Surgical Intensive Care

Focusing exclusively on surgical intensive care, this clinical reference covers all aspects of managing critical illness in the surgical patient so that the reader can better identify the patient at increased risk, recognize and anticipate possible complications, and stabilize patients early to minimize morbidity and mortality. Reflecting increased understanding of underlying pathologies of critical illness and the equally rapid pace of development of new theories, the book is oriented towards pathophysiology and management, based on an understanding of disease processes.