Intensive care medicine : annual update 2002 /

This will serve primarily as a hardcover, library purchase with a short shelf life of 6 months and will also add to the exposure of other works by Jean-Louis Vincent, the Update in Intensive Care Medicine series, which was repackaged to suit the North American market. This book compiles the most rec...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Vincent, J. L. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Springer, [2002]
Subjects:	Critical care medicine. Critical Care. Emergency Medicine. Intensive Care. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cellular responses
Basic mechanisms in acute respiratory failure
Modulating host response
Myocardial responses
Cardiovascular management
Mechanical ventilation
Management of acute respiratory failure
Non-invasive mechanical ventilation
Infectious challenges
Fluid therapy
Metabolic support
Cardiorespiratory monitoring
Oxygen delivery
Coagulopathies
Head trauma
Neurological challenges
Abdominal crises
Renal failure
Particular aspects
Severity of illness
Quality of care.