Critical Care Handbook of the Massachusetts General Hospital Formerly known as Postoperative Critical Care of the Massachusetts General Hospital

by Bigatello, Luca M.; Haspel, Kenneth L.; Hess, Dean R.; Warren, Ralph L.

• ISBN13: 9780781720359
• ISBN10: 0781720354
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-24
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Written by faculty members at the Massachusetts General Hospital, the Third Edition this best elling handbook is the definitive manual for all professionals involved in postoperative critical care. In a user friendly outline format, this pocket sized book presents reliable and up to date, hospital tested protocols that reflect today's most advanced critical care practices. Chapters cover intensive care procedures, management of specific medical conditions, and postsurgical care after specific operations. Each chapter is organized to allow rapid information retrieval.

Table of Contents

I. Critical Care Principles
Hemodynamic Monitoring	3	(20)
John Walsh
Randall Dull
Respiratory Monitoring	23	(22)
Dean Hess
Airway Management	45	(35)
Peter F. Dunn
Robert L. Goulet
Kenneth L. Haspel
William E. Hurford
Mechanical Ventilation	80	(19)
Ricardo Martinez-Ruiz
Luca M. Bigatello
Dean Hess
Sedation	99	(13)
William E. Hurford
Analgesia	112	(12)
Shihab U. Ahmed
Jeffrey A. Norton
To-Nhu Vu
Neuromuscular Blockade	124	(11)
William E. Hurford
Nutrition	135	(10)
Ralph L. Warren
Hypotension and Shock	145	(14)
John L. Chow
Keith Baker
Luca M. Bigatello
Hemodynamic Control	159	(21)
John L. Chow
Keith Baker
Luca M. Bigatello
Neurocritical Care	180	(12)
Colin McDonald
Mustapha Ezzeddine
Lee H. Schwamm
Hematology and Transfusion Therapy	192	(27)
Rae M. Allain
Richard M. Pino
Intraaortic Balloon Counterpulsation	219	(9)
Brian J. Poore
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation	228	(6)
William E. Hurford
Adult and Pediatric Resuscitation	234	(18)
Richard M. Pino
Ethical and End-of-Life Issues	252	(21)
Rae M. Allain
William E. Hurford
II. Medical Considerations
Coronary Artery Disease	273	(20)
John L. Chow
Valvular Heart Disease	293	(14)
Thomas Suarez
James G. Cain
Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators	307	(7)
Thomas Suarez
James G. Cain
The Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)	314	(13)
Luca M. Bigatello
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma	327	(16)
Kenneth E. Shepherd
Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Venous Thrombosis	343	(9)
B. Taylor Thompson
Renal Disease	352	(18)
Adam Sapirstein
Liver Disease	370	(13)
Fritz Daudel
Kenneth L. L. Haspel
Gastrointestinal Disease	383	(21)
Luat T. Nguyen
Horacio Hojman
Jean Kwo
Endocrine Disorders	404	(35)
Robert A. Peterfreund
Stephanie L. Lee
General Considerations in Infectious Disease	439	(21)
Judith Hellman
Specific Infections	460	(29)
Judith Hellman
Acute Cerebral Injuries	489	(29)
Alan Z. Segal
Jonathan Rosand
Lee H. Schwamm
Acute Neuromuscular Weakness, Spinal Cord Injuries, and Brain Tumors	518	(15)
David Greer
Mustapha Ezzeddine
Lee H. Schwamm
Drug Overdose, Poisoning, and Adverse Drug Reactions	533	(23)
Richard M. Pino
Dermatologic Considerations	556	(13)
Bonnie T. Mackool
III. Surgical Considerations
Special Considerations in Trauma Patients	569	(15)
Ralph L. Warren
The Burned Patient	584	(26)
Robert L. Sheridan
Thoracic Surgery	610	(14)
William E. Hurford
Cardiac Surgery	624	(11)
Brian J. Poore
Vascular Surgery	635	(14)
Laura E. Niklason
David Schinderle
Liver, Kidney, and Pancreatic Transplantation	649	(11)
John A. Powelson
Neonatal Intensive Care	660	(25)
Maria M. Zestos
Robert M. Insoft
Jesse D. Roberts, Jr.
Obstetrics and Gynecology	685	(82)
Kevin C. Dennehy
IV. Appendices
Supplemental Drug Information	711	(53)
Laboratory Values for Blood	764	(3)
Subject Index	767