Delirium in Critical Care
2nd Edition
Published on 12. March 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-107-43365-6 (ISBN)
Description
The fully updated second edition of this popular handbook concisely summarises all current knowledge about delirium in critically ill patients and describes simple tools the bedside clinician can use to prevent, diagnose and manage delirium. Chapters discuss new developments in assessing risk and diagnosis, crucial discoveries regarding delirium and long-term cognitive outcomes, and dangers of sedation and death. Updated management advice reflects new evidence about antipsychotics and delirium. This book explains how to minimise the risks of delirium, drugs to avoid, drugs to use and when to use them, as well as current theories regarding pathophysiology, different motoric subtypes leading to missed diagnosis, and the adverse impact of delirium on patient outcomes. While there are still unanswered questions, this edition contains all the available answers. Illustrated with real-life case reports, Delirium in Critical Care is essential reading for trainees, consultants and nurses in the ICU and emergency department.
Reviews / Votes
'Delirium in Critical Care is full of important information and relevant data, and the authors and the series editor should be congratulated on this excellent updated edition, an essential source of knowledge for perioperative and intensive care teams.' G. Kunst, British Journal of AnesthesiaMore details
Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
30 Tables, black and white; 19 Halftones, unspecified; 16 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 190 mm
Width: 120 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
239 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-43365-6 (9781107433656)
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Additional editions
Valerie J. Page | E. Wesley Ely
Delirium in Critical Care
E-Book
04/2015
2nd Edition
Cambridge University Press
€41.49
Available for download
Valerie J. Page
Delirium in Critical Care
E-Book
03/2015
Cambridge University Press
€35.49
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Previous edition
Valerie Page | E. Wesley Ely
Delirium in Critical Care
Book
02/2011
Cambridge University Press
€32.18
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Persons
Valerie J. Page is Consultant in Critical Care, Watford General Hospital, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, UK. E. Wesley Ely is Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Content
Foreword David K. Menon; A patient testimony; 1. What is delirium in critical care?; 2. How common is delirium in critical care?; 3. What does delirium look like in critical care?; 4. Delirium in critical care - how does it happen?; 5. Delirium - what causes it? Risk factors; 6. Delirium in critical care - why is it important?; 7. Delirium in critical care - how do we diagnose it?; 8. How to prevent delirium?; 9. Treatment of delirium in critical care; 10. Mental capacity and restraints; 11. End of life care; 12. What's the future?; Selected references; Index.