This is a practical and accessible review of neurologic critical care in the intensive care unit. The emphasis is on management in day-to-day practice. For the thoroughly updated and expanded second edition, the author has added new algorithms on outcome prediction in the specific disorders, and five new chapters on the organisation of the intensive care unit, acute spinal disorders, management of common postoperative neurosurgical complications, and psychosocial issues, ethics, and withdrawal of life support. For quick reference in the ICU the most useful tables and figures have been extracted and reprinted in an accompanying pocket-sized booklet.
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... this is a tremendous book containing a wealth of valuable information, well referenced and well organised, and would be of value to any neurologist who cares for patients on an ICU. Journal of Neurology, Vol 251, No 3 ... I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to all practitioners who manage patients with critical neurological illness, whether on a daily or an occasional basis. It contains a remarkable wealth and breadth of information. Brain
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Höhe: 260 mm
Breite: 183 mm
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978-0-19-515729-1 (9780195157291)
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Eelco F. M. Wijdicks, Consultant, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation; Professor of Neurology, Mayo Medical School; Medical Director, Neurological/Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Saint Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
PART I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT OF CRITICALLY ILL NEUROLOGIC PATIENTS ; 1. Organization of the Neurologic Critical Care Unit ; 2. Admission Criteria ; 3. General Perspectives on Care ; 4. Agitation and Pain ; 5. Airway and Mechanical Ventilation ; 6. Volume Status and Blood Pressure ; 7. Nutrition ; 8. Anticoagulation and Thrombolytic Therapy ; 9. Management of Intracranial Pressure ; PART II: EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES ; 10. Monitoring Devices ; 11. Diagnostic Procedures ; PART III: MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC DISORDERS IN CRITICAL CARE NEUROLOGY ; 12. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ; 13. Ganglionic and Lobar Hemorrhages ; 14. Cerebellum and Brain Stem Hemorrhages ; 15. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis ; 16. Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion ; 17. Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion ; 18. Cerebellar Infarct ; 19. Acute Bacterial Meningitis ; 20. Brain Abscess ; 21. Acute Viral Encephalitis ; 22. Acute Spinal Cord Disorders ; 23. Traumatic Brain Injury ; 24. Status Epilepticus ; 25. Guillain-Barre Syndrome ; 26. Myasthenia Gravis ; PART IV: POSTOPERATIVE NEUROSURGICAL COMPLICATIONS ; 27. Carotid Endarterectomy ; 28. Craniotomy and Biopsy ; PART V: MANAGEMENT OF SYSTEMIC COMPLICATIONS ; 29. Pulmonary Complications ; 30. Cardiac Complications ; 31. Acid-Base Disorders and Sodium Handling ; 32. Gastrointestinal Complications ; 33. Nosocomial Infections ; PART VI: DECISIONS AT THE END OF LIFE AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES ; 34. Brain Death and Organ Procurement ; 35. Ethical and Legal Matters ; Appendix: Formulas and Tables for Titrating Therapy
