| Description |
xi, 76 pages ; 28 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
ABC series |
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ABC series (Malden, Mass.)
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| Contents |
General principles of intensive care management / Anna Batchelor and Peter Nightingale -- Communication and decision-making in intensive care / Martin Hughes and Graham Nimmo -- Monitoring / James Haslam ... [et al.] -- Sedation / Tim Walsh -- Pathophysiology of organ failure / Charles Hinds and Mervyn Singer -- Severe sepsis / Michael Gillies and Duncan Wyncoll -- Respiratory support / Simon Baudouin and Timothy W. Evans -- Cardiovascular support / Neil Soni and David Watson -- Renal support / Liam Plant and Alasdair Short -- Neurological support / Peter J D Andrews -- Liver support / Julia Wendon and Chris Holland -- Gastrointestinal support / Saif Al Musa and Tony M. Rahman -- Nutrition in the ICU / Marcia McDougall -- Critical care outreach / Mandy Odell and Sheila Adam -- End-of-life care / Ben Shippey and Bob Winter |
| Summary |
"From general principles through to critical care outreach and end of life care, this edition covers best practice management in the intensive care unit. It includes the key organ system support as well as monitoring, sepsis, brain-stem death, and nutrition in intensive care. There is also full coverage of organ donation."--Publisher |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: London: BMJ, 1999 |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Intensive care units.
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Emergency medicine.
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Critical care medicine.
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Critical Care -- methods.
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Critical Illness -- therapy.
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| Author |
Nimmo, Graham
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Singer, Mervyn.
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Intensive Care Society (Great Britain)
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Scottish Intensive Care Society.
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| LC no. |
2011008380 |
| ISBN |
9781405178037 paperback alkaline paper |
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1405178035 paperback |
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