| Description |
1 online resource (x, 88 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
ABC series |
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ABC series (Malden, Mass.)
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| Contents |
Introduction / Mitchell M. Levy -- Defining the spectrum of disease / Ron Daniels -- Identifying the patient with sepsis / Ron Daniels -- Serious complications of sepsis / Hentie Cilliers, Tony Whitehouse and Bill Tunnicliffe -- The pathophysiology of sepsis / Edwin Mitchell and Tony Whitehouse -- Initial resuscitation / Tim Nutbeam -- Microbiology and antibiotic therapy / Partha De and Ron Daniels -- Infection prevention and control / Fiona Lawrence, Georgina McNamara and Clare Galvin -- The role of imaging in sepsis / Morgan Cleasby -- Presentations in medical patients / Nandan Gautam -- Presentations in surgical patients / Jonathan Stewart and Sian Abbott -- Special cases : the immunocompromised patient / Manos Nikolousis -- The role of critical care / Julian Hull -- Monitoring the septic patient / David Stanley -- Novel therapies in sepsis / Gavin D. Perkins and David R. Thickett -- Approaches to achieve change / Julian F. Bion and Gordon D. Rubenfield |
| Summary |
Sepsis is a complex condition with a range of aetiologies. Whilst appropriate early intervention has been shown to improve outcome, its recognition and immediate management remain a challenge to healthcare workers. This book is aimed primarily at doctors, nurses and allied health professionals working in secondary care. It will be most relevant to those working in acute specialities, highlighting the need for prevention where possible, for vigilance, for an immediate response, and for effective collaborative working across disciplines to achieve the best standard of care for these patients. The diversity and extent of sepsis demands attention by all, however, and those working in primary care may find value too- particularly in causation, pathophysiology, and recognition. With increasing resources devoted to pre-hospital emergency care, and widening scopes of practice of paramedical staff, some aspects of immediate diagnostic and therapeutic interventions are becoming increasingly relevant outside the hospital environment |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at chapter ends, and index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Septicemia.
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Septicemia -- Diagnosis
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Septicemia -- Treatment
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nutbeam, Tim. editor, author.
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| ISBN |
9781444316650 |
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1444316656 |
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