Intensive care fundamentals : practically oriented essential knowledge for newcomers to ICUs

Intensive care fundamentals : practically oriented essential knowledge for newcomers to ICUs / František Duška, Mo Al-Haddad, Maurizio Cecconi, editors.

This book, part of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) textbook series, is a graphical, dense and concise text describing fundamental theoretical concepts needed for doctors and other professionals new to the field of Intensive Care Medicine. The book serves two main purposes: as...

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Other Authors: Duška, František (Editor), Al-Haddad, Mohammed (Editor), Cecconi, Maurizio (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2023.
Series:Lessons from the ICU.
Subjects:
Critical care medicine.
Intensive care units.
Emergency medicine.
intensive care units.
Critical care medicine
Emergency medicine
Intensive care units
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Introduction
  • Ch 1: How to use this book (Prof. Maurizio Cecconi, Dr Frantisek Duska, Dr Mo Al-Haddad)
  • Part 2: Key concepts in intensive care medicine
  • Ch 2: Identification and Initial Stablization of Acutely Deteriorated Patients (Dr. Nicholas F. Parchim, Dr Nathan D. Nielsen)
  • Ch 3: ICU routines and bundles of care (Dr Anne Mecklenburg, Dr Maria Martinez Martinez, Dr Nathan D. Nielsen, Dr Sabrina Grossenbacher-Eggmann, Dr Carole Boulanger)
  • Ch 4: Intra-hospital transport (Dr Anne Mecklenburg)
  • Ch 5: Human factors and non-technical skills (Dr Rahul Costa-Pinto, Dr C Boullanger)
  • Ch 6: Approach to difficult decisions and end-of-life care (Dr Frauke Weidanz)
  • Part 3: Organ dysfunction and support
  • Ch 7: Respiratory failure and respiratory support (Dr. Eumorfia Kondili, Dr Athanasia Proklou, Dr Georgos Prinianakis)
  • Ch 8: Shock and Haemodynamic Monitoring (Dr Mo Al-Haddad)
  • Ch 9: Disorders of consciousness (Dr Frauke Weidanz)
  • Ch 9: Internal environment and acid base balance (Dr Frantisek Duska)
  • Ch 10: Acute Kidney Injury (Dr Mo Al-Haddad, Dr Karin Belch)
  • Ch 11: Sepsis and septic shock (Dr Anne Le Roy)
  • Part 4: Common challenges and troubleshooting in ICU
  • Ch 12: Hypoxia and ventilator asynchronies (Dr. Eumorfia Kondili, Dr Maria Mpolaki)
  • Ch 13: Arrhythmias (Dr Katie Duncan, Dr Mo Al-Haddad)
  • Ch 14: Bleeding (Dr Nathan D. Nielsen)
  • Ch 15: Analgesia and Sedation (Dr Anne Mecklenburg, Dr Joana Berger-Estilita, Dr Ligia Pires)
  • Ch 16: Delirium, agitation and sleep disturbances (Dr Joana Berger-Estilita, Dr Ligia Pires)
  • Ch 17: Common Electrolyte Disturbances (Dr Niels Van Regenmortel, Dr Frantisek Duska)
  • Ch 18: Failure to wean from mechanical ventilation (Dr Anne Mecklenburg). Back Matter
  • Appendix 1: ICU drug chart (Dr Milada Halacova, Dr Carole Boulanger)
  • Appendix 2: Useful checklists and algorhithms (Dr Anne Le Roy)
  • Appendix 3: ICU trainee survival guide (Dr. Gabriel Garcia Rosenbaum).

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