Procedures, techniques, and minimally invasive monitoring in intensive care medicine /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Books@Ovid (Online service), Ovid Technologies, Inc
Other Authors: Irwin, Richard S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2008]
Edition:Fourth edition.
Subjects:
Online Access:Procedures, techniques, and minimally invasive monitoring in intensive care medicine (Online)
Table of Contents:
  • Airway management and endotracheal intubation
  • Central venous catheterization
  • Arterial line placement and care
  • Pulmonary artery catherization
  • Temporary cardiac pacing
  • Cardioversion and defibrillation
  • Pericardiocentesis
  • Chest tube insertion and care
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Thoracentesis
  • Arterial puncture for blood gas analysis
  • Tracheostomy
  • Gastrointestinal endoscopy
  • Paracentesis and diagnostic peritoneal lavage
  • Gastroesophageal balloon tamponade for acute variceal hemorrhage
  • Endoscopic placement of feeding tubes
  • Cerebrospinal fluid aspiration
  • Percutaneous suprapubic cystostomy
  • Aspiration of the knee and synovial fluid analysis
  • Anesthesia for bedside procedures
  • Interventional radiology: drainage techniques
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • Management of pain in the critically ill patient
  • Therapeutic paralysis
  • Dialysis therapy in the intensive care setting
  • Therapeutic apheresis: technical considerations and indications in critical care
  • Routine monitoring of critically ill patients
  • Indirect calorimetry
  • Minimally invasvie cardiology
  • Neurologic and intracranial pressure monitoring
  • Echocardiography in the intensive care unit
  • Monitoring gastrointestinal tract function
  • Respiratory monitoring during mechanical ventilation.