Bersten, A.: OH'S INTENSIVE CARE MANUAL 5ª Ed. - May 2003 - 100,00 € - 1024 Pag. - 250 Illus. -

This 5th edition has been entitled Oh's Intensive Care Manual to reflect the significance of Professor Teik Oh's contribution to the great success of the first four editions.

Reviews   "It cannot possibly cover in detail all aspects of such a vast subject as intensive care, but each chapter is self-contained and comprehensively referenced to facilitate further reading...   ...comprehensive enough to be a genuinely useful manual for day-to-day use on the unit, and clear enough for easy in-depth study by those with an interest in the subject....   an invaluable source of comprehensive, up-to-date and readily accessible information for clinical use on the intensive care unit or for private study."   -- Dr Phil Gray, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care , Today's Anaesthetist

Features Practical, concise information on intensive care is presented in a clear and accessible style The comprehensive contents cover the broad spectrum of intensive care medicine, providing sufficient detail on each topic for a working textbook, without the need to refer to large reference books The revised contents reflects the best-practice from leading international centres Keeping up with the rapidly developing field of intensive care medicine is critical for all those training and working in the ICU at all levels - consultant and trainee medical staff, nurses and other allied health professionals will all benefit

What's New   For this new edition Professor Teik Oh has selected two leading consultants, Professor Andrew Bersten and Dr. Neil Soni, to edit the contributions from expert contributors from all over the world     All illustrations have been redrawn in the fifth edition for easier accessibility and consistency     New chapters:   Ethics in Intensive Care   Common problems after ICU   Clinical Information Systems   Imaging the Chest   Non-Invasive Ventilation   Abdominal Surgical Problems   Pre-existing Disease in PregnancyTropical Diseases   Blast Injury, Gun Shot Wounds & Stabbing   Biological Warfare   Vasopressors & Inotopes   Vasodilators  Paediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation    Brand new section on shock including chapters on:   Shock - an overview   Haemodynamic monitoring   Monitoring Oxygenation   Lactic Acidosis   Multiple Organ Dysfunction

 

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS  
 
PART ONE - ORGANISATION ASPECTS  
 
1. Design & Organisation of intensive care units and Outreach  
2. Severity & Outcome of Critical Illness  
3. Transport of the Critically Ill  
4. Physiotherapy in Intensive Care  
5. Critical Care Nursing  
6. Ethics  
7. Common Problems after ICU  
8. Clinical Information Systems  
 
PART TWO - SHOCK  
 
9. Overview of Shock  
10. Haemodynamic Monitoring  
11. Oxygen Delivery and Consumption  
12. Lactic Acidosis  
13. Multiple Organ Failure  
 
PART THREE - ACUTE CORONARY CARE  
 
14. Acute Myocardia Infaction  
15. Cardiopulonary Resuscitation  
16. Cardiac Arrhythmias & Treatment  
17. Cardiac Pacing  
18. Heart Failure  
19. Valvular & Congenital  
20. Postoperative Cardiac Intensive Care  
21. Echocardiography in Intensive Care  
 
PART FOUR - RESPIRATORY FAILURE  
 
22. Oxygen Therapy  
23. Airway Management and Acute Upper Airway Obstruction  
24. Acute Respiratory Failure in Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease  
25. Mechanical Ventilatory Support  
26. Humidification and Inhalation Therapy  
27. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome  
28. Respiratory Monitoring  
29. Pulmonary Embolism  
30. Acute Severe Asthma  
31. Lung Infections  
32. Imaging the Chest  
33. Non-Invasive Ventilation  
 
Part Five - Gastroenterological Emergencies  
 
34. Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding  
35. Acute Pancreatitis  
36. Hepatic Failure  
37. Abdominal Surgical Problems  
 
PART SIX - ACUTE RENAL FAILURE  
 
38. Acute Renal Failure  
39. Renal Replacement Therapy  
 
PART SEVEN - NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS  
 
40. Disorders of Consciousness  
41. Status Epilepticus  
42. Acute Cerebrovascular Complications  
43. Intracranial Hypertension  
44. Cerebral Protection  
45. Brain Death  
46. Meningitis and Encephalomyelitis  
47. Tetanus  
48. Disorders of Peripheral & Motor Neurones  
 
PART EIGHT - ENDOCRINE DISORDERS  
 
49. Diabetic Emergencies  
50. Diabetes Insipidus  
51. Thyroid Emergencies  
52. Adrenocortical Insufficiency  
53. Acute Calcium disorders  
 
PART NINE - OBSTETRIC EMERGENCIES  
 
54. Pre Eclampsia & Eclampsia  
55. Obstetric Emergencies  
56. Pre-existing Disease in Pregnancy  
 
PART TEN - INFECTIONS AND IMMUNE DISORDERS  
 
57. Anaphylaxis  
58. Immunodeficiency  
59. HIV and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome  
60. Severe Sepsis  
61. Noscomial Infections  
62. Severe Soft Tissue Infections  
63. Antibiotic Guidelines  
64. Tropical Diseases  
 
PART ELEVEN - SEVERE AND MULTIPLE TRAUMA  
 
65. Severe & Multiple Injuries  
66. Severe Head Injuries  
67. Faciomaxillary & Upper Airway Injuries  
68. Chest Injuries  
69. Spinal Injuries  
70. Abdominal & Pelvic Injuries  
 
PART TWELVE - ENVIRONMENTAL INJURIES  
 
71. Near Drowning  
72. Burns  
73. Thermal Disorder  
74. Electrical Safety & Injuries  
75. Envenomation  
76. Blast Injury, Gun Shot Wounds & Stabbing  
77. Biological Warfare  
 
PART THIRTEEN - PHARMACOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS  
 
78. Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics & Drug Monitoring  
79. Poisoning & Drug Intoxication  
80. Sedation & Pain Relief in Intensive Care  
81. Vasopresors & Inotopes  
82. Vasoldilators  
 
PART FOURTEEN - METABOLIC HOMEOSTATIS  
 
83. Acid-base Balance & Disorders  
84. Fluid & Electrolyte Therapy  
85. Metabolic Response to Illness, Injury & Infection  
86. Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition  
 
PART FIFTEEN - HAEMATOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT  
 
87. Blood Transfusion  
88. Colloids & Blood Products  
89. Plasma Exchange  
90. Haemostatic Failure  
91. Haematological Malignancies  
 
PART SIXTEEN - TRANSPLANTS  
 
92. Management of the Multi Organ Donor  
93. Liver Transplantation  
94. Heart & Lung Transplantation  
 
PART SEVENTEEN - PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE  
 
95. The Critically Ill Child  
96. Upper Airway Obstruction in Children  
97. Acute Respiratory Failure in Children  
98. Paediatric Fluid & Electrolyte Therapy  
99. Sedation & Analgesia in Children  
100. Shock & Cardiac Disease in Children  
101. Neurological Emergencies in Children  
102. Paediatric Trauma  
103. Equipment for Paediatric Intensive Care  
104. Paediatric Poisoning  
105. Paediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation  
 
Appendices  
 
Normal biochemical values  
Système International (SI) Units  
Respiratory physiology symbols and normal values  
Physiological equations  
Plasma drug concentrations and American nomenclature  
Index