ABC of Intensive Care

by Nimmo, Graham R.; Singer, Mervyn

• ISBN13: 9781405178037
• ISBN10: 1405178035
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-03
• Publisher: BMJ Books

Summary

This new and updated edition is a practical guide to intensive care for the non-specialist, and covers the core knowledge and principles of IC patient management. It follows new guidance on end of life care, brain stem death and organ donation, with colour images throughout and includes the basics of physiology and 'best practice' management in the ICU and chapters on haematological support and imaging.Endorsed by the Intensive Care Society

Author Biography

Graham Nimmo, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh

Mervyn Singer, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, University College London, London, UK

Table of Contents

Contributors, vii

Preface, ix

Foreword, xi

1 General Principles of Intensive Care Management, 1
Anna Batchelor and Peter Nightingale

2 Communication and Decision-Making in Intensive Care, 4
Martin Hughes and Graham R. Nimmo

3 Monitoring, 8
James Haslam, Jonathan Ball, Andy Rhodes and Peter MacNaughton

4 Sedation, 12
Tim Walsh

5 Pathophysiology of Organ Failure, 18
Charles Hinds and Mervyn Singer

6 Severe Sepsis, 24
Michael Gillies and Duncan Wyncoll

7 Respiratory Support, 29
Simon Baudouin and Timothy W. Evans

8 Cardiovascular Support, 35
Neil Soni and David Watson

9 Renal Failure, 41
Liam Plant and Alasdair Short

10 Neurological Support, 46
Peter J. D. Andrews

11 Liver Support, 51
Julia Wendon and Chris Holland

12 Gastrointestinal Support, 56
Saif Al Musa and Tony M. Rahman

13 Nutrition in the ICU, 62
Marcia McDougall

14 Critical Care Outreach, 66
Mandy Odell and Sheila Adam

15 End-of-Life Care, 71
Ben Shippey and Bob Winter

Index, 74