Procedures and Monitoring for the Critically Ill - Softcover

Demetriades MD PhD, Demetrios; Shoemaker MD FCCM, William C.; Velmahos MD FACS FRCS, George C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 072168758X ISBN 13: 9780721687582

Publisher: Saunders, 2001

Synopsis

This unique new resource combines an atlas of bedside procedures with comprehensive coverage of the monitoring of critically ill patients to provide guidance on all aspects of treatment-from the ER to the ICU. Over 120 line drawings offer step-by-step depictions of the most commonly performed procedures used by critical care specialists, surgeons, emergency room physicians, and CRNAs. The book's user-friendly format makes it a superb stand-alone resource, and its in-depth coverage of all aspects of procedures and monitoring makes it the perfect companion to Shoemaker et al: Textbook of Critical Care Medicine.

The use of illustrations to demonstrate nuances of technique

Presenting step-by-step instructions of the most effective techniques for each procedure

Detailing the necessary equipment and supplies needed for each procedure

Providing valuable clinical pearls

and discussing complication avoidance and alternative techniques.

Includes an extensive section on Monitoring, fully cross-referenced to the relevant procedures.

Explores hot topics such as Central Venous Catheterization

Pulmonary Artery Catheterization

Flexible Bronchoscopy

Intubation And Assisted Ventilation

Cardiac Pacemaker Placement

Routine Clinical Monitoring In Acute Illnesses

Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring

Noninvasive Cardiac Output Monitoring

The Physiology of Shock and Acute Circulatory Failure

and more.

Features the expertise of 35 leaders in the field, including the editors of the acclaimed Textbook of Critical Care Medicine.

About this title

About the Author

William C. Shoemaker, MD, Research Professor of Surgery, University of California, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA; George Velmahos, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Los Angeles, CA; Demetrius Demetriades, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery, Los Angeles,CA

Edition details

• Publisher: Saunders
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 072168758X
• ISBN 13: 9780721687582
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 253