Handbook of critical care

Author(s)

• Kirby, Robert R.
• Taylor, Robert W. (Robert Wesley)
• Civetta, Joseph M.

Bibliographic Information

Handbook of critical care

[edited by] Robert R. Kirby, Robert W. Taylor, Joseph M. Civetta

Lippincott-Raven, c1997

2nd ed

Uniform Title

Critical care

Note

Abridged version of: Critical care. 3rd ed. 1996

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This comprehensive, easy-to-read handbook focuses on immediate concerns and aids decision-making for the management of critically ill patients during their first 48 hours in ICU. With a strictly clinical focus on procedure, this handbook offers the fastest possible access to needed information. The Second Edition features current resuscitative algorithms, the latest treatment protocols, and a wealth of factual material for optimal patient care. The handbook is based on the Third Edition of its companion text, Critical Care

Table of Contents

Contents in Brief I. Fundamental Considerations II. Techniques and Procedures III. Modulating the Injury Response IV. The Surgical Patient V. The Obstetrical Patient VI. Cardiovascular Disease VII. Pulmonary Disease VIII. Neurologic/Psychiatric Disease IX. Gastrointestinal, Renal, and Endocrine Disease X. Environmental Hazards XI. Infectious Disease Appendices: The Critical Care Catalo

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA29415056
• ISBN:
  • 0397515979
• LCCN: 96039112
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Philadelphia
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 940 p.
• Size: 19 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RC86.8
  • NLM : WX 39 H23554 1997
  • DC21 : 616/.028
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Critical care medicine -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • MESH : Critical Care -- handbooks