Booksenior editor, Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish ; associate editors, Aranya Bagchi [and four others].
Summary: "This is a practical, multidisciplinary, clinically-oriented guide to all aspects of critical care written by the internationally renowned staff at MGH"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Hemodynamic monitoring
Respiratory monitoring
Use of ultrasound in critical illness
Airway management
Mechanical ventilation
Hemodynamic management
Sedation and analgesia
Fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base management
Trauma
Critical care of the neurological patient
Nutrition in critical illness
Infectious disease
Critical care management of Ebola virus disease
Transporting the critically ill patient
Coronary artery disease
Valvular heart disease
Cardiac dysrhythmias
ECMO and ventricular assist devices
The Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in the intensive care unit
Discontinuation of mechanical ventilation
Acute kidney injury
Critical care of patients with liver disease
Coagulopathy and hypercoagulability
Acute gastrointestinal diseases
Endocrine disorders and glucose management
Infectious diseases-empiric and emergency treatment
Advances and challenges in sepsis
Stroke, seizures, and encephalopathy
Acute weakness
Drug overdose, poisoning, and adverse drug reactions
Adult resuscitation
Burn critical care
Transfusion medicine
Obstetric critical care
ICU handoffs and transitions
Long-term outcomes of ICU patients
The Economics of critical care: measuring and improving value in the ICU
Telemedicine and remote electronic monitoring systems in ICU
Quality improvement and standardization of practice
Ethical and legal issues in ICU practice.