Procedures, equipment, and techniques
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Procedures, equipment, and techniques
（Essentials of pediatric intensive care / edited by Daniel L. Levin, Frances C. Morriss, v. 2）
C. Livingstone, c1997
2nd ed
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Previous ed.: St. Louis, Mo. : Quality Medical Publishing, 1990
Includes bibliographical references and index
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This text gives an overview of the essential procedures, equipment and techniques of paediatric intensive care, including information on neurosurgical devices, gastrointestinal and nutritional support techniques, transfusions, pharmacology and medical imaging.
Table of Contents
VOLUME 2 PROCEDURES, EQUIPMENT, And TECHNIQUES: SECTION 16 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS: the Physical Setting: Conceptual Considerations. Anatomic and Physiologic and Anatomic Differences Between Children and Adults. Admission and Discharge Criteria and Procedures. Outcome and Risk Measures. Intensive Care Hemodynamic Monitoring and Daily Care. Infusion Pumps. Temperature-Sensing and Temperature-Regulating Devices. Interhospital Transport of the PICU Patient. PICU Computerization. Process Modeling SECTION 17 VASCULAR CATHETERS: Venous Access and Catheters. Arterial Access and Catheters. Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring: Pulmonary Artery Catheters and Left Atrial Catheters. Intraosseous Infusions. Jugular Bulb Monitoring SECTION 18 NEUROLOGY and NEUROSURGICAL DEVICES: Intracranial Pressure Monitoring. Neurophysiologic Monitoring. Sleep Studies. Near Infrared Spectroscopy SECTION 19 CARDIAC PROCEDURES: Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Resuscitation. Electrocardiography. Cardiac Pacing. Cardiac Assisted Devices. Pericardiocentesis SECTION 20 RESPIRATORY CARE PROCEDURES: Oxygen Therapy . Inhaled Medications. Suctioning. Bronchial Hygiene. Noninvasive Respiratory Monitoring: Oxygen Saturation, Transcutaneous Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide, And End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide. Bedside Pulmonary Function Testing of Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation. Oxygen Consumption Measurements. Intubation and Difficult Airway Management. Extubation and Fiberoptic Examination. Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy. Mechanical Ventilation and Oxygen Support Systems. High-Frequency Oscillatory and Jet Ventilation. Surfactant Therapy. Nitric Oxide Delivery. Liquid Ventilation. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Thoracentesis and Chest Tube Insertion. Tracheotomy. Discharge of the Technology-Dependent Child SECTION 21 TRANSFUSIONS and BLOOD PRODUCTS: Blood Product Transfusions. White Blood Cell Transfusion. Therapeutic Apheresis SECTION 22 RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY: Cli Nical Testing and Evaluation of Glomerular Tubular Function. Peritoneal Dialysis. Hemodialysis and Hemoperfusion. Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration SECTION 23 GRASTROINTESTINAL and NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT TECHNIQUES: Total Parenteral Nutrition. Total Enteral Nutrition. Gastroenterology Procedures SECTION 24 PHARMACOLOGY: Principles of Drug Administration. Principles of Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. Receptor Physiology. Pharmacologic Support of the Cardiovascular System. Special Considerations in Drug Therapy: Neonates, Liver Disease, Renal Failure, Respiratory Failure, Obesity. Analgesia and Sedation. Neuromuscular Blocking Agents. Anticoagulant and Thrombolytic Therapy. Pharmacokinetics in Patients on Extracorporeal Circuits. Opioid and Benzodiazepine Dependence SECTION 25 MEDICAL IMAGING in the PICU: Plain Films and Contrast Studies. Ultrasonography. Computed Tomography. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Radionuclide Imaging. Echocardiography
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