Acute Compartment Syndrome -- Abdominal Compartment Syndrome -- Ultrasound Guided Procedures -- Renal Replacement Therapy -- Lumbar Puncture -- External Ventricular Drain Insertion -- Intracranial Pressure Measurement
Summary At often critical times, ICU staff require immediate access to information regarding the management of patients in terms of procedures, drugs or any other aspect of treatment. Written by experts in the field of ICU, Bedside Procedures in the ICU facilitates rapid acquiring of clinical knowledge in a concise and didactic format. Focusing on the most commonly performed procedures in the Intensive Care Unit, this book examines 20 procedures all the way from indication to the management of possible complications. This easy to follow guide provides practical advice and essential background for every member of the multi-disciplinary team caring for critically ill patients, from the senior practitioner who has not performed a procedure for some time, to the junior doctor in need of step by step guidance
Analysis Medicine
Emergency medicine
Critical care medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Intensive / Critical Care Medicine
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
In Springer eBooks
Subject Critical care medicine.
Intensive care units.
Critical Care -- methods
Intensive Care Units
Critical Care
intensive care units.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Médecine.
Critical care medicine
Intensive care units
Genre/Form handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
Author Falter, Florian.
ISBN 9781447122593
1447122593
Other Titles Bedside procedures in the Intensive Care Unit