Intensive care medicine Books
Springer International Publishing AG Managing Immunotherapy Related Organ Toxicities:
Book SynopsisCertain organ toxicities can be severe and life-threatening. Therefore, it is crucial to recognize these disease entities early on to provide prompt and effective treatments to improve the quality of patient care, and enable the continuation of cancer therapy long-term. A clinical handbook with a particular focus in this field is lacking. This handbook focuses on the comprehensive, systematic review of clinical aspects of immunotherapy-induced toxicities in 15 major organ systems. The organs covered include endocrine, eye, gut, heart, kidney, liver, lung, muscular-skeletal, neuro, pancreas and skin etc. A unique feature about this book is the inclusion of perspectives from Anesthesiology, Infectious Disease, and Pathology besides specific organ toxicity management. The contributors are a group of experts offering routine clinical care to patients with most complex and refractory toxicity conditions, conducting pioneering research, and providing the guidance for the clinical practice to the peers and trainees in the field. The topics of each chapter include incidence, clinical presentations, evaluation, management, and long term follow up of each disease entity. There is also a simplified management algorithm or table illustrated in each chapter as well as audio PowerPoint slide deck to provide straightforward general instruction on the evaluation and treatment.Table of ContentsEndocrine toxicityGastrointestinal toxicity Heart toxicity Kidney toxicity Liver toxicity Lung toxicity Muscular-skeletal toxicity Neuro toxicity Pancreas toxicity Skin toxicity Emergency/Inpatient/Outpatient Workflow
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Springer International Publishing AG Management of Chest Trauma: A Practical Guide
Book Synopsis75% of patients who die from trauma have injuries to the chest. The care of the chest trauma patient can be incredibly complex, require multiple specialty and sub-specialty services, and may require interventions available only at quaternary referral centers.This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of chest trauma. The text reviews all aspects of chest wall, intra-thoracic organ, and great vessel injury management, with each section of the book structured anatomically to explore specific treatment options.The first section of the book contains an overview and introduction to the topic, discussing the definition and significance of chest trauma, initial resuscitation of the chest trauma patient, and centers of excellence, health systems, and regionalization. The following section is focused on chest wall injury, with chapters on acute rib fractures, sternal fracture, clavicle and scapula fractures, non-surgical aids in fracture healing, and anesthesia considerations. The next section spotlights thoracic organ injury, specifically focusing on cardiac injury, aorta and great vessel injury, esophageal injury, tracheal and pulmonary injury, and thoraco-abdominal and combined injuries.Since injury care alone is insufficient in guiding the totality of care, the fourth section is dedicated to inpatient critical care. Topics covered in this section include principles of ICU resuscitation, coagulopathy management, ICU monitoring, ventilator management, and advanced acute pain management. With the increase in violent extremism around the world, including the use of non-conventional weapons, as well as the plethora of natural and man-made disasters, disaster and mass casualty events is the timely subject of the book's final section. Specific topics tackled in this section include blast injury, blast lung, pulmonary aspiration, thoracic crush injury after natural and man-made disasters, toxic agent exposures, the role of the local facility during a national disaster, and the ethics of resource of allocation. The text also features over 100 high-yield illustrations, photographs, and tables. Table of ContentsI. Introduction1. Centers of Excellence, Health Systems and Regionalization2. Introduction, Definitions, and Significance of Chest Trauma3. Initial Resuscitation of the Chest Trauma PatientII. Chest Wall Injury4. Acute Rib Fractures5. The Flail Chest6. Non-union and Costal Cartilage Injury7. Sternal Fracture8. Clavicle and Scapula Fractures9. Non-surgical Aids in Fracture Healing10. Anesthesia ConsiderationsIII. Thoracic Organ Injury11. Cardiac Injury12. Aorta and Great Vessel Injury13. Esophageal Injury14. Tracheal and Pulmonary Injury15. Thoraco-Abdominal and Combined InjuriesIV. Critical Care16. Principles of ICU Resuscitation and Team-based Care17. Coagulopathy Management and VTE Prophylaxis18. ICU Monitoring19. Ventilator Management20. Respiratory Adjuncts21. Lung Rescue and ECMO22. Approaches to Analgesia23. Advanced Acute Pain Management24. Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation25. Role of Advanced Practice Providers26. Conflict MediationV. Disaster and Mass Casualty Events27. Blast Injury, Blast Lung, and Pulmonary Aspiration28. Thoracic Crush Injury after Natural and Man-made Disaster29. Toxic Agent Exposure(s)30. Local Facility Role in National Disaster and the Ethics of Resource Allocation
£107.99
Springer International Publishing AG Endotoxin Induced-Shock: a Multidisciplinary
Book SynopsisThis book provides easy consultation and guidance for an appropriate understanding and management of endotoxic shock. Endotoxic shock results from a severe, generalized inflammatory response induced by bloodstream infection with gram-negative bacteria. However, endotoxin-induced inflammatory activation may be disconnected by Gram-Negative threats (e.g. Gram-Positive and yeast infections) as well as occur in multiple clinical scenarios like post-cardiac arrest syndrome and trauma, possibly due to gut barrier dysfunction and consequent endotoxin translocation. The clinical management is structured focusing and dedicating a chapter for antibiotics, corticosteroids, volume support, vasoactive and cardiostimulating drug, coagulopathy and nutritional support. In addition, this book is remarkable because describing polymixin b hemoperfusion points out molecular interactions, and hydrodynamics of Sorption. Each section includes •) brief pathophysiology; •) principles of management; •) key messages. Readers can find updated tips related to the diagnosis and management of endotoxic shock with a multidisciplinary approach drawing a pathway from endotoxin structure and source and the related pathophysiology of endotoxic shock underling the specific clinical aspect and focusing on medical clinical management of endotoxemia and extracorporeal removal. The book – written by international opinion leaders of this field – is addressed to healthcare providers working in intensive care and represents a point of reference for intensivists, infectious disease physicians, nephrologists and critical care nurses involved in the management of endotoxic shock and enriched with useful downloadable material.Table of ContentsEndotoxin: Structure Source and Effects.- Pathophysiology of Endotoxic Shock.- Host Resistance to Endotoxic Shock.- Endotoxin and Organ Cross-talk.- Endotoxin Measurement in Septic Shock.- Clinical Management of Endotoxemia: Antibiotics.- Clinical Management of endotoxemia: volume support.- Clinical Management of Endotoxemia: Corticosteroids.- Clinical Management of Endotoxemia: Vasoactive and Cardiostimulant Drugs.- Clinical Management of Endotoxemia: Source Control.- Clinical Management of Endotoxemia: Treatment of DIC.- Clinical Management of Endotoxemia: Metabolic and Nutritional Support.- Strategies to Reduce Endotoxin Activities.- Extracorporeal Removal of Endotoxin.
£104.49
Springer International Publishing AG Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency
Book SynopsisThe Annual Update compiles reviews of the most recent developments in clinical intensive care and emergency medicine research and practice in one comprehensive book. The chapters are written by well recognized experts in these fields. The book is addressed to everyone involved in intensive care and emergency medicine, anesthesia, surgery, internal medicine, and pediatrics.Table of ContentsPart I. Precision Medicine.- The role of transcriptomics in redefining critical illness.- Metagenomic sequencing in the ICU for precision diagnosis of critical infectious illnesses.- Risk stratification and precision medicine: is it feasible for severe infections?.- Interrogating the sepsis host immune response using cytomics.- Precision medicine in septic shock.- Part II. Sepsis Biomarkers And Organ Dysfunction Scores.- Host response biomarkers for sepsis In the emergency room.- Repetitive assessment of biomarker combinations as a new paradigm to detect sepsis early.- Organ dysfunction scores in the adult ICU.- Part III. ARDS.- Ex vivo lung perfusion models to explore the pathobiology of ARDS.- Interpretation of lung perfusion in ARDS.- A structured diagnostic algorithm for patients with ARDS.- Hemodynamic implications of prone positioning in patients with ARDS.- Part IV. Ventilatory Support.- Update on the management of acute respiratory failure using non-invasive ventilation and pulse oximetry.- Managing the physiologically difficult airway in critically ill adults.- Dyspnea in patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation.- The potential risks of pressure support ventilation.- Advancing sedation strategies to improve clinical outcomes in ventilated critically ill patients.- Part V. Extracorporeal Support Setting and monitoring of mechanical ventilation during venovenous ECMO.- Early mobilization of patients receiving ECMO for respiratory failure.- Physiological adaptations during weaning from venovenous ECMO.- Novel strategies to enhance the efficiency of extracorporeal CO2.- Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic approach.- Temporary and durable mechanical circulatory support in the ICU.- Part VI. Fluids and Transfusion.- Venous congestion: why examine the abdomen with ultrasound in critically ill patients?.- The most important questions in the current practice of transfusion of critically bleeding patients.- Part VII. Acute Renal Failure.- Fluid management and acute kidney injury.- Cardiorenal syndrome 1: what’s in a name?.- Part VIII. The Microcirculation and Metabolism.- Update on the microcirculatory assessment of the critically ill patient.- Intracellular measurements of micronutrients in critically ill patients.- Optimal glycemic targets in critically ill patients with diabetes.- Part IX: A Look Back at COVID-19.- Hydroxychloroquine: time for reappraisal of its effect in COVID-19 patients.- Blood purification in COVID-19 outside acute kidney injury.- Part X. Neurologic Considerations.- Epidemiology, outcomes and costs of pediatric traumatic brain injury patients treated in the ICU.- Quality improvements in the determination of death by neurologic criteria around the world.- Part XI. Obstetric Issues.- COVID-19-induced ARDS in pregnancy: implications for the non-COVID era.- Amniotic fluid embolism.- Part XII. Pre and Post-Intensive Care.- Remote telehealth aid during humanitarian crisis.- Boarding in the emergency department: challenges and success strategies to mitigate the current crisis.- Post-intensive care syndrome revisited in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.- Part XIII. Ethical Issues.- Rethinking the role of palliative care in the ICU.
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Springer International Publishing AG Absolute Neurocritical Care Review
Book SynopsisThis practical question and answer book covers topics within the field of neurocritical care, including aspects of neurology, neurosurgery, general critical care, and emergency medicine. The updated second edition, with hundreds of new and revised test items, contains two full length practice exams that mimic the tone and scope of the recently introduced American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) certifying exam in Neurocritical Care, based on approval from the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). At the conclusion of each exam, answer choices, rationale, and references are provided. The book is geared towards critical care fellows, but may also be useful for residents in the fields of neurology, neurosurgery, emergency medicine, and internal medicine.Table of ContentsExam 1Neurocritcal careCerebrovascular diseaseNeurotraumaEpilepsyNeuro-oncologyEncephalopathiesNeurosurgical care Exam 2Neurocritcal careCerebrovascular diseaseNeurotraumaEpilepsyNeuro-oncologyEncephalopathiesNeurosurgical care Exam 3Neurocritcal careCerebrovascular diseaseNeurotraumaEpilepsyNeuro-oncologyEncephalopathiesNeurosurgical care Exam 4Neurocritcal careCerebrovascular diseaseNeurotraumaEpilepsyNeuro-oncologyEncephalopathiesNeurosurgical care Exam 5Neurocritcal careCerebrovascular diseaseNeurotraumaEpilepsyNeuro-oncologyEncephalopathies Neurosurgical careExam 6Exam 7
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Springer International Publishing AG Ethics in Intensive Care Medicine
Book SynopsisIn this book, part of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) textbook series, experts in the field of clinical ethics describe basic principles of clinical ethics and ethical reasoning, the fundamental pillars of intensive care medicine as well as the decision-making processes necessary to arrive at appropriate decisions for each individual patient. Specifically, the complex decision-making process, with regard to limiting life-sustaining therapies and integrating palliative care into intensive care, are expounded. Furthermore, the still controversial topics of ethical climate, proportionate care, and prioritization are elaborated upon. The so-called “soft skills” of inter-professional communication and co-operation are given the attention they deserve in order to overcome the gap between technological progress and interpersonal standstill. Finally, widely accepted ethical values and principles were challenged by the Covid-19 pandemic, forcing clinicians to elaborate recommendations regarding the prioritization of scarce resources. The book will be an invaluable tool for clinicians to understand ethical principles and reasoning to contend ethical challenges in intensive care medicine across the boundaries of disciplines and professions, in order to provide an appropriate individual plan of treatment for their patients.Table of ContentsForeword.- Preface.- Part I. Principles of clinical ethics in intensive care medicine.- Clinical ethics and ethical principles.- The two pillars of intensive care medicine (I): Indication.- The two pillars of intensive care medicine (II): The Patient’s Wishes and Consent.- Part II. Decision-making.- Inter-professional shared decision-making.- Shared decision-making with patients and families.- Cultural diversity.- Part III.- Goal of therapy and extent of treatment.- Life-sustaining therapies: indication, prognostication, and the patient’s wishes.- Limiting life-sustaining therapies.- Focus topic: resuscitation in the ICU.- Palliative care in the intensive care unit.- Part IV – Appropriateness of care Ethical climate and proportionate care.- Clinical ethics and the law.- Distributive Justice: Ethics during health care crises.- Part V – Ethics in the ICU: The way ahead.- Making choices in uncertainty. Educating clinicians in clinical ethics.
£49.49
Springer International Publishing AG Cardiopulmonary Point of Care Ultrasound
Book SynopsisThis book is an illustration-rich practically focused resource on the use of cardiopulmonary point of care ultrasound (POCUS). It focuses on the applications of POCUS in a wide range of medical specialties especially critical care medicine, cardiology, emergency and respiratory medicine. Topics covered include the application of POCUS in diagnostics, monitoring of various cardiorespiratory conditions such as pulmonary edema, and the role it can perform in guiding interventions for pleural and pericardial effusion. Stunning illustrations and instructive accompanying video clips ensure that the reader can develop a deep understanding of how to properly apply the technology into day-to-day clinical practice. Cardiopulmonary Point of Care Ultrasound is edited and authored by a group of world-renowned experts in the field of critical care echocardiography and POCUS from critical care medicine, cardiology, respiratory medicine, emergency medicine, surgery, radiology and cardiac physiology with a powerful multi-specialty and multi-disciplinary collaboration. It offers detailed insight into the applications of this technique and associated technologies across medical specialties with a focus on cardiorespiratory disorders. The user-focused emphasis in this resource makes it an ideal bedside manual for both experienced practitioners and trainees in these fields.Table of ContentsSection I: Basics Principles- Basic Principles of POCUS.- Point of Care Echocardiography.- Point of Care Lung and Diaphragmatic Ultrasound.- Section II: POCUS in Diagnosis.- Acute heart failure.- Acute myocardial ischemia.- Acute pericarditis.- Acute pulmonary embolism.- Lobar pneumonia.- Interstitial pneumonia.- Pneumothorax.- Section III: POCUS in Monitoring.- How to monitor pulmonary edema.- How to monitor volume responsiveness.- How to assess for systemic venous excess (VeXUS protocol).- How to monitor left ventricular filling pressures.- How to monitor systolic cardiac function and shock states.- How to monitor valvular function.- How to monitor pericardial effusion.- How to monitor pleural effusion.- How to monitor lung aeration/de-areation.- How to monitor pneumothorax.- Section IV: POCUS in guiding interventions.- Drainage of pericardial effusion.- Drainage of pleural effusion.
£107.99
Springer International Publishing AG Noninvasive Ventilation Outside Intensive Care
Book SynopsisThis book aims to highlight the importance of the development of health conditions and demand for the application of noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) outside the intensive care units (ICUs); the diversification of possible scenarios outside the ICUs; the need to establish references that consolidate this phenomenon and the healthcare organizations models.In the last decades the extension of the use of NIMV outside of the ICUs has led to the generation of protocols and to the creation of new in-hospital care models. In this field, the main determining factors are a better knowledge of technique, technological advancement, better monitoring capacity, the creation of multidisciplinary teams adequately trained in their application, and social and health events that have overloaded ICUs. All these elements have promoted the creation of these NIMV units outside ICUs. This new reality entails the need for clarification of concepts, recommendations, and analysis of how to plan NIMV.Although the literature that clearly determine the indications and aids on the use of NIMV is considerable, this volume, pointing out the diversity of different healthcare models to define how to organize NIMV outside the ICUs, shed a light and bring a clear benefit to the scientific community involved.The book is structured in eleven main sections analyzing the epidemiology and trends for NIMV healthcare models and determining factors for these models outside ICUs.The originality of the work, its clear clinical-practical impact and the multidisciplinary approach given by all healthcare professionals involved (intensivists, pneumologists, internal medicine and emergency medicine specialists, geriatricians, chest respiratory therapists, etc.) is very relevant for the thoroughness of the book. Table of ContentsPart 1. Epidemiology, Rationale Equipment, Monitoring and Noninvasive Ventilation Response Outside Intensive Care Unit.- Epidemiology.- Rationale.- Clinical indications and recommendations.- Part 2. Indications for Noninvasive Mechanical ventilation outside ICU.- Classification Respiratory failure – Hypercapnic – Hypoxemic.- Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in Do not intubation order.- Comorbidities.- Part 3-Equipment and options for noninvasive ventilation outside ICU.- Options noninvasive ventilator support (NIMV, nasal high flow oxygen).- Equipments for Noninvasive mechanical ventilation.- Part 4. Monitoring Noninvasive mechanical ventilation outside ICU.- Basic monitoring.- Telemonitoring.- Part 5. Response, complications, safety, supervision, and quality indicators for NIMV outside ICU.- Risk factors failure.- Complications and prevention.- Safety recommendations.- Registration, supervision, and policies.- Quality indicators.- Part 6-Flow chart in noninvasive ventilation outside ICU.- Patients flow charts and models and NIMV: organization in hospital (pre- and beyond ICU).- Discharge planning’s from Intensive Care.- Prevention ICU-readmissions.- Part 7. Models of Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation Units.- NIMV in the Emergency Room.- NIMV in Step Down units.- NIMV in High dependency Critical Units.- NIMV in Conventional Respiratory ward.- NIMV in Respiratory intermediate care units.- NIMV in Internal Medicine ward.- NIMV in the Perioperative medicine.- NIMV in the Endoscopic wards.- NIMV in Specialized Weaning.- NIMV in Geriatric wards.- NIMV in Hematology - Oncology departments.- NIMV Palliative care and End-stage' NIMV in respiratory rehabilitation unit.- NIMV during intra-hospital transport.- Models of NIMV in Pandemics conditions.- Models of NIMV in Bioterrorism and other catastrophic conditions.- NIMV outside ICU in low-income countries.- Part 8. Respiratory Care, Education, Ethics and Cost of NIMV Outside Intensive Care Unit.- Chest physiotherapy.- Nutrition support.- Psychologic support.- Nurse Planning and family and caregivers support.- Part 9. Education, Ethics and Cost.- Education and accreditation recommendations for NIMV outside ICU.- Ethics and palliative aspects of NIMV outside ICU.- Cost determinants.- Part 10. Noninvasive Ventilation Outside Intensive Care Unit: Discharge Plan From Hospital To Home Care.- Hospital discharge planning for patients requiring NIMV support at home.- Role Respiratory technicians in discharge program from hospital to home.- Part 11. Outcome and Long Term Follow Up in NIMV Outside ICU.- Clinical determinants hospital outcome noninvasive ventilatory support outside ICU.- Long term follow up patients receiving home NIMV.
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Springer Substance Use Disorders in Adult Critically Ill
Book SynopsisEpidemiology of substance use disorders.- Impact of substance use disorders on the ICU (utilization and costs).-Alcohol abuse.- Opioid abuse.- Tobacco use (smoking/e-cigarettes/vaping).- Acute and chronic cannabis use.- Amphetamines, cocaine and other stimulants.- Post-ICU care for patients impacted with substance use disorders.
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Springer Families in the Intensive Care Unit
Book SynopsisIntroductory Chapter Lessons learned from the Pandemic.- Voices from the Intensive Care Unit Families and Clinicians.- Family Centered Communication in the ICU During the SARS CoV 2 Pandemic.- Strategies to Facilitate Communication with Families in the ICU.- Intensive Care Unit Conflicts and the Family.- Family Role in Patient Safety in the Intensive Care Unit.- Personalized Interventions to Support Families in the Intensive Care Unit.- Training Providers in Family Centered Care.- Cognitive Barriers to Effective Surrogate Decision Making.- Sleep and Sleep Deprivation Among Families in the ICU.- Management of Family ICU Syndrome Improving Outcomes in the ICU.- End of Life Care for ICU Patients.- Family Support and ICU Survivorship Lessons Learned from the Pediatric Critical Care Experience.- Child Life in the Adult ICU Including the Youngest Members of the Family.- Family Engagement in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NICU.- Family Centered Care in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.- Supporting families of patients in neuroscience intensive care units.- The Integrative Approach to Supporting Families in the ICU.- The Role of Ethics Consultation in Enhancing Family Centered Care.- The Role of the Pharmacist in Family Engagement in the Intensive Care Unit and During Transitions of Care.- Engaging Families in Rehabilitation for the Critically Ill.- Animal Assisted interactions in the ICU.- How to Study the Family ICU Syndrome A Basic Approach to Research Methodology.
£125.99
Springer Verlag GmbH Intracranial Pressure and Brain Monitoring XII
Book Synopsis88 short papers originating from the 12th International Symposium on Intracranial Pressure and Brain Monitoring held in August 2004 in Hong Kong present experimental as well as clinical research data on invasive and non-invasive intracranial pressure and brain biochemistry monitoring. The papers have undergone a peer-reviewing and are organized in nine sections: ICP management in head injury, neurochemical monitoring, intracranial hypertension, neuroimaging, hydrocephalus, clinical trails, experimental studies, brain compliance and biophysics.Table of ContentsContents Wai S. Poon: Preface A. Marmarou: The Importance of Translational Research in Brain Injury (Keynote Lecture) ICP Management in Head Injury W. S. Poon, S. C. P. Ng, M. T. V. Chan, J. M. K. Lam, W. W. M. Lam: Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF)-directed Management of Ventilated Head-injured Patients C. J. Kirkness, R. L. Burr, K. C. Cain, D. W. Newell, P. H. Mitchell: Relationship of Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Levels to Outcome in Traumatic Brain Injury L. A. Steiner, M. Balestreri, A. J. Johnston, J. P. Coles, D. A. Chatfield, J. D. Pickard, D. K. Menon, M. Czosnyka: Effects of Moderate Hyperventilation on Cerebrovascular Pressure-reactivity after Head Injury I. R. Chambers, P. A. Jones, R. A. Minns, L. Stobbart, A. D. Mendelow, R. C. Tasker, F. Kirkham: Which Paediatric Head Injured Patients might Benefit from Decompression? Thresholds of ICP and CPP in the First Six Hours M. Balestreri, M. Czosnyka, L. A. Steiner, M. Hiler, E. A. Schmidt, B. Matta, D. Menon, P. Hutchinson, J. D. Pickard: Association between Outcome, Cerebral Pressure Reactivity and Slow ICP Waves following Head Injury P. A. Jones, I. R. Chambers, T. Y. M. Lo, P. J. D. Andrews, W. Chaudhry, A. Clark, J. Croft, R. Forsyth, B. Fulton, A. D. Mendelow, G. Wilson, R. A. Minns: Quantification of Secondary CPP Insult Severity in Paediatric Head Injured Patients using a Pressure-time Index P. Nilsson, I. Piper, G. Citerio, I. Chambers, C. Contant, P. Enblad , H. Fiddes, T. Howells, K. Kiening, Y. H. Yau for the BrainIT Group: The BrainIT Group: Concept and Current Status 2004 J. Barnes, I. Chambers, I. Piper, G. Citerio, C. Contant, P. Enblad, H. Fiddes, T. Howells, K. Kiening, P. Nilsson, Y. H. Yau for the BrainIT Group: Accurate Data Collection for Head Injury Monitoring Studies: A Data Validation Methodology P. Smielewski, M. Czosnyka, L. Steiner, M. Belestri, S. Piechnik, J. D. Pickard: ‘ICM+’: Software for On-line Analysis of Bedside Monitoring Data after Severe Head Trauma P. Nilsson, P. Enblad, I. Chambers, G. Citerio, H. Fiddes, T. Howells, K. Kiening, A. Ragauskas, J. Sahuquillo, Y. H. Yau, C. Contant, I. Piper for the BrainIT Group: Survey of Traumatic Brain Injury Management in European Brain-IT Centres Year 2001 U. Meier, A. Gräwe, A. König: The Importance of Major Extracranial Injuries by the Decompressive Craniectomy in Severe Head Injuries G. K. Wong, X. L. Zhu, W. S. Poon: Beneficial Effect of Cerebrolysin on Moderate and Severe Head Injury Patients: Result of a Cohort Study Neurochemical Monitoring M. T. V. Chan, S. C. P. Ng, J. M. K. Lam, W. S. Poon, T. Gin: Re-defining the Ischemic Threshold for Jugular Venous Oxygen Saturation - A Microdialysis Study in Patients with Severe Head Injury A. Chieregato, M. Marchi, C. Compagnone, V. Albarello, E. Fainardi, F. Tagliaferri, L. Targa: Estimated Cerebral Respiratory Quotient and Arteriovenous Differences of CO2 in the Ultra Early Detection of Global Ischemia in Severe Head Injury J. Gasco, J. Sendra, J. Lim, I. Ng: Linear Correlation between Stable Intracranial Pressure Decrease and Regional Cerebral Oxygenation Improvement following Mannitol Administration in Severe Acute Head Injury Patients M. Jaeger, M. Soehle, J. Meixensberger: Brain Tissue Oxygen (PtiO2): A Clinical Comparison of Two Monitoring Devices R. Kett-White, M. T. O’Connell, P. J. A. Hutchinson, P. G. Al-Rawi, A. K. Gupta, J. D. Pickard, P. J. Kirkpatrick: Extracellular Amino Acid
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Springer International Publishing AG Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill: The BLUE
Book SynopsisWritten by a pioneer in critical care ultrasound, this book discusses the basic technique and “signatures” of lung ultrasound and explains its main clinical applications. The tools and clinical uses of the BLUE protocol, which allows diagnosis of most cases of acute respiratory failure, are first described in detail. Careful attention is then devoted to protocols derived from the BLUE protocol – the FALLS protocol for diagnosis and management of acute circulatory failure, the Pink protocol for use in ARDS, and the SESAME protocol for use in cardiac arrest – and to the LUCI-FLR program, a means of answering clinical questions while reducing radiation exposure. Finally, the book discusses all the possible settings in which lung ultrasound can be used, discipline by discipline and condition by condition. Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill comprehensively explains how ultrasound can become the stethoscope of modern medicine. It is a superb complement to the author’s previous book, Whole Body Ultrasonography in the Critically Ill.Trade Review“The introduction to Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill: The BLUE Protocol highlights the development of lung US for the critically ill and the hurdles encountered. … this book serves as an excellent reference for the topic of lung US from a comprehensive approach that has not previously been available. The author provides thorough background and has structured the concepts so as to appeal to any acute care specialty.” (Davinder Ramsingh, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 125 (4), October, 2017)“The book reflects the colossal experience of a dedicated physician evaluating the lungs with simple ultrasound technology. It is rich in practical points, clinical pearls, anecdotes, and historical and philosophical citations. … Dr. Lichtenstein is one of the pioneers of bedside ultrasound. Hence, the book is also the history of three decades of personal struggle to advance bedside ultrasound to where it is today. … a unique book which we believe will become an instant classic.” (André Denault, Martin Girard and Yiorgos Alexandros Cavayas, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie, February, 2016)Table of ContentsThe tools of the BLUE-protocol: Basic notions: the indispensable.- Which unit.- Which probe.- Specific notions.- The seven principles of L.U.C.I..- The BLUE-points.- The 10 signatures at a glance.- The pleural line.- The A-profile and the A-line.- The A-profile and lung sliding.- The B-line.- Interstitial syndrome and lung rockets.- The B-profile, the B’-profile.- The A’-profile and pneumothorax.- PLAPS.- PLAPS and pleural effusion.- PLAPS and lung consolidation. The C-profile.- BLUE-DVT. Deep venous thrombosis in the BLUE-protocol.- Simple emergency cardiac sonography.- The BLUE-protocol in clinical use: Basic principle of the BLUE-protocol. The 8 profiles. The data.- Excluded patients of the BLUE-protocol.- Frequently asked questions on the BLUE-protocol.- The BLUE-protocol and pneumonia.- The BLUE-protocol and acute hemodynamic pulmonary edema.- The BLUE-protocol, asthma and COPD.- The BLUE-protocol and pulmonary embolism.- The BLUE-protocol and pneumothorax.- The main products derived from the BLUE-protocol: Pink-protocol (lung ultrasound in ARDS).- The LUCI-FLR project (decrease of medical irradiation).- FALLS-protocol (heart, lung, venous ultrasound in management of acute circulatory failure).- SESAME-protocol (ultrasound in cardiac arrest).- Extension of lung ultrasound to specific disciplines, wider settings, various considerations: Lung ultrasound in the neonate.- All specialties involved in lung ultrasound.- Critical ultrasound, lung, heart and DVT apart.- The Extended BLUE-protocol.- Non critical ultrasound.- Various considerations.- How to learn the BLUE-protocol.- Holistic ultrasound, a new definition - how it can impact critical medicine.- Lung artifacts from A to Z.
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Springer International Publishing AG Nursing Care and ECMO
Book SynopsisThis book explores the unique aspects involved in the management of ECMO patients such as physiopathology and indications, setting up the device, monitoring ECMO and the patient, troubleshooting, ethical aspects and rehabilitation. For the past eight years, management of acute heart failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) patients has been improved by the development of short-term assistance devices, with ECMO as a first line treatment. This highly informative book provides essential insights for ICU nurses at ECMO centers around the world, who face the substantial challenges involved in the management of ECMO patients. Above all, it meets their training needs with regard to bedside monitoring for these patients, which has become a major issue. The editors and most of the contributors serve at La Pitié-Salpétrière ICU, France, which, in terms of the number of admissions and major publications produced, is one of the world’s leading authorities on ECMO.Table of ContentsI. Medical Aspects.- ECMO definition and principles.- Indications and physiopathology.- II. Nursing care.- Preparing the patient and the ECMO device.- Monitoring the ECMO.- Monitoring the patient preventing complications and accidents.- Mobilizing the patient.- Transport under ECMO.- Weaning process.- How to manage incidents.- Psychological approach of the patient and its family.- Training of nurses: initial and continuous education.
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Springer International Publishing AG Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency
Book SynopsisThe Annual Update compiles the most recent developments in experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. The chapters are written by well recognized experts in the field of intensive care and emergency medicine. It is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and emergency medicine.Table of ContentsPart I. Infections and antibiotics.- Interpreting Procalcitonin at the Bedside.- Reducing Antibiotic Use in the ICU: A Time-based Approach to Rational Antimicrobial Use.- Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in Severe Influenza Infection.- Critically Ill Patients with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection.- Part II. Sepsis.- Immunomodulation: The Future for Sepsis?.- Norepinephrine in Septic Shock: Five Reasons to Initiate it Early.- Myths and Facts Regarding Lactate in Sepsis.- Part III. Renal issues.- Creatinine-based Definitions: From Baseline Creatinine to Serum Creatinine Correction in Intensive Care.- The Detrimental Cross-talk between Sepsis and AKI: New Pathogenic Mechanisms, Early Biomarkers and Targeted Therapies.- Timing of Acute Renal Replacement Therapy.- (Multiple) Organ Support Therapy beyond AKI.- Part IV. Fluid therapy.- Crystalloid Fluid Therapy.- Balanced Crystalloids for Septic Shock Resuscitation.- Part V. Bleeding.- Emergency Reversal Strategies for Anticoagulants and Anti-platelet Agents.- Part VI. Cardiovascular system.- Bedside Myocardial Perfusion Assessment with Echocardiography Contrast.- Pathophysiological Determinants of Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Septic Shock.- Cardiovascular Response to ECMO.- Mechanical Circulatory Support in the New Era: An Overview.- Part VII. Cardiac arrest.- Cardiac arrest in the Elderly: Epidemiology and Outcome.- Regional Systems of Care: The Final Link in the “Chain of Survival” Concept for Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest.- Cardiac Arrest Centers.- Part VIII. Oxygenation and respiratory failure.- High-flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy: Physiological Effects and Clinical Data.- The Potential Value of Monitoring the Oxygen Reserve Index in Patients Receiving Oxygen.- Variable Ventilation from Bench to Bedside.- Monitoring Respiratory Effort by Means of the Electrical Activity of the Diaphragm.- Dissipated Energy is a Key Mediator of VILI: Rationale for using Low Driving Pressures.- Corticosteroids as Adjunctive Therapy in Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia.- Part IX. Abdominal issues.- The Neglected Role of Abdominal Compliance in Organ-organ Interactions.- Part X Metabolic support.- Metabonomics and Intensive Care.- The Rationale for Permissive Hyperglycemia in Critically Ill Patients with Diabetes.- Indirect Calorimetry in Critically Ill Patients. Concept, Current Use, and Future Challenges.- Part XI. Ethical issues.- Managing Intensive Care Supply-demand Imbalance.- Advances in the Management of the Potential Organ Donor after Neurologic Determination of Death.- Humanizing Intensive Care: Theory, Evidence and Possibilities.- Part XII. Applying new technology.- Ultrasound Simulation Education for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine.- Virtual Patients and Virtual Cohorts: A New Way to Think about the Design and Implementation of Personalized ICU Treatments.- Part XIII. Intensive care unit trajectories: The bigger picture.- Predicting Cardiorespiratory Instability.- Long-term Outcomes after Critical Illness Relevant to Randomized Clinical Trials.- Long-term Consequences of Acute Inflammation in the Surgical Patient: New Findings and Perspectives.- Kairotropy: Discovering Critical Illness Trajectories using Clinical Phenotypes with Big Data.
£107.99
Springer International Publishing AG Manual of Pediatric Anesthesia
Book SynopsisAuthored by three world experts, this is a clinically focused book on pediatric anesthesia. "The Manual", as it is known, has long dominated the market for a succinct and practical resource on administering anesthesia to children and is used by residents, general anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists, and pediatric anesthesiologists. This new edition retains the basic structure of the book and is updated throughout. Text-heavy in the current edition, the Seventh Edition features the addition of figures to chapters where they are especially helpful (eg, the chapter on cardiovascular surgery and cardiac procedures) and makes greater use of headings to break up the text and guide reading. From reviews of the Sixth Edition:"This is an extremely well written book that I would recommend highly to anyone involved in anaesthetizing children. It is comprehensive enough to provide an excellent reference for trainees and general anaesthetists who occasionally deal with paediatric cases, while at the same time giving valuable supplemental information for paediatric anaesthetists encountering an unusual procedure or condition. In short, this is a book that would make a welcome addition to any anaesthetist's mobile library." --Anaesthesia Trade Review“The Manual of Pediatric Anesthesia (Seventh Edition) is a concise handbook that summarizes useful information for anesthesiologists caring for infants and children. … The provision of an index of pediatric syndromes is noteworthy and distinguishes it from other books of similar format. … it is a highly useful, portable, complementary text.” (David Faraoni, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, April, 2017)Table of ContentsManual of Pediatric Anesthesia: With Index of Pediatric Syndromes, 7th edition Authors: Jerrold Lerman, David J. Steward and Charles J. Cote Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 – Foundations of Pediatric Anesthesia Chapter 2 – Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 3 – Clinical Pharmacology Chapter 4 – Techniques and Procedures Chapter 5 – Regional Analgesia Techniques Chapter 6 – Medical Conditions Influencing Anesthetic Management Chapter 7 – Postoperative Care and Pain Management Chapter 8 – Neurosurgery and Invasive Neuroradiology Chapter 9 – Ophthalmology Chapter 10 – Otorhinolaryngology Chapter 11 – Dental Surgery Chapter 12 – Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Chapter 13 – General and Thoraco-abdominal Surgery Chapter 14 – Cardiovascular Surgery and Cardiologic Procedures hapter 15="" –="" orthopedic="" surgery Chapter 16 – Urologic Investigation and Surgery Chapter 17 – Trauma, Including Acute Burns and Scalds Chapter 18 – Anesthesia outside the operating room Appendix 1 – Anesthesia Implications of Syndromes and Unusual Disorders Appendix 2 – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Including Neonatal Resuscitation Appendix 3 – Drug Doses Index
£123.49
Springer EvidenceBased Critical Care
Book SynopsisCardiac Arrest Management.- Post- Cardiac Arrest Management.- Undifferentiated Shock.- Hypovolemic Shock and Massive Transfusion.- Acute Respiratory Failure - NIV Implementation and Intubation.- Diagnosis and Management of Tricyclic Antidepressant Ingestion.- Management of Calcium Channel Blocker Poisoning.- Diagnosis and Management of Ethylene Glycol Ingestion.- Accidental Hypothermia.- Management of Cardiogenic Shock.- Management of Acute Heart Failure.- Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome.- Complications of Myocardial Infarction.- Management of Cardiac Tamponade.- Hypertensive Crises.- Atrial Fibrillation and Other Supraventricular Tachycardias.- Ventricular Arrhythmias.- Management of Acute Aortic Syndromes.- Management of Endocarditis.- Community Acquired Pneumonia.- Management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.- Acute Exacerbation of COPD: Non-Invasive Positive
£161.99
Springer International Publishing AG Neurocritical Care for the Advanced Practice
Book SynopsisBy utilizing a review of case-based studies and providing concise management recommendations from leaders in the field, this book provides essential knowledge for those practicing in a dynamic specialty. In the rapidly developing field of Neurocritical Care, Advanced Practice Clinicians have become an integral component of the multi-disciplinary team. This essential volume provides a frame of reference for advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, physicians, and students on a wide range of common Neuro ICU diagnoses and management strategies. Trade Review“This is a well done and thorough book on the higher level care of critically ill patients. The case studies and treatment discussions are inclusive and provide valuable information. The pharmacological and airway management information is wonderful. This is an invaluable addition for anyone working in a neuro ICU. I would highly recommend it for any advanced practice clinicians working with neurological patients.” (Cynthia Cummings, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2017)Table of ContentsRole of APC’s in the Neuro ICU.- Neuroanatomy.- Neuroradiology.- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.- Intracerebral Hemorrhage.- Acute Ischemic Stroke: NIHSS and tpa.- Intra-arterial intervention.- Malignant Ischemic Stroke and hemicraniectomy.- Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy after Cardiac Arrest.- Traumatic Brain Injury.- Spinal Cord Injury.-Cerebral Venous Thrombosis.-Neurological Infections.-Brain Tumors.-Intracranial Pressure Management.- Seizures and Status Epilepticus.- Multi-modality monitoring.- Neuromuscular Disease.- Common Complications in the Neuro ICU.- Ventilation and Airway Management.- Pharmacology in the Neuro ICU.- End of Life Care and Difficult Conversations.- Brain Death and Organ Donation.- Helpful Links and Resources.
£38.69
Springer International Publishing AG Anesthesiology: Clinical Case Reviews
Book SynopsisDivided into twelve sections that cover the entirety of anesthetic practice, this is a case-based, comprehensive review of anesthesiology that covers the basics of anesthetic management and reflects all new guidelines and recently developed standards of care. Each chapter of Anesthesiology: Clinical Case Reviews begins with a specific clinical problem or a clinical case scenario, followed by concise discussions of preoperative assessment, intraoperative management, and postoperative pain management. In addition to residents and fellows, this book is written for practicing anesthesiologists, student nurse anesthetists, and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs).Trade Review“This concise book is intended to be a comprehensive, easy-to-read text aimed both at anesthesiology trainees preparing for examinations and experienced practitioners needing a succinct reference guide. … if a reader would like to use a textbook that touches on most of the relevant clinical topics in anesthesia or prepare for examinations, this book will serve as an important addition to their collection of useful resources.” (Najia Hasan and Mandeep Singh, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 127 (2), August, 2018)Table of ContentsPart I: Cardiovascular SystemSection Editors: Jill Lanahan and Martin Zammert1 Coronary Artery DiseaseSuzana M. Zorca and K. Annette Mizuguchi2 Myocardial InfarctionHanjo Ko3 Heart FailureDirk J. Varelmann4 HypothermiaDirk J. Varelmann5 Anesthetic Considerations in Patients with Valvular Heart DiseaseHeather L. Lander and Martin Zammert6 Mitral StenosisAgnieszka Trzcinka7 Eisenmenger SyndromeMarilyn Diane Michelow8 Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis ProphylaxisMarilyn Diane Michelow9 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)Pingping Song10 Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter DefibrillatorsCiorsti J. MacIntyre11 Pericardial TamponadeKate Mitchell Liberman12 Non-cardiac Surgery after Heart TransplantationElliott Woodward13 Anesthesia for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)Jamahal Luxford and Levi BassinPart II: The Respiratory SystemSection Editor: Ju-Mei Ng14 One-Lung VentilationThomas HickeyPart III: The Central Nervous SystemSection Editor: Leslie C. Jameson15 Anesthesia Management for Posterior Fossa CraniotomyMihaela Podovei and Lisa Crossley16 Intracranial AneurysmPenny P. Liu17 Carotid EndarterectomyReza Gorji and Lu’ay Nubani18 Spine Surgery and Intraoperative MonitoringFenghua Li and Reza Gorji19 Transsphenoidal HypophysectomySaraswathy ShekarPart IV: The Neuromuscular SystemSection Editor: Zhiling Xiong20 Depolarizing Neuromuscular Blocking AgentsCaroline S. Gross and Zhiling Xiong21 Non-depolarizing Neuromuscular Blocking AgentsErin Bettendorf and Zhiling Xiong22 Myasthenia GravisHuan Wang and Zhiling Xiong23 Malignant HyperthermiaMilad Sharifpour and Raheel BengaliPart V: The Endocrine SystemSection Editor: Sibinka Bajic24 Diabetes MellitusAmit Prabhakar, Jonathan G. Ma, Anthony Woodall, and Alan Kaye25 ThyrotoxicosisMark Jones, Rachel Kaye, and Alan Kaye26 PheochromocytomaJulie A. Gayle, Ryan Rubin, and Alan KayePart VI: The AbdomenSection Editor: Michael T. Bailin27 The Full StomachScott K. Switzer and Derek Rosner28 Anesthesia for Liver TransplantationJohn Stenglein29 Anesthesia for Open Repair of Abdominal Aortic AneurysmStefan A. Ianchulev30 Anesthesia for Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)Stefan A. Ianchulev31 Morbid ObesityJohn Stenglein32 LaparoscopyCarmelita W. Pisano33 Carcinoid DiseaseTara C. Carey34 Kidney TransplantationJonathan RossPart VII: Eye, Ear, and Throat SurgerySection Editor: Dennis J. McNicholl35 Open Eye InjuryAlvaro Andres Macias36 Anesthesia for TympanomastoidectomyMartha Cordoba Amorocho37 The Difficult AirwayDennis J. McNicholl38 Pediatric Tonsillectomy and AdenoidectomyMakara E. Cayer39 Laser Surgery of the AirwayDongdong YaoPart VIII: Blood/Hematologic SystemSection Editor: Charles P. Plant40 Transfusion ReactionsCharles P. Plant and Jonathan H. Kroll41 Intraoperative CoagulopathiesAlimorad G. Djalali and Anil K. Panigrahi42 HemophiliaShamsuddin Akhtar43 Sickle Cell Disease: Anesthetic ManagementGustavo A. LozadaPart IX: Orthopedic SurgerySection Editor: Kamen Vlassakov 44 Total Hip Replacement Vijay Patel and David R. Janfaza 45 Local Anesthetics Cyrus A. Yazdi 46 Spinal Anesthesia Benjamin Kloesel and Galina Davidyuk 47 Brachial Plexus Block Nantthasorn Zinboonyahgoon and Kamen VlassakovPart X: ObstetricsSection Editor: Jie Zhou 48 Labor and Delivery Vesela Kovacheva 49 Preeclampsia Dan Drzymalski 50 Abruptio Placenta and Placenta Previa Jie Zhou and Annemaria De Tina 51 Nonobstetric Surgery During Pregnancy< Jeffrey HuangPart XI: PediatricsSection Editors: Craig D. McClain and Kai Matthes 52 Neonatal Resuscitation Jonathan R. Meserve and Monica E. Kleinman 53 Gastroschisis and Omphalocele Laura Downey 54 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Bridget L. Muldowney and Elizabeth C. Eastburn 55 Pyloric Stenosis Hyun Kee Chung 56 Tracheoesophageal Fistula Herodotos Ellinas 57 Congenital Heart Disease: Atrioventricular Septal Defects Viviane G. Nasr and Annette Y. Schure 58 Premature Infant Lisa M. HammondPart XII: Critical CareSection Editor: Suzanne Klainer 59 Trauma Anesthesia Kevin Handy 60 Burns Sara E. Neves
£125.99
Springer International Publishing AG Hemodynamic Monitoring in the ICU
Book SynopsisThis book describes the pathophysiological significance of the hemodynamic monitoring parameters available to the clinician and their role in providing reliable and reproducible information on the cardiocirculatory status of a patient in shock. It is explained how measurements of these parameters enable the intensivist to understand the patient’s condition and to make more informed treatment decisions in order to optimize the hemodynamic status and improve the prognosis. Full guidance is provided on measurement of intravascular blood pressures, cardiac output, and derived variables. Methods of cardiac output determination based on the classical pulmonary thermodilution, transpulmonary thermodilution, echocardiography, and Doppler techniques are reviewed. Techniques based on calibrated and non-calibrated pulse contour analysis are discussed, with attention to their limitations. Furthermore, the dynamic indices of fluid responsiveness, their clinical applications, and issues related to their use are addressed. Care is also taken to explain the physiological concepts underlying various devices used by anesthesiologists and intensivists.Trade Review“This is a brief monograph that provides an excellent overview of the multitude of available cardiovascular and metabolic monitors. … Trainees in critical care and staff at all levels are an appropriate audience for this book. … Chapters are clearly written with excellent line drawings highlighting physiological principles. … This book is recommended for its concise presentation of essential physiology and broad review of current and historic monitoring techniques.” (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, September, 2016)Table of ContentsBlood pressure.- Monitoring of cardiac output and its derivatives.- Hemodynamic monitoring techniques.- Monitoring the adequacy of oxygen supply and demand.- Echocardiography.- Preload dependency dynamic indices.- Perspectives.
£49.49
Springer International Publishing AG Evidence-Based Critical Care: A Case Study
Book SynopsisThis book provides learners with a unique opportunity by virtue of the format outlined above. Each case presentation has a case vignette, which leads up to an important clinical question, and is followed by additional discussion which resolves the question posed. This is a new way to present knowledge in a medical book and should help critical care practitioners, fellows, residents, allied health professionals and students expand their critical care knowledge in an efficient and effective manner. This approach should also benefit those preparing for board examinations. Trade Review“Evidence-Based Critical Care: A Case Study Approach is an invaluable source of knowledge and reference for anesthesiologists and perioperative physicians. This textbook is a well-written, easy-to-understand reference that covers a broad range of critical care topics organized according to syndrome or diagnosis. ... Clinicians in training will benefit from the entirety of the chapters, whereas attending physicians may find the greatest value in the evidence portions.” (Warren Luksun and Marcin Wąsowicz, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 126 (4), April, 2018)Table of ContentsCardiac Arrest Management.- Post- Cardiac Arrest Management.- Undifferentiated Shock.- Hypovolemic Shock and Massive Transfusion.- Acute Respiratory Failure - NIV Implementation and Intubation.- Diagnosis and Management of Tricyclic Antidepressant Ingestion.- Management of Calcium Channel Blocker Poisoning.- Diagnosis and Management of Ethylene Glycol Ingestion.- Accidental Hypothermia.- Management of Cardiogenic Shock.- Management of Acute Heart Failure.- Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome.- Complications of Myocardial Infarction.- Management of Cardiac Tamponade.- Hypertensive Crises.- Atrial Fibrillation and Other Supraventricular Tachycardias.- Ventricular Arrhythmias.- Management of Acute Aortic Syndromes.- Management of Endocarditis.- Community Acquired Pneumonia.- Management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.- Acute Exacerbation of COPD: Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation.- Management of Status Asthmaticus.- Immunocompromised Pneumonia.- Venous Thromboembolism in the Intensive Care Unit.- Massive Hemoptysis.- Sedation and Delirium.- Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation.- Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Other Complications.- Respiratory Failure in a Patient with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.- Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation.- The Post-Intensive Care Syndrome.- Management of Decompensated Right Ventricular Failure in the Intensive Care Unit.- Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage.- Acute Stroke Emergency Management.- Bacterial Meningitis in the ICU.- Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage.- Status Epilepticus.- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome.- Traumatic Brain Injury.- Management of Anoxic Brain Injury.- Traditional and Novel Tools for Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury.- Management of Acute Kidney Injury.- Rhabdomyolysis.- Hyponatremia.- Management of Severe Hyponatremia and SIADH.- Diabetic Ketoacidosis.- Thyroid Storm.- Adrenal Insufficiency.- Management of Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome.- Management of Myxedema Coma.- Urosepsis.- Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock.- Invasive Aspergillus.- Management of Strongyloides Hyperinfection Syndrome.- Treatment of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever in a Well-Resourced Environment.- Management of Severe Malaria.- Dengue.- Chikungunya.- Leptospirosis.- Management of Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage.- Variceal Hemorrhage.- Acute Pancreatitis.- Management of Acute Liver Failure.- Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Diagnosis and Management of Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI).- Principles of Nutrition in the Critically Ill Patient.- Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis.- ICU Management of the Patient with Alcoholic Liver Disease.- Diagnosis and Management of Thrombotic.- Thrombocytopenic Purpura.- Acute Leukemia Presentation with DIC.- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation.- Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis.- ICU Complications of Hematopoietic Stem Cell.- Transplantation Including Graft vs. Host Disease.- Tumor Lysis Syndrome.- Management of Hyperviscosity Syndromes.- Thoracic Trauma.- Blunt Abdominal Trauma.- Abdominal Sepsis and Complicated Intraabdominal Infection.- Intestinal Obstruction: Small and Large Bowel.- Management of Acute Compartment Syndrome.- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and Extracorporeal CO2 Removal (ECCO2R).- Management of Acute Thermal Injury.- Acute Arterial Ischemia.- Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection.- Biliary Infections.- Peripartum Cardiomyopathy.- Management of Amniotic Fluid Embolism.- Respiratory Diseases of Pregnancy.- Preeclampsia, Eclampsia and HELLP Syndrome.- Management of Severe Skin Eruptions.- Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndromes.- End of Life Care in the ICU
£151.99
Birkhauser Verlag AG Sepsis: Definitions, Pathophysiology and the Challenge of Bedside Management
Book SynopsisThis book is designed to provide a comprehensive and state-of-the-art resource for clinicians who care for patients with sepsis and research scientist alike, . Patients with severe sepsis requiring ICU admission have very high rates of ICU and overall hospital mortality, with estimates ranging from 18 to 50%. Risk factors for death from sepsis include underlying illness, increased age, and multi-system organ failure. This is compounded by the significant variation in the management of early severe sepsis. Care of these patients and clinical conditions can be quite complex, and materials are collected from the most current, evidence-based resources. Book sections have been structured to review the overall definitions and epidemiology of sepsis as well as current insights into the pathophysiology of sepsis. This review summarizes the evidence for the international consensus guidelines for the identification and management of sepsis. The latter part of this book reviews emerging concepts and approaches in the diagnosis and management of sepsis that may significantly reduce mortality in the future. Sepsis: Pathophysiology, Definitions and the Challenge of Bedside Management represents a collaboration between authors drawn from a variety of disciplines and contributions from basic scientists and highly recognized clinical opinion leaders with expertise in clinical trials.Table of ContentsSection 1.- Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Sepsis Definitions.- Chapter 3 Epidemiology of Sepsis: Current Data and Predictions for the Future.- Section 2.- Chapter 4 Overview of the Molecular Pathways and Mediators of Sepsis.- Chapter 5 Sepsis-induced Immune Suppression.- Chapter 6 Molecular Targets for Therapy.- Section 3.- Chapter 7 Mechanisms of Organ Dysfunction in Sepsis.- Chapter 8 Sepsis-Induced AKI.- Chapter 9 Sepsis and the Lung.- Chapter 10 Organ Dysfunction in Sepsis: Brain, Neuromuscular, Cardiovascular, and Gastrointestinal.- Section 4.- Chapter 11 Diagnosis of Sepsis: Clinical Findings and the Role of Biomarkers.- Chapter 12 Source Control in Sepsis.- Chapter 13 Hemodynamic Support in Sepsis.- Chapter 14 Bundled Therapies in Sepsis.- Chapter 15 Genetics in the Prevention and Treatment of Sepsis.
£63.99
Springer International Publishing AG Physics for Anesthesiologists: From Daily Life to
Book SynopsisThis book discusses, explains and provides detailed, up-to-date information on physics applied to clinical practice in anesthesiology, with the aid of simple examples from daily life. Almost everything that happens around us, including in the operating room and intensive care units, can be explained by physical laws. An awareness and understanding of relatively simple laws such as Bernoulli’s theorem, Hagen-Poiseuille equation and Pascal’s principle, to name just a few, offer anesthesiologists and intensivists fascinating insights into why they do what they do. Each of the 16 chapters starts with an everyday phenomenon, explains it with a physical law, and then shows why that law is important in anesthesia practice. Numerous illustrations are included for extra clarity. It is intended for anesthesiologists, intensivists, anesthesia teachers, anesthesia trainees, and medical students.Trade Review“Antoni Pisano provides a lot of useful information about physics in general and applied physics in anesthesia and critical care in specific. … this book is a perfect match for both junior residents and experienced staff members. One may read it for pleasure and enjoy the funny examples or use it to quickly review some formulas. It may be a good companion for both the couch at home and the operating room.” (Peter Markus Spieth, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 127 (2), August, 2018)Table of ContentsPreface.- Part I. Gases, bubbles and surroundings.- Perfect coffee and oxygen cylinders: the ideal gas law.- Boats, balloons, and air bubbles: Archimedes’ principle.- Air bubbles in the blood sample: better or worse oxygenation? Dalton’s law and Fick’s law .- Cold, sparkling drinks, and blood gas analysis: Henry’s law.- Bubbles, tracheal tube cuffs, and reservoir bags: surface tension and Laplace’s law.- Part II. Fluids in motion: masks, tubes, and hemodynamics.- The Venturi mask works like an airplane: Bernoulli’s theorem.- From tubes and catheters to the basis of hemodynamics: the Hagen–Poiseuille equation.- Part III. Hemodynamic monitoring.- Toothpaste, sea deeps, and invasive pressure monitoring: Stevin’s law and Pascal’s principle.- Heat, cardiac output, and what is the future: laws of thermodynamics.- Part IV. Forces in action.- Doors, steering wheels, and central venous catheters: the moment of a force (torque).- Friction, trigonometry, and Newton’s laws: all about Trendelenburg position.- Part V. Inhalation anesthesia.- Why a vaporizer is not exactly a vaporizer and why it weighs so much: saturated vapor pressure and heat of vaporization.- Thermal expansion: train tracks, thermostats and, again, vaporizers.- The voice of xenon: origin and propagation of sound.- Part VI. Electromagnetic waves.- Light, air pollution and pulse oximetry: the Beer-Lambert law.- Cerebral oximetry and why the sky is blue: Rayleigh scattering.- Catch me if you can: X-ray, Compton scattering and the inverse square law.- Part VII. Now we exaggerate.- Activated clotting time and… A brief look at the theory of relativity.
£71.99
Springer International Publishing AG Hepatic Critical Care
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the critical care of the patient with acute, acute on chronic and chronic liver failure as well as the peri-operative care of the patient with liver transplantation. Each of these disease processes is unique in pathophysiological manifestations, underpinnings of physiology and treatment options.Patients with acute, chronic or acute on chronic liver failure are a growing fraction of ICU admissions. Hepatic Critical Care serves as the essential reference for both practicing intensivists at community hospitals and tertiary referral centers. This textbook is also targeted towards trainees specifically interested in taking care of patients with liver disease and liver transplantation. Trade Review“This monograph covers the management of the critically ill patient with liver disease based on a summary of physiological alternations in this condition. … Because of its readability, this book is appropriate for postgraduate providers with all degrees of sophistication. … This is an excellent overview of both the pathology of liver disease and the implications for other organ systems supported by the intensivist. Presentations are well written and summarize clinical problems and their management effectively.” (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2018)“This book provides an overview of both the pathophysiological background of liver disease and its effects on other systems. It offers background knowledge and clinical management. It has an admirable didactic approach that is comprehensive enough to provide all essential information, while succinct enough to still be considered concise.” (Ashraf A. Dahaba and Helmar Bornemann-Cimenti, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 128 (1), January, 2019)Table of ContentsNormal Hepatic Function and Physiology.- Circulatory Physiology in Liver Disease.- Respiratory Physiology in Liver Disease.- Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Physiology in Liver Disease.- Renal Physiology in Acute and Chronic Liver Disease.- Cerebrovascular Physiology in Liver Disease.- Definition, Epidemiology, Natural History and Prognostication of Liver Disease.- Brain and the Liver- Cerebral Edema, Hepatic Encephalopathy and Beyond.- Cardiovascular Alterations in Acute and Chronic Liver Failure.- Gastrointestinal Complications in Liver Disease.- Respiratory Complications in Acute and Chronic Liver Disease.- Renal Complications in Acute and Chronic Liver Disease.- Hematological Complications in Liver Disease.- Nutrition in Liver Disease.- Infectious Complications in Liver Disease.- Pharmacological Considerations in Liver Failure.- Non Transplant Surgical Considerations: Hepatic Surgery and Liver Trauma.- Anesthetic and Perioperative Considerations in the patient with liver disease (Non Transplant).- Perioperative Considerations during Liver Transplantation.- Use of Extra-Corporeal Liver Support Therapies.- Assessing Liver Function in the Critically Ill Patient.
£89.99
Springer International Publishing AG Adult Critical Care Medicine: A Clinical Casebook
Book SynopsisThis clinical casebook provides a comprehensive yet concise state-of-the-art review of adult critical care medicine. Presented in a case-based format, each case focuses on a scenario commonly encountered with an adult patient in the ICU. Case scenarios include management of seizures and acute intracranial hypertension, sepsis, liver failure, brain death, bleeding and thrombosis, and treating hospital acquired infections in the ICU. Written by experts in the field, Adult Critical Care Medicine: A Clinical Casebook is a valuable resource for critical care specialists and practitioners who treat adult patients in critical care settings.Trade Review“This book contains a wealth of useful, practical advice for clinicians working in the settings of critical care, intensive care, anesthesiology, neurosurgery, obstetrics, radiology, and perioperative medicine. It can be helpful for senior medical students, residents, board registered specialists, and critical care providers. Experienced intensive care physicians will also find advanced practical recommendations from other professionals who have developed experience in multidisciplinary treatment. … Overall, this is a well-written book with important information when managing critically ill patients.” (Liang He, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 129 (2), August, 2019)“This is a collection of vignettes designed to illustrate the management of common clinical conditions featuring the use of critical care and acute surgical therapies. … This is a comfortable, readable, stepwise presentation of important administrative issues and clinical problems.” (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, April 26, 2019)Table of Contents1 Management of Intracranial Hypertension and Status EpilepticusChristopher Begley, Debra Roberts2 Overcoming Conflicts in ICU Care of Surgical PatientsAnthony Dinallo, Jonathan Decker, Adam Kopelan3 Perioperative Management of the Patient with a Mechanical Circulatory Support Device or Heart TransplantMark Jay Zucker, Leeor M. Jaffe4 Damage Control in the Trauma ICU Yanjie Qi5 Liver Failure in the ICUPriyanka Rajaram, Ram Subramanian6 Harm and Quality in the ICUJennifer A. LaRosa7 Surveillance and Prevention of Hospital Acquired InfectionsChristian A. Engell8 Sepsis and Septic Shock Anand Kumar, Victor Tremblay9 Advanced Practice Providers in the ICU: Models for a Successful Multiprofessional Team Heather Meissen, Aimee Abide10 Critical Care Billing, Coding, and Documentation Michael J. Apostalakos11 Shock and Vasopressors – State of the Art Update Michael Kouch, R. Philip Dellinger12 Brain Death Margie Hodges Shaw, David C. Kaufman13 Nutrition Support Therapy during Critical IllnessJayshil Patel, Ryan T. Hurt, Manpreet Mundi14 Advanced and Difficult Airway Management in the ICUJagroop S. Saran, Joseph W. Dooley15 Hemodynamic Monitoring – What’s Out There? What’s Best For You?Heath E. Latham16 Bleeding and Thrombosis in the ICUDonald S Houston, Ryan Zarychanski17 Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Embolism in PregnancyLars-Kristofer N. Peterson18 Challenges in Oxygenation and Ventilation Julia West, Caroline M Quill19 Poisoning and Toxicity - The New AgeKim Kwai, Patrick Hinfey
£80.99
Springer International Publishing AG Operative Techniques and Recent Advances in Acute
Book SynopsisThe aim of this book is to identify and shed new light on the main surgical practices involved in acute care and trauma surgery. Adopting an evidence-based approach, a multidisciplinary team of surgeons and intensivists illustrate basic and advanced operative techniques, accompanied by a comprehensive and updated reference collection. Emerging surgical procedures in Acute Care Surgery are also explored step by step with the help of ample illustrations. Further, the book offers an overview of treatment options for acute organ failure, with a focus on peculiar clinical situations that call for special treatment, including: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), circulatory support and urgent liver transplantation. In order to identify the key determinants in decision-making and therapeutic support that can help avoid critical errors, authors not only define and discuss specific surgical techniques, but also present major issues and controversies related to it. In essence, the book can be considered a “What to do guide” that offers easy access to both basic and advanced lifesaving surgical procedures, due in part to text boxes highlighting “Tips, Tricks and Pitfalls” as well as advice on “Complications Management”. Many chapters are enriched by providing clinical case scenarios, an important educational resource including self–assessment questionnaires.Trade Review“Senior trainees and providers are an appropriate audience. … This book is an effective combination of the evolution in European thinking with considered inclusion of the North American approach to trauma care. The scope is expansive and reference lists feature major contributions from both North America and Europe. … this book adequately presents the growing number of techniques and treatment strategies available to acute care surgeons.” (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, August 09, 2019)Table of ContentsForeword.- Preface.- I General Principles.- 1 Surgical training for surgery and emergency surgery.- 2 Pathophysiology of acute illness and injury.- 3.- Shock states in acute care surgery.- 4 Pre-operative risk assessment.- 5 New advances in sepsis management.- II Trauma.- 6 Critical care resuscitation in trauma patients: basic principles and evolving frontiers.- 7 Airway management.- 8 Essential and basic operative techniques in trauma injuries.- 9 Modern management of maxillofacial injuries.- 10 Modern management of ophthalmic injuries.- 11 New advances in traumatic brain injuries.- 12 Operative techniques in blunt and penetrating neck injury.- 13 Operative techniques in spinal column and spinal cord injury.- 14 Operative technique in pelvic fractures.- 15 Chest wall and diaphragmatic injuries.- 16 Pleural, lung and tracheal injuries.- 17.- Vascular Injuries of the neck.- 18 Blunt trauma of the heart.- 19 Blunt trauma of the great vessels.- 20 Penetrating trauma of the heart and great vessels.- 21 Damage control and open abdomen in abdominal injury.- 22.- Operative techniques in abdominal injury.- 23.- Operative techniques in genitourinary trauma.- 24 Operative techniques in vascular injuries of the extremities.- III Non traumatic Emergency Surgery.- 25 Updates in diagnosis and management of acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage.- 26 Updates in the management of the inflammatory conditions and obstructions of the GI tract.- 27 Updates in the management of acute pancreatitis.- 28 Updates in the management of cholecystitis and cholangitis and obstructive jaundice.- 29 Updates in the management of Ob-Gyn emergencies.- 30 Updates in the management of non-traumatic thoracic and thoraco-abdominal vascular emergencies.- 31 Updates in the management of non-traumatic abdominal vascular emergencies.- 32 Updates in the management myocardial revascularization emergencies.- 33 Updates in the management heart valve emergencies.- 34 Updates in the management oesophageal emergencies.- 35 Updates in the management of GI tract foreign bodies.- 36 Updates in the management of anorectal abscess and inflammatory process.- 37 Updates in the management of abdominal wall hernias emergencies and reconstruction.- 38 Updates in the management of necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTI).- IV Surgical critical care and special topics.- 39 Compartment syndrome.- 40 Invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring.- 41 Bedside US diagnosis and monitoring in ICU.- 42 Scoring Systems for Organ Injury.- 43 Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.- 44 Updates in acute respiratory dysfunction: mechanical ventilator and ECMO support.- 45 Cardiovascular failure and mechanical circulatory support (LVAD).- 46 ECMO as a mechanical circulatory support.- 47 Acute liver failure and hyper-urgent liver transplantation.- 48 The potential organ donor.
£134.99
Springer International Publishing AG Catastrophic Perioperative Complications and
Book SynopsisFor years the administrative of anesthesia was extremely dangerous and risky. Because of this the surgeon and anesthesiologist had to balance the risks and benefits for each patient before proceeding with surgery. In the last two decades the care of the surgical patient has changed dramatically. New equipment, monitors and pharmacologic agents have transformed surgical technique and improved outcomes. Patients once deemed “too sick” for the operating room are found frequently on operating room schedules nationwide. Today, anesthesiology for the healthy patient in most developed countries is extremely safe. However, perioperative complications still occur. These events can be catastrophic for patients and may have serious implications for residents, surgical and anesthesiology staff and nurses. Prompt recognition and management of these incidents may reduce or negate complications. This is based on a fundamental base of knowledge acquired through several avenues and practiced with other team members to maximize outcomes. Engagement of all caregivers impacts outcomes. Many organizations do not have the structural components or education to recognize or manage these catastrophic events. This textbook will provide educational material for the many students, as well as nurses, residents or attending physicians who participate in perioperative medicine. It will focus on the most serious perioperative complications and include a discussion of the pathophysiologic and pharmacologic implications unique to each. Additionally, it will provide medicolegal information pertinent to those providing care to these patients. All chapters will be written with the most current and relevant information by leading experts in each field.The layout and format is designed to be purposeful, logical and visually effective. Other features include review questions and answers, chapter summaries and shaded call-out boxes to facilitate learning.Catastrophic Perioperative Complications and Management will be of great utility for medical and nursing students, anesthesiology residents, student nurse anesthestists, surgical residents, nurses involved in perioperative medicine as well as surgical and anesthesiology attending physicians. Trade Review“The book is intended for residency but also for all involved in perioperative medicine to increase awareness and competence in a concise manner. In my opinion, the textbook serves well as a quick refresher for anesthesiologists of all ages. … I recommend the book to all who are eager to practice well and who need a good context for a comprehensive understanding of catastrophic perioperative complications and how to manage them.” (Sigridur H. Kalman, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 130 (6), June, 2020)“The book can be a valuable resource for anesthesia residents, SRNAs, CRNAs, or anesthesiologists. … The chapters are well organized, convey the right amount of information about the complication and its management, use diagrams, tables, or boxed points to better explain or emphasize learning points, and end with review questions to assess what was retained.” (Kevin R Bauereis, Doody's Book Reviews, July 05, 2019)Table of ContentsSleep Apnea.- Postoperative Visual Loss: Anatomy, Pathogenesis, and Anesthesia Considerations.- Substance Abuse.- Awareness.- Shared Airway: Techniques, Anesthesia Considerations and Implications.- Dental Injury: Anatomy, Pathogenesis, and Anesthesia Considerations and Implications.- Complications of General Anesthesia.- Pain Management.- Regional Anesthesia/ Monitored Anesthesia Care.- Massive Perioperative Hemorrhage: Considerations in Clinical Management.- Cardiovascular System Damaging Events.- Airway and Respiratory System Damaging Events.- Burns in the Operating Room.- Eye Injury.- Severe Peripheral Nerve Injury.- Catastrophic Perioperative Complications and Management in the Trauma Patient.- Obstetrics.- Catastrophic Complications in Pediatric Anesthesiology.- Ambulatory and Office Based Surgery.- Remote Locations.- Equipment Problems.- Perioperative Medication Errors.- Physiologic Monitoring: Technological Advances Improving Patient Safety.- Quality of Care in Perioperative Medicine.- Professional Liability.- Medical Malpractice.- Closed Claims Project Overview.- Peer Review in Perioperative Medicine.- Perioperative Complications Chapter: Shared Decision Making and Informed Consent.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Hochkalorische parenterale Ernährung
Book SynopsisDie parenterale Ernährung hat in den letzten 15 Jahren eine stürmische Entwicklung durchgemacht und muß heute als fester Bestandteil der therapeutischen Medizin an gesehen werden. Ausreichende Kenntnisse über die technischen Möglichkeiten dieser Therapie, die Auswirkungen ihrer einzelnen Bausteine auf den Stoffwechsel des Kran ken sowie ihre Risiken sollten zum Rüstzeug jedes klinisch tätigen Arztes gehören. Es kann heute keine Entschuldigung mehr dafür geben, daß der Nahrungsbedarf eines Kranken ungedeckt bleibt, nur weil er nicht mehr in der Lage ist, oral genügend Nah rung aufzunehmen. Die Standardinfusionstherapie, üblicherweise bestehend aus 2 bis 3 Liter Elek trolyt-Aminosäuren- oder niedrigprozentigen Kohlenhydratlösungen unterscheidet sich von der hochkalorischen parenteralen Ernährung vor allem durch die Osmolarität des Infusionsgemisches und dem Zugangsweg. Bei der Standardtherapie ist der peri phere Zugang die Regel und ein Verlust an Struktur- oder Funktionsproteinen wird bewußt in Kauf genommen, da eine ausreichende Energiezufuhr zur Verstoffwechse lung der zugeführten Aminosäuren nicht möglich ist, ohne Schäden an der Venen wand hervorzurufen. Durch die hochkalorische parenterale Ernährung werden, wobei der zentrale Venenkatheter eine Grundvoraussetzung ist, dem Kranken hochprozen tige Kohlenhydratlösungen, Fette und Aminosäuren in einer Größenordnung verab reicht, die nicht nur seinen aktuellen Bedarf decken, sondern auch vorbestehende Mangelzustände ausgleichen können. Die Kathetertechnik und die Entwicklung der Infusionslösungen befindet sich auf einem so hohen Stand, daß eine parenterale Versorgung des Organismus mit Nährstoffen auch über Monate hinweg möglich ist. Besondere Beobachtungen erfuhr in der letzten Zeit die Anwendung der hoch kalorischen parenteralen Ernährung bei den entzündlichen Darmerkrankungen und in der Onkologie.Table of ContentsGrundlagen der hochkalorischen parenteralen Ernährung.- Meßgrößen zur Definition des Ernährungszustandes als Voraussetzung einer Ernährungstherapie.- Zur Frage der Wertigkeit der Erhebung des Ernährungszustandes bei Malignompatienten.- Technik und Komplikationen des zentralen Venenkatheters zur hochkalorischen parenteralen Ernährung.- Sicherung des Proteinbestandes als Voraussetzung einer effizienten Ernährungstherapie.- Aminosäuren- und Eiweißstoffwechsel bei beatmeten Polytraumatisierten unter hochkalorischer parenteraler Ernährung.- Stickstoffbilanz und Serumaminosäurenkonzentration bei polytraumatisierten Patienten unter totaler parenteraler Ernährung und Zufuhr von Wachstumshormon.- Das Verhalten der freien Plasmaaminosäuren während langfristiger totaler parenteraler Ernährung.- Umsatzkapazitäten und Nebenwirkungen von Zuckern und Polyolen bei parenteraler Applikation.- Der postoperative Stoffwechsel — Unterschiede bei prä- und postoperativem Beginn der totalen parenteralen Ernährung.- Funktion und Stellenwert von Neutralfett in der Ernährungstherapie.- Vergleich von Stoffwechselwirkungen bei zwei verschiedenen Fettemulsionen während parenteraler Zufuhr.- Parenterale Ernährung bei entzündlichen Darmerkrankungen.- Totale parenterale Ernährung bei der Behandlung chronisch entzündlicher Darmerkrankungen.- Hochkalorische parenterale Ernährung als Operationsvorbereitung bei Colitis ulcerosa und Ileocolitis granulomatosa Crohn.- Totale parenterale Ernährung als Primärtherapie des Morbus Crohn.- Parenterale oder elementar-orale Ernährung bei kompliziertem Morbus Crohn? Eine prospektive Untersuchung.- Anwendung der hochkalorischen parenteralen Ernährung in der Onkologie.- Aspekte des Tumorstoffwechsels für die parenterale Ernährung.- Hochkalorische parenterale Ernährung in der Onkologie — Tierexperimentelle Ergebnisse.- Hyperalimentation bei Krebspatienten.- Der Einfluß der präoperativen hochkalorischen parenteralen Ernährung auf die postoperative Komplikationsrate in der Tumorchirurgie.- Beeinflussung der Immunitätslage bei Tumorpatienten durch hochkalorische parenterale Ernährung.- Präoperative hochkalorische parenterale Ernährung bei Tumorpatienten.- Ambulante parenterale Ernährung bei Tumorpatienten.- Hochkalorische parenterale Ernährung in der onkologischen Radiotherapie.- Hämopoetische Regeneration nach aggressiver Chemotherapie mit und ohne parenterale Ernährung.- Parenterale Ernährung bei der kombinierten Chemo- und Strahlentherapie des metastasierenden Ovarialkarzinoms.- Parenterale Ernährung kachektischer Patienten regeneriert die durch Mangelernährung supprimierte Hämatopoese.- Perioperative Veränderungen von Aminosäuren und anderen biochemischen Parametern bei Karzinompatienten — eine vorläufige Mitteilung.- Plasmaaminosäurenspiegel bei malignen Tumoren des Gastrointestinaltrakts.- Veränderungen der Plasmaaminosäuren bei progressiven Karzinomen.- Untersuchungen zum Vitaminversorgungsgrad von Patienten mit malignen Tumoren.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Zur Therapie mit Aerosolen: Klinische und
Book SynopsisDieses Kompendium ist ein aktueller Beitrag zur Aerosoltherapie und gibt einen kurzen Überblick über die Anatomie der Lunge, die zur Therapie eingesetzten Aerosole und deren Produktionsverfahren. Der Schwerpunkt liegt aber auf der möglichen Nutzung eines Morphinaerosols zur Schmerzbekämpfung. Die dargestellten klinischen Erfahrungen weisen nur auf den additiven Stellenwert dieser Methode im Rahmen der Schmerzbehandlung hin. Die tierexperimentellen Untersuchungsergebnisse ermöglichen dagegen hinsichtlich der Pharmakokinetik bei der Resorption durch Inhalation und hinsichtlich der Lungenprotektion bei Langzeitbeatmung neue Ansätze.Table of Contents1 Der Atmungsapparat.- 1.1 Die luftleitenden Atemwege.- 1.2 Die Lungen.- 2 Zur pulmonalen Resorption.- 3 Drogenaerosole.- 3.1 Therapie mit Drogenaerosolen.- 3.2 Erzeugung von Aerosolen und praktische Aspekte der Aerosolbehandlung.- 4 Postoperative Schmerzbehandlung mit einem Morphinaerosol.- 4.1 Behandlung nach kardiochirurgischen Operationen.- 4.2 Behandlung nach Abdominaloperationen.- 4.3 Relative Bioverfügbarkeit inhalierten Morphins.- 5 Tierexperimentelle Untersuchungen bei Hunden zur Inhalation von Morphin- und Somatostatinaerosolen.- 5.1 Konzentrationen von Morphin und Somatostatin im Serum.- 5.2 Evaluierung der oszillierenden pulmonalen Resorption.- 5.3 Histologische Begutachtung von Organteilen.- 6 Tierexperimentelle Untersuchungen bei Ratten zur Inhalation von Morphin- und Somatostatinaerosolen.- 6.1 Histologische Begutachtung der Organteile.- 6.2 Ergänzende Beobachtungen zum Verhalten von Ratten unter der Aerosolinhalation.- Literatur.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG The Open Packing — Laparostomy —: In Pancreatitis
Book SynopsisThe continued high mortality (up to 70 %) in patients with necro- tizing pancreatitis and diffuse peritonitis has led to the develop- ment of various surgical strategies within the past few decades. Up to the present decisions about the management of these disea- ses have been rather difficult because of the individual courses differ considerably, even being incomparable. Today, as a result of our in creased knowledge of the pathophysiology, the impro- ved imaging procedures, and the standaridized intensive care, the rend is moving toward delayed surgical intervention. The goals in the surgical treatment of necrotizing pancreatitis and diffuse peritonitis are still surgical removal of the focus of infection, elimination of endotoxins by lavage, and optimal drainage of the peritoneal cavity. Depending on the patient's general condition this cannot always be achieved in the first surgi- cal intervention. A number of surgical methods have therefore been developed, such as postoperative dorsoventral lavage, step- by-step lavage therapy, postoperative closed continuous perito- neal lavage, and open treatment (laparostomy). The last-mentioned method ist not new; it was first described by KOR'J;E in 1894 for the treatment of necrotizing pancreatitis. However, due to the progress in intensive care medicine (long- term respiratory therapy, hemofiltration, etc.) in the last few years this method of management has become successful and gai- ned in recognition.Table of ContentsI. Abdominal Sepsis.- 1. Pathology.- Pathology of Sepsis and Its Effects on the Pancreas.- Effects of Sepsis on the Lung.- Effects of Sepsis on the Liver.- Hygienic Management Following Laparostomy.- 2. Treatment.- Treatment of Respiratory Disorders.- Peritonitis and Intraabdominal Abscesses.- Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition in Sepsis.- New Concepts in Fluid Therapy for Patients with Intraabdominal Infection.- Pancreatitis and Blood Coagulation.- The Effect of Norepinephrine on Hemodynamics in Extreme High Output — Low Resistance State in Peritonitis and Pancreatitis.- Endotoxemia Fails to Predict Survival in Severe Intraabdominal Infection.- II. Pancreatitis.- 1. Open Packing.- The Role of Open Packing in the Management of Infected Pancreatic Necrosis.- Interdisciplinary Management in Necrotizing Pancreatitis.- Laparostomies and Preplanned Revisions: A Therapeutic Concept in Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis.- The Extraperitoneal Compartment — Surgical Approach to Necrotizing Pancreatitis.- Benefit and Limitations of Open Packing Laparostomy in Acute Pancreatitis.- Surgical Therapy of Necrotizing Pancreatitis by Open Packing Laparostomy.- Value of Open Packing in the Treatment of Necrotizing Pancreatitis.- Total Necrosis of the Pancreas with Peripancreatic Necrosis — An absolute Indication for Laparostomy?.- 2. Alternative Procedures.- Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis: Surgical Management with Capillary Drainage, Long-term Lavage and Continuous Enteral Nutrition.- Necrosectomy and Continuous Closed Bursa Lavage in Necrotizing Pancreatitis.- Surgery During Acute Pancreatitis — Observations in 289 Patients.- Routine Repetitive Laparotomy for Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis.- III. Peritonitis.- 1. Open Packing.- Step-by-Step Lavage Therapy for Diffuse Peritonitis: a Clinical Report.- Intensive Therapy in the Surgical Treatment of Diffuse Peritonitis.- Open Treatment in Diffuse Suppurating Peritonitis.- Laparostomy for the Surgical Treatment of Diffuse Peritonitis.- Open Management of the Septic Abdomen Using the Plastic Bag Technique.- Open Packing in the Treatment of Perforated Sigmoid Diverticulitis.- Complications of Laparostomy in Diffuse Peritonitis.- Pitfalls and Errors in Open Packing Laparostomy.- Dressing Laparostomies with Synthetic Mesh.- 2. Alternative Procedures.- Closed Continuous Postoperative Peritoneal Lavage in Diffuse Bacterial Peritonitis.- Severe Postoperative Peritonitis: Management with One-Stage Operation and Primary Closure of the Abdomen.- Management of the Organisms and Resistance Development with Diffuse Peritonitis During Programmed Open Lavage.- Effect of the Frequency of Programmed Peritoneal Lavage on Chances of Survival with Diffuse Peritonitis.- Planned Relaparotomy in Severe Diffuse Peritonitis.
£80.99
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Head, Thoracic, Abdominal, and Vascular Injuries:
Book SynopsisThere currently is a clear tendency to an increasing number of accidental injuries in elderly people, in sport injuries and car crashes also in countries which recently joined the European Union and candidates to join the European Union. Patients expect very good functional results even after serious injuries. But in contrast to this development, Trauma Surgery as an independent field, is not yet established in all European countries. Therefore, it seems mandatory to compile a book that covers the state-of-the-art in Trauma Surgery. The book also serves to harmonise the practice of Trauma Surgery within the European Union, and to prepare for the exam of the U.E.M.S.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:“This is the first of three volumes in the European Manual of Medicine series intended to provide up-to-date information on trauma for both clinicians in training and senior practitioners. … General and trauma surgeons needing an outline of the general approach to surgical trauma care or preparing for standardized examinations are an appropriate audience for this work drawn from North American and European specialists. … This book is a good reflection of contemporary care which may be used by practicing surgeons.” (David J. Dries, Doody’s Review Service, August, 2011) Table of Contents
£89.99
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Drowning: Prevention, Rescue, Treatment
Book SynopsisSince the first edition of the Handbook on Drowning in 2005, many epidemiological data have confirmed the burden of drowning in several parts of the world. Studies have increased the understanding of effective drowning prevention strategies, rescue techniques and treatment options. Much has been learned about submersion and immersion hypothermia, SCUBA-diving injuries, the life-saving preparations of water-related disasters and how to deal with forensic investigations. In this updated second edition, experts from around the world provide a complete overview of current research data, consensus statements and expert opinions. The book Drowning provides evidence-based practical information and has a unique informative value for various groups with tasks, duties and responsibilities in this domain. In addition, the book may be an inspiration for future networks and research initiatives.Trade Review“The purpose is to further the understanding of drowning with an emphasis on prevention, rescue, and treatment. … It is most appropriate for those in the medical specialties of emergency medicine and critical care, but, based on the obligation to provide disease prevention and anticipatory guidance, it is also appropriate for any healthcare providers involved in the care of children and adults.” (Michael D. Zwank, Doody’s Book Reviews, October, 2015)Table of ContentsIntroduction.- History.- The Epidemiology of Drowning.- The Prevention of Drowning.- Rescue Organisational Aspects: Planning, Training and Preparation.- Rescue Techniques.- Resuscitation.- Hospital Treatment.- Brain Resuscitation in the Drowning Victim.- Immersion Hypothermia.- Water-related Disasters.- Breath-hold, SCUBA and Hose Diving.- Investigation of Drowning Accidents.- Important Websites.
£179.99
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Whole Body Ultrasonography in the Critically Ill
Book SynopsisOver the past two decades it has been increasingly recognized that whole-body ultrasound is an invaluable tool in the critically ill. In addition to offering rapid whole-body assessment, it has the advantage of being a bedside approach that is available at all times and can be repeated at will. Accordingly, it permits the immediate institution of appropriate therapeutic management. Whole-Body Ultrasound in the Critically Ill is the sequel to the author’s previous books on the subject, which were first published in French in 1992 and 2002 and in English in 2004. This new volume reflects the latest state of knowledge by including a variety of improvements, revised definitions, and updated algorithms. Findings in respect of individual organs are clearly presented, and a particular feature is the in-depth coverage of the lungs, traditionally regarded as an area unsuitable for ultrasound. Throughout, the emphasis is on the practical therapeutic impact of the technique. Its value in a variety of settings, including unexplained shock, management of hemodynamic instability, acute respiratory failure (the BLUE protocol), and the critically ill neonate, is carefully explained. Interventional ultrasound and less widely recognized applications, such as mesenteric infarction, pneumoperitoneum, and intracranial hypertension, are also described. Pitfalls of the technique receive due attention. Today, whole-body ultrasound touches upon every area of critical care. This book, from the chief pioneer in the field, shows that the technique enables critical care physicians to detect therapeutically relevant signs easily and quickly. It will serve as an invaluable guide to the practice of a form of visual medicine.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:“Intensivists or radiologists with an interest in critical care applications of ultrasound are the intended audience for this work, edited by one of the fathers of critical care ultrasound. … This edition expands coverage of the abdomen and vascular system and increases the emphasis on the evaluation of deep venous thrombosis, pleural effusion, interstitial disease, and pneumothorax. … Chapters are written in a conversational style. … this remains an effective overview for intensivists.” (David J. Dries, Doody’s Review Service, December, 2010)Table of ContentsIntroductive Chapters.- Basic Notions of Critical Ultrasound.- The Ultrasound Equipment.- Specific Notions of Critical Ultrasound in the Critically Ill.- Organ by Organ Analysis.- to Abdominal Ultrasound: Normal Patterns.- Peritoneum.- Gastrointestinal Tract.- Liver.- Gallbladder.- Urinary Tract.- Various Targets in the Abdomen (Spleen, Adrenals, Pancreas, Lymph Nodes).- Aorta.- Principles of Examination of the Deep Veins in the Critically Ill.- Principles of Examination of the Deep Veins in the Critically Ill.- to Lung Ultrasound.- Pleural Effusion.- Lung: Alveolar Syndrome.- Lung and Interstitial Syndrome.- Pneumothorax.- Basic Applications of Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill: 1 – A Bedside Alternative to CT and Other Irradiating Techniques.- Basic Applications of Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill: 2 – The Ultrasound Approach of an Acute Respiratory Failure: The BLUE Protocol.- Applications of Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill: 3 – Lung Ultrasound in the Neonate.- Simple Emergency Cardiac Sonography.- Simple Critical Ultrasound Considering Hemodynamic Therapy: Our Limited Investigation.- Head and Neck.- Soft Tissues and Miscellaneous Areas.- Clinical Applications of Ultrasound.- Interventional Ultrasound.- Ultrasound in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit: Some Peculiarities.- Critical Ultrasound Outside the Intensive Care Unit.- Analytic Study of Severe and/or Frequent Situations in the Critically Ill.- Free Considerations.- A Way to Learn Critical Ultrasound.- Critical Ultrasound, Not Just a New Technique: Also a Philosophy.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Internistische Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin
Book SynopsisErfahrene Intensivmediziner liefern mit dem Band eine praktische Anleitung sowie notwendige Hintergrundinformation für die präklinische und klinische Versorgung von internistischen Intensivpatienten: von den Techniken und Methoden bis hin zu krankheitsübergreifenden Behandlungskonzepten. Der systematische Aufbau hilft Lesern, die benötigten Informationen rasch zu finden. Neu in der komplett aktualisierten 2. Auflage sind Abschnitte zu den Grenzen der Intensivmedizin, zur Patientenverfügung, zu Scoresystemen und psychiatrischen Notfällen.Trade Review...Die nun erschienene 2. Auflage des Werkes, die auch als ebook-Version verfügbar ist, wurde inhaltlich um die Themen Patientenverfügung, Scoresysteme, Psychiatrische Notfälle erweitert und der aktuellen Studien- und Leitlinienlage angepasst. Die Autoren, alle erfahrene Intensivmediziner, lassen dabei unverändert auch ihren wertvollen persönlichen Erfahrungshintergrund einfließen. Beibehalten wurden die Übersichtlichkeit und das schlichte Layout, die zu angenehm guter Lesbarkeit führen. Die Seiten sind nicht überladen. Wichtiges wird in Tabellen oder überschaubaren Schemata zusammengefasst.....Die Autoren fokussieren auf das, was klinisch relevant ist. Das Buch bietet aufgrund seiner klaren und übersichtlichen Struktur Neulingen auf einer Intensivstation eine rasche Orientierungshilfe im Alltag, richtet sich aber auch an erfahrene Kollegen, die klinisch relevante Informationen zu speziellen internistischen Krankheitsbildern nachschlagen möchten. Dr. med. Katharina Franke und Dr. med. Jens Büttner, Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, FrankfurtAus den Rezensionen zur 2. Auflage: “... erweiterte Buch beginnt mit einem kurzen Überblick über Score-Systeme auf Intensivstationen ... Modelle werden dabei genauer erläutert, eine tabellarische Zusammenfassung vieler Modelle findet ... ein übersichtlich gestaltetes Buch, das viele Arbeitsanleitungen wie z.B. das Management eines Asthmaanfalls umsetzungsorientiert in Flowcharts oder Tabellen präsentiert ...“ (Mag. Dr. Florian Benischke, in: Kärntner Ärztezeitung, November/2012, Issue 11)Table of ContentsGrenzen der Intensivmedizin. - Scoresysteme. - Monitoring.- Mikrobiologische-hygienische Überwachung.- Sonographie.- Echokardiographie.- Röntgendiagnostik.- Drainagen und Punktionen.- Sonden.- Blasenkatheter.- Ernährung.- Bilanzierung.- Respiratortherapie.- Pharmakotherapie.- Elektrotherapie.- Extrakorporale Verfahren.- Kardiopulmonale Reanimation.-Analogosedierung und Schmerztherapie.- Hirntoddiagnostik.- Schock.- Akutes Koronarsyndrom.- Lungenembolie.- Herzrhythmusstörungen.- Hypertensive Entgleisung.- Akute Gefäßerkrankung.- Pneumonien.- Akute bronchiale Obstruktion.- Pneumothorax.- Versagen der Atempumpe.- Aspirationssyndrom.- Akuter Lungenschaden/ARDS.- Sepsis und SIRS.- Multiorganversagen.- Koma und akute Stoffwechselentgleisungen.- Akute Leberinsuffizienz.- Akute Niereninsuffizienz.- Akute Pankreatitis.- Ileus und Peritonitis.- Gastrointenstinale Blutungen.- Akute zerebrale Erkrankungen.- Psychiatrische Notfälle.- Akut erworbene Gerinnungsstörungen.- Intoxikation.
£66.49
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Ernährung des Intensivpatienten
Book SynopsisDie künstliche Ernährung von Intensivpatienten kann, wenn sie gezielt eingesetzt wird, die Dauer des Krankenhausaufenthalts verkürzen. In dem Band werden die Grundlagen der verschiedenen Arten künstlicher Ernährung (enteral und parenteral) übersichtlich und praxisorientiert erläutert. Auch die besonderen Bedürfnisse von Neugeborenen, von kachektischen Patienten, Patienten mit Organinsuffizienzen oder Sepsis werden behandelt. Die Inhalte orientieren sich an den Leitlinien der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Ernährungsmedizin (DGEM).Trade ReviewAus den Rezensionen: “... Häufig helfen auch leicht verständliche Abbildungen und Tabellen bei der Veranschaulichung der Thematik ... Das Buch stellt ein kompaktes und dennoch sehr ausführliches Nachschlagewerk dar und dient somit allen bei der klinischen Ernährung von Intensivpatienten beteiligten Berufsgruppen, insbesondere Ärzten und Apothekern, als hilfreicher Ratgeber fur die tägliche klinische Praxis.” (Stefanie Litterst, in: Medizinische Monatsschrift für Pharmazeuten, Dezember/2013, Vol. 36, Issue 12)“… Das Buch stellt ein kompaktes und dennoch sehr ausführliches Nachschlagewerk dar und dient somit allen bei der klinischen Ernährung von Intensivpatienten beteiligten Berufsgruppen, insbesondere Ärzten und Apothekern, als hilfreicher Ratgeber für die tägliche klinische Praxis.” (Stefanie Litterst, in: Arzneimitteltherapie, November/2013, Vol. 31, Issue 11) “... Dieses Buch ist sicherlich "special interest" und dem Arzt oder interessierten Mitarbeiter der Pflege auf einer Intensivstation gewidmet. Es fasst auf recht neue Art die Fakten dieses Themas zusammen und dient als Nachschlagebuch ebenso wie als Leitfaden und Lektüre...“ (Timm Steuber, in: Amazon.de, 02/Juni/2013)Table of Contents1. Energiegewinnung.- 2. Adaption des Stoffwechsels.- 3. Pathhophysiologie des Magen-Darm-Traktes.- 4. Ernährungsstatus.- 5. Kalorienbedarf.- 6. Glukose.- 7. Aminosäuren.- 8. Fette.- 9. Vitamine und Spurenelemente in der Ernährung kritisch kranker Patienten.- 10. Enterale Ernährung des Intensivpatienten.- 11. Parenterale Ernährung.- 12. Kombinierte parenterale und enterale Ernährung.- 13. Immunonutrition.- 14. Ethische Dimensionen der künstlichen Ernährung bei Intensivpatienten.- 15. Kinder und Jugendliche.- 16. Adipositas und Kachexie bei Intensivpatienten.- 17. Organinsuffizienz.- 18. Ernährungstherapie bei schweren Verbrennungen.- 19. Sepsis.
£49.49
Springer Weaning
Book Synopsis1. Grundlagen.- 2. Ursachen und Pathophysiologie des Weaningversagens.- 3. Strategien zur Beatmungsentwöhnung.- 4. Supportive und adjunktive Maßnahmen.- 5. Weaningversagen.- 6. End-of-Life.- 7. Besondere Patientengruppen.- 8. Zukunftsvisionen.- 9. Qualitätsmanagement, Zertifizierung, Leitlinien.
£71.24
Springer Mein erster Dienst Intensivmedizin
Book Synopsis1 Organisation auf der Intensivstation.- 2 Annäherung an den Intensivpatienten Grundlagen der Therapie.- 3 Rechtliche Aspekte.- 4 Basismaßnahmen und Monitoring.- 5 Pharmakotherapie.- 6 Atemwegsmanagement und Beatmung.- 7 Störungen des Herz-Kreislaufsystems.- 8 Schock und Schockformen.- 9 Extrakorporale und mechanische Lungen- und Kreislaufunterstützung, Assist Devices.- 10 Flüssigkeits- und Elektrolytstörungen.- 11 Störungen des Säure-Base-Haushalts.- 12 Störungen der Nierenfunktion.- 13 Blutung, Bluttransfusion und Gerinnungstherapie.- 14 Störungen des Magen-Darm-Trakts.- 15 Endokrinologische Störungen.- 16 Neurologische und neurochirurgische Erkrankungen.- 17 Infektiologische Krankheitsbilder.- 18 Trauma.- 19 Vergiftungen.- 20 Hirntod und Organspende.- 21 Ethische Aspekte.- 22 Algorithmen und Tabellen.- 23 Praxisanleitung Kathetereinlage.- 24 Zum Nachschlagen und Weiterlesen.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Notfallpflege - Fachweiterbildung und Praxis
Book SynopsisKompetentes Handeln in Notfallsituationen! Dieses Grundlagenwerk bietet Pflegenden umfassendes Wissen für die gute Versorgung ihrer Patienten in der Notaufnahme und für die anspruchsvolle Fachweiterbildung. Notfallpflegende brauchen spezielle Kompetenzen, um im Spannungsfeld zwischen leichten und hoch akuten, komplexen und zeitkritischen Notfällen richtig handeln zu können. Neben der fachlichen Versorgung, geht es aber auch darum, den Nöten und Ängsten der einzelnen Menschen angemessen zu begegnen. Unerlässlich dabei ist die gelungene Zusammenarbeit im multiprofessionellen Team. Lernen Sie von den Experten und bleiben Sie motiviert für Ihre Arbeit in der Notfallversorgung!Table of ContentsEntwicklung der Notfallversorgung in Deutschland.- Schnittstellen der Notfallversorgung in Deutschland.- Ersteinschätzung des Notfallpatienten.- Kommunikation in der Notaufnahme.- Spezielle Rolle der Pflege in der Notaufnahme.- Beobachtung und Beurteilung von Notfallpatienten in der Notaufnahme.- Injektionstechniken, Gefäßkatheter, Drainagen und Wundversorgung.- Gips-und synthetische Stützverbände.- Unterstützung der Atemfunktion.- Leitsymptomorientiertes Vorgehen in der Notaufnahme.- Patienten mit traumatologischen Beschwerden.- Patienten mit speziellen Verletzungen und Erkrankungen in der Notaufnahme.- Besondere Patientengruppen in der Notaufnahme.- Schockraummanagement.- Tracerdiagnosen.- Gewaltfrei in der Notaufnahme.- Hygiene im Notfallzentrum.- Praxisanleitung in der Notaufnahme.- Evidence-based Nursing in der Notaufnahme.- Krankenhausalarm-und Einsatzplan.- Rechtliche Grundlagen in der Notaufnahme.- Qualitätsmanagement in der Notaufnahme.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Mein erster Dienst - Anästhesie
Book SynopsisMit diesem Buch für die Kitteltasche behalten Weiterbildungsassistenten die Nerven vor und während Ihres ersten Dienstes. Präzise beantwortet Ihnen dieser Leitfaden alle wichtigen Fragen, die Sie sich vor Ihrem ersten Einsatz stellen: Wann muss ich den Oberarzt rufen? Auf welche Notfälle muss ich vorbereitet sein? Wie verhalte ich mich bei einem Zwischenfall?Von rechtlichen Aspekten, über das konkrete Vorgehen in Notfällen bis hin zum Umgang mit eigener Müdigkeit und Konzentrationsschwäche finden Sie zahlreiche Tipps und Tricks für die souveräne Bewältigung des ersten Dienstes und aller weiteren. Nun in der 2. Auflage vollständig überarbeitet und aktualisiert. Table of Contents1. Dienstmodelle und Organisation im Dienst.- 2. Mein Team und ich - Tipps zum Crew Resource Management (CRM).- 3. Rechtliche Aspekte.- 4. Grundlagen und anästhesiologisches Werkzeug.- 5. Narkosemonitoring und erweiterte Maßnahmen.- 6. Beatmung.- 7. Medikamente - die wichtigsten für den Dienst.- 8. Infusionstherapie.- 9. Blutung und Transfusion.- 10. Der Patient mit Begleiterkrankungen.- 11. Komplikationen und Zwischenfälle.- 12. Postoperative Versorgung.- 13. Kinderanästhesie.- 14. Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe.- 15. Traumatologie und Orthopädie.- 16. Abdominal- und Gefäßchirurgie.- 17. Neurochirurgie, Neuroradiologie uns Psychiatrie,. 18. Augen-, Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde und Mund-Kiefer-Chirurgie.- 19. Urologie.- 20. Thorax- und Kardioanästhesie.- 21. Anästhesiologisches Standby und Analgosedierung.- 22. Tabellen.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Mehr Komplikationen in der Anästhesie:
Book SynopsisNach dem erfolgreichen Buch Komplikationen in der Anästhesie folgen nun mit Mehr Komplikationen in der Anästhesie weitere, spannende Fallbeispiele aus der täglichen Praxis, bei denen es zu Komplikationen oder Beinahe-Zwischenfällen gekommen ist. In unvergleichlicher Art und Weise - mit Tiefgang und dramaturgisch ausgefeilt - schildern und analysieren die Autoren typische Kliniksituationen und Klinikabläufe. Sie beleuchten dabei, welche Rolle menschliche und organisatorische Fehler für das Zustandekommen der Zwischenfälle gespielt haben und wie sich diese künftig vermeiden lassen. Dabei lernt der Leser quasi nebenbei, eingewoben in die Fälle, wichtige Fakten des Faches Anästhesiologie. Für alle Anästhesisten in Klinik oder Praxis, die aus Fehlern lernen oder sich gegenüber Gefahrensituationen sensibilisieren möchten.Trade Review“... Matthias Hübler legt trotz dem ernsten Thema eine unterhaltsam geschriebene Fortsetzung spannender Fälle vor ...” (Prof. Dr. Axel R. Heller, in: Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin, Heft 1, 3. Februar 2023)Table of ContentsI. Prolog in Fragen.- Fall 41: Nachblutung.- Fall 42: Nephrektomie.- Intermezzo 1 in Fragen.- Fall 43: Oesophagusresektion.- Fall 44: Ansichten des PJlers Murr.- III. Intermezzo 2 in Fragen: Fall 45: Nierentransplantation.- Fall 46: Sitzende Position.- Fall 47: Spinalanästhesie.- IV. Intermezzo 3 in Fragen.- Fall 48: Reposition.- Fall 49: Aufwachraum.- Fall 50: Pneumektomie.- V. Intermezzo in 4 in Fragen.- Fall 51: Retroperitoneale Lymphadenektomie.- Fall 52: Mundbodenkarzinom.- VI. Intermezzo 5 in Fragen.- Fall 53: Unfallchirurgische Ernüchterung.- Fall 54: Mit einer Hand lässt sich kein Knoten knüpfen.- VII: Intermezzo 6 in Fragen.- Fall 55: Nierentumor.- Fall 56: Wo ist Dr. Matti?- Epilog in Fragen.- 57 Tipps
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Praxis der Intensivmedizin: konkret, kompakt,
Book SynopsisDas vorliegende Werk liefert das Fachwissen zu allen relevanten Themen der Intensivmedizin im Erwachsenenalter. Es schafft den Spagat zwischen Theorie und Praxis: Es erklärt viel, ohne zu überfrachten. Verständlich formuliert, reich bebildert, mit vielen Tipps für die tägliche Arbeit und anhand typischer Fallbeispiele zeigt es, worauf es in der Intensivmedizin ankommt. Das Werk richtet sich an alle Ärztinnen und Ärzte auf Intensivstationen, u.a. aus den Fachgebieten Anästhesiologie, Chirurgie, Innere Medizin, Neurochirurgie und Neurologie. Es ist ideal zur Vorbereitung auf die Facharztprüfung und die Zusatzbezeichnung "Intensivmedizin". Auch für die Weiterbildung im Bereich "Intensivpflege" oder "Critical Care" ist das Werk bestens geeignet. Die Inhalte orientieren sich an den aktuellen Leitlinien der Fachgesellschaften. Die 3. Auflage erscheint komplett aktualisiert und erweitert. Neue Themen sind die Versorgung von COVID-19-Patienten, Antibiotic Stewardship, ECLS, die neuen Leitlinien zur Reanimation u.v.a.m. Plus: Zahlreiche Videos im Kapitel UltraschallTable of ContentsI. Erstmaßnahmen bei Aufnahme auf der Intensivstation.- II. Verordnungsplan auf der Intensivstation.- III. Weiterbehandlung des Intensivpatienten.- IV. Infektion und Hygiene.- V. Organversagen.- VI. Störungen des Herz-Kreislauf-Systems.- VII. Störungen des Gastrointestinaltrakts.- VIII. Störungen des ZNS und neuromuskuläre Erkrankungen.- IX. Der verunfallte Patient.- X. Operative Intensivmedizin.- XI. Sonstige intensivmedizinische Krankheitsbilder.- XII. Medikamentendosierungen und Laborwerte.-
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Wissens-Check Intensivmedizin für die Fachpflege:
Book SynopsisKurz vor dem Ende der Fachweiterbildung und die Prüfung steht bevor? Dann haben Sie hier das ideale Kurzlehrbuch zum Wiederholen der Fakten und zum Auffrischen des Wissens vorliegen: Übersichtlich und prägnant können Sie alles Wichtige rund um die Intensivmedizin für die Fachpflege wiederholen. Die Intensivmedizin aus dem "Larsen" im handlichen Format zum raschen Wiederholen.Table of ContentsIntensivmedizin und Intensivpflege.- Aufnahme des Patienten und Dienstübergabe.- Überwachung des Patienten.- Frühmobilisierung.- Hygiene, Infektionen und Antibiotikatherapie.- Analgesie und Sedierung.- Delir.- Atemwegsmanagement.- Arterielle Kanüle und zentraler Venenkatheder.- Blutgasanalyse.- Enterale und parenterale Ernährung.- Infusionstherapie: Wasser und Elektrolyte.- Blut und Blutprodukte.- Gerinnungsmanagement.- Innerklinischer Transport.- Herz, Kreislauf und Hämodynamik.- Kardiovaskuläre Medikamente.- Reanimation und Postreanimationsbehandlung.- Akute Herzinsuffizienz, kardiogener Schock.- Akutes Koronarsyndrom und akuter Myokardinfarkt.- Fulminante Lungenembolie.- Physiologie der Atmung.- Respiratorische Insuffizienz.- CPAP, HFNC und NIV.- Maschinelle Beatmung.- ARDS - akutes Lungenversagen.- COVID-19.- Aspirationspneumonie.- Akute respiratorische Insuffizienz bei COPD.- Asthmaanfall und Status asthmaticus.- Thoraxtrauma.- Akute Nierenschädigung.- Akutes Leberversagen.- Neurointensivmedizin.- Herzchirurgie.- Allgemeinchirurgie.- Polytrauma/Schwerverletzter.- Hirntod und Intensivbehandlung des Organspenders.- Sepsis.- Schock.- Präeklampsie, HELLP-Syndrom und Eklampsie.- Akute Vergiftung.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin Prüfungswissen
Book SynopsisEgal, ob Sie Weiterbildungsteilnehmer sind oder bereits erfahrene Fachpflegekraft in der Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin, mit diesem Arbeitsbuch können Sie Ihr Fachwissen gezielt überprüfen und festigen: Multiple-Choice-Fragen, Zuordnungsfragen und Abbildungen zum Beschriften helfen Ihnen dabei.Aus dem Inhalt: Physiologische und pathophysiologische Zusammenhänge, Wirkungen und Nebenwirkungen von Medikamenten, Dosierungen, Beatmung, Therapie und Symptome von intensivpflichtigen Krankheitsbildern, postoperative Versorgung nach schweren Operationen, Anzeichen von Komplikationen, Covid-19 und vieles mehr. Die ideale Ergänzung zu den großen Standardwerken der pflegerischen Fachweiterbildung wie z.B. "Larsens Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin für die Fachpflege". Die 4. Auflage ist komplett aktualisiert und um Fallbeispiele zu typischen Komplikationen in der Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin erweitert. Table of ContentsFragen.- Multiple Choice-Fragen.- Freitextantworten.- Zuordnungsaufgaben.- Abbildungen zum Beschriften.- Antworten.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Atemwegsmanagement und Narkose in Notfall- und Akutmedizin: ANNA-Kurs der DIVI
Book SynopsisEin zielgerichtetes Atemwegsmanagement, ggf. in Kombination mit einer Narkose, gehört zum wesentlichen Handwerkszeug in der Notfall- und Akutmedizin. Das Kursbuch der DIVI liefert für die Praxis wie für den DIVI-Kurs „ANNA“- Atemwegsmanagement und Narkose in Notfall- und Akutmedizin - das erforderliche Fachwissen zum Thema. Dargestellt werden u.a. Ausrüstung und Materialien, supraglottische Atemwegshilfen, endotracheale Intubation, invasive und nicht-invasive Beatmungstechniken und die Notfallnarkose. Auch auf wesentliche Punkte des Teammanagements und der Ausbildung sowie auf Besonderheiten bei speziellen Patientengruppen wie Kindern, Schwangeren, älteren oder infektiösen Patienten geht das Werk ein. Neben praxisnahen Fallbeschreibungen finden sich Lernfragen nach jedem Kapitel mit einem Lösungsteil am Ende des Buches zur eigenen Erfolgskontrolle. Das Buch wendet sich an alle Ärztinnen und Ärzte, Rettungsdienstfachpersonal und Pflegefachkräfte, die sich das theoretische Know-How für diese lebensrettenden Maßnahmen aneignen wollen.Table of ContentsEpidemiologie und Relevanz.- Ausrüstung und Materialien.- Atemwegsmanagement.- Beatmung.-Notfallnarkose.- Spezielle Patientengruppen.- Teammanagement und Ausbildung.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Obladens Neugeborenenintensivmedizin: Evidenz und
Book SynopsisDieses Buch zeigt Neonatologen, Pädiatern, Geburtshelfern, Pflegenden und Hebammen wie die intensivmedizinische Versorgung von Früh- und Reifgeborenen adäquat gelingt. Themen sind u.a. Erstversorgung, Beatmung, Blutgasanalyse, Sauerstofftherapie, Ernährung, Diagnostik und Therapie pulmonaler, kardialer, renaler, neurologischer und metabolischer Erkrankungen sowie Pharmakotherapie des Neugeborenen. Viele Tipps und Tricks helfen Fallstricke und Gefahrensituationen zu erkennen und somit zu vermeiden. Ein praxisorientiertes Buch auf hohem wissenschaftlichen Niveau zum schnellen Nachschlagen und kompetenten Handeln bei Früh- und schwerkranken Reifgeborenen. Die 10. Auflage erscheint komplett überarbeitet und aktualisiert. Table of Contents1. Normale und gestörte Adaptation.- 2. Ernährung.- 3. Blutgasanalyse und Sauerstofftherapie.- 4. Künstliche Beatmung.- 5. Pulmonale Erkrankungen.- 6. Kardiale Erkrankungen.- 7. Chirurgie im Neugeborenenalter.- 8. Nierenkrankheiten.- 9. Flüssigkeits- und Elektrolytbilanz.- 10. Fehlbildungen und Erkrankungen des Nervensystems.- 11. Akute metabolische Entgleisungen.- 12. Hämatologische Probleme.- 13. Hyperbilirubinämie und Morbus haemolyticus neonatorum.- 14. Infektionen.- 15. Regionalisierung, Qualitätssicherung, Ergebnisse.- 16. Grenzen der Neugeborenenintensivmedizin.- 17. Eltern auf der Intensivstation.- 18. Pharmakotherapie des Neugeborenen.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Mehr Fallbeispiele Notfallmedizin: Einprägsam -
Book SynopsisNach dem erfolgreichen Buch Fallbeispiele Notfallmedizin erscheint mit Mehr Fallbeispiele Notfallmedizin ein weiteres Werk mit realen, spannenden und lehrreichen Fallbeispielen. Langjährig erfahrene Profis aus der Notfallmedizin schildern oft dramatisch verlaufene und menschlich berührende Notfalleinsätze, mit denen sie im Laufe ihres Berufslebens konfrontiert worden sind. Jeder Fall wird anhand aktueller Literatur diskutiert und schließt mit einem Fazit für die Praxis. Es wendet sich an alle, die in der Notfall - und Rettungsmedizin tätig sind und von der Erfahrung der Kolleginnen und Kollegen lernen wollen. Notärzte, Notärztinnen, Rettungssanitäter und Rettungssanitäterinnen erhalten so wertvolle Tipps für eigene, zukünftige Notfalleinsätze.Table of Contents
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Ovid Technologies Rogers. Manual de cuidados intensivos pediátricos
Book Synopsis5.ª edición de un clásico de los cuidados intensivos en pediatría. Portable y fácil de usar, Rogers. Manual de Cuidados Intensivos en pediatría contiene información clave en un formato práctico diseñado para el uso diario. Cerca de 100 capítulos ofrecen una sinopsis clínicamente relevante de la información básica necesaria para una referencia rápida y práctica segura en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI). Características principales: Sigue manteniendo el equilibrio entre el enfoque didáctico clínico necesario para un manual, y el criterio fisiológico más amplio sobre una materia, indispensables ambos para llegar a decisiones clínicas compleja Aporta pautas concisas de orientación práctica que resultan ideales para el médico atareado. Incluye recursos de uso práctico, como sumarios de capítulo, cuadros y algoritmos, así como datos de aplicación inmediata. Nuevos capítulos cubren Sistemas de Respuesta rápida; ventilación no invasiva; trauma craneoencefálico por maltrato; hipertensión pulmonar; dengue y otras fiebres hemorrágicas virales (incluyendo Ébola); hemorragia gastrointestinal; diagnóstico por Imagen del Abdomen; y mucho más. Todos los capítulos han sido completamente actualizados y reescritos con la información más reciente Destila la información esencial que se necesita en la UCI en un formato manual fácil de manejar. 2 colores. Para cada afección se incluye, de forma condensada, manifestaciones clínicas, diagnóstico y tratamiento.
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Manual Washington de cuidados intensivos
Book SynopsisEsta tercera edición de El manual Washington de cuidados intensivos , basado en sus dos ediciones anteriores y en El manual Washington de terapéutica, tiene como objetivo ampliar los conocimientos en medicina de cuidados intensivos, así como atender las demandas de los profesionales de la salud que atienden a pacientes críticamente enfermos. Esta obra brinda tanto a médicos como estudiantes algoritmos completos y actuales para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de las enfermedades y problemas más frecuentes en la unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI).Esta nueva edición incluye nuevos capítulos: cuidados críticos en reumatología; manejo de trasplante de órganos en la UCI; soporte vital extracorpóreo; y ultrasonido básico en cuidados intensivos. Además, se ha renovado y actualizado la gran mayoría del contenido. Al igual que ediciones previas, los capítulos fueron escritos por médicos de la Washington University expertos en su área.Características especiales:• Contenido completamente renovado y actualizado• Incluye capítulos nuevos• Escrito por especialistas de la afamada Washington University• Lecturas sugeridas al final de cada capítulo• Cientos de tablas, figuras y algoritmos que facilitan el aprendizaje
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Ovid Technologies Oxígeno. Un nuevo paradigma
Book SynopsisOxígeno. Un nuevo paradigma es una obra única en su tipo del aclamado autor Dr. Paul Marino (El libro de la UCI y El manual de la UCI) que desafía la noción tradicional de que el cuerpo humano se nutre de oxígeno y que favorecer la oxigenación de los tejidos es necesario para promover la vida. Este concepto no reconoce que el oxígeno es una molécula destructiva que también daña el cuerpo humano. En lugar de dar la bienvenida al oxígeno, el cuerpo humano limita la exposición de los tejidos al oxígeno y emplea un ejército de antioxidantes químicos para combatir sus efectos dañinos. Este diseño humano "protector del oxígeno" representa un nuevo paradigma de la relación entre el oxígeno y la supervivencia humana, y tiene importantes implicaciones para su uso excesivo y no regulado en la práctica clínica.La obra se divide en tres secciones, en las cuales se formula una serie de preguntas para examinar o esclarecer una característica específica relacionada con el oxígeno. La primera sección, titulada “¿Qué importancia tiene el oxígeno?”, desmiente algunas de las creencias tradicionales sobre el oxígeno y las prácticas utilizadas para promover la oxigenación de los tejidos. La segunda sección, titulada “¿Qué tan destructivo es el oxígeno?”, se centra en los efectos perjudiciales del oxígeno (oxidación). En la tercera y última sección, titulada “¿Y ahora qué?”, se presentan recomendaciones para llevar a cabo esta estrategia de protección del oxígeno.Table of ContentsSECCIÓN I ¿Qué importancia tiene el oxígeno?1 ¿La función principal del sistema cardiorrespiratorio es el suministro de O2?2 ¿La función principal de la hemoglobina es el transporte de O2?3 ¿Cuánto oxígeno hay en los tejidos?4 ¿La hipoxia tisular es una causa común de muerte?5 ¿La oxigenoterapia se basa en las necesidades de los tejidos?6 ¿Las transfusiones de eritrocitos se basan en las necesidades de los tejidos?SECCIÓN II ¿Qué tan destructivo es el oxígeno?7 ¿Qué es la oxidación?8 ¿Qué son las especies reactivas del oxígeno?9 ¿El oxígeno participa en la respuesta inflamatoria?10 ¿Qué tienen en común el oxígeno y la radiación ionizante11 ¿El oxígeno promueve el envejecimiento?12 ¿Por qué nuestros cuerpos se descomponen después de morir13 ¿Cuándo es segura la oxigenoterapia?SECCIÓN III ¿Y ahora qué?14 ¿Cuál es el nuevo paradigma del oxígeno?Apéndice Otros libros de interés
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