ABC of Intensive Care
2nd Edition
Published on 23. September 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
88 pages
978-1-4051-7803-7 (ISBN)
Description
This new and updated edition is a practical guide to intensive care for the non-specialist, providing the core knowledge and principles of intensive care patient management.
From general principles through to critical care outreach and end of life care, it covers best practice management in the intensive care unit. It includes the key organ system support as well as monitoring, sepsis, brain-stem death, and nutrition in intensive care. There is also full coverage of organ donation.
This invaluable resource is highly illustrated in colour throughout with new images, references to key evidence, and further reading and resources in each chapter. It is ideal for junior doctors, medical students and specialist nurses working in an acute hospital setting and the ICU and neonatal ICU, and for anyone involved in the management and care of intensive care patients.
Endorsed by the Intensive Care Society (UK) and the Scottish Intensive Care Society.
Reviews / Votes
"This is clearly an update from the first edition. With its effective writing style, this book provides readers a workable introduction in a brief amount of time." (Doody's, 23 March 2012) "This is an informative book especially for medical students and graduates, younger doctors and specialist nurses working in the intensive care units of medical centers. It provides core knowledge about critical-care patient management. It is a well organized book that makes for easy learning." (Biz India, 3 February 2012)More details
Product info
Paperback
Series
Edition
2. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
277 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-7803-7 (9781405178037)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Graham R. Nimmo | Mervyn Singer
ABC of Intensive Care
E-Book
08/2011
2nd Edition
BMJ Books
€26.99
Available for download
Graham R. Nimmo | Mervyn Singer
ABC of Intensive Care
E-Book
07/2011
2nd Edition
BMJ Books
€26.99
Available for download
Previous edition
M. Singer | I. Grant
ABC of Intensive Care
Book
09/1999
BMJ Books
€42.27
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Persons
Graham Nimmo, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
Mervyn Singer, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, University College London, London, UK
Content
Contributors, vii
Preface, ix
Foreword, xi
1 General Principles of Intensive Care Management, 1
Anna Batchelor and Peter Nightingale
2 Communication and Decision-Making in Intensive Care, 4
Martin Hughes and Graham R. Nimmo
3 Monitoring, 8
James Haslam, Jonathan Ball, Andy Rhodes and Peter MacNaughton
4 Sedation, 12
Tim Walsh
5 Pathophysiology of Organ Failure, 18
Charles Hinds and Mervyn Singer
6 Severe Sepsis, 24
Michael Gillies and Duncan Wyncoll
7 Respiratory Support, 29
Simon Baudouin and Timothy W. Evans
8 Cardiovascular Support, 35
Neil Soni and David Watson
9 Renal Failure, 41
Liam Plant and Alasdair Short
10 Neurological Support, 46
Peter J. D. Andrews
11 Liver Support, 51
Julia Wendon and Chris Holland
12 Gastrointestinal Support, 56
Saif Al Musa and Tony M. Rahman
13 Nutrition in the ICU, 62
Marcia McDougall
14 Critical Care Outreach, 66
Mandy Odell and Sheila Adam
15 End-of-Life Care, 71
Ben Shippey and Bob Winter
Index, 74