Principles of Critical Care - Hardcover

Udwadia, Farokh Erach

9789351522355: Principles of Critical Care

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9351522350 ISBN 13: 9789351522355

Publisher: Jaypee Brothers Medical Pub, 2014

Critical care helps people with life-threatening injuries and illnesses. It might treat problems such as complications from surgery, accidents, infections, and severe breathing problems, and involves close, constant attention by a team of specially-trained health care providers. Critical care usually takes place in an intensive care unit (ICU) or trauma centre (MedlinePlus). This third edition has been fully revised to present the latest advances in the provision of critical care. Beginning with an introduction to intensive care, resuscitation, monitoring procedures and imaging, the following sections discuss critical care for different conditions including cardiovascular problems, fever and acute infections, respiratory disorders, critical care after open heart surgery, and in pregnancy. Other chapters cover fluid and electrolyte disturbances during critical care, nutritional support, and care of critically ill children, and a brand new chapter on end of life care has been added to this edition. Key points New edition presenting latest advances in provision of critical care Fully revised chapters cover critical care for numerous different disorders Includes brand new chapter on end of life care Previous edition published in 2005

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About the Author:

Farokh Erach UdwadiaMD FRCPE FRCP ( London) Master FCCP FAMS FACP Hon DSc
Emeritus Professor in Medicine, Grant Medical College and the JJ Group of Hospitals;
Consultant Physician, Breach Candy Hospital; Consultant Physician, BD Petit Parsee General Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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