Principles and Practice of Critical Care

Principles and Practice of Critical Care is a comprehensive reference work in which three experienced editors (an intensivist, a cardiothoracic surgeon and an anaesthetist) draw together 69 chapters from a wide range of internationally acclaimed experts from the United Kingdom, USA and Europe to cover the whole subject of critical care medicine. The text embodies currently accepted standards of critical care worldwide and the emphasis throughout is on the practical aspects of multiple organ system support which will be generally applicable to the entire range of disease processes in the critically ill patient. Principles and Practice of Critical Care is divided into sections which cover each organ system in turn and then consider special problems and procedures, postoperative care and critical care unit management. Each chapter considers, in detail, acute system failure and how it is recognised clinically, the underlying pathophysiology, monitoring the course of organ system failure and principles and methods of physiological, pharmacological and mechanical support of the failing system. Principles and Practice of Critical Care is the largest work on thes of all grades working in the field of critical care medicine.

Table of Contents:
List of Contributors;Preface ; Acknowledgements ; Part 1: Cardiovascular Support: 1. Cardiopulmonary Circulation in the Critically Ill; 2. Circulatory Failure; 3. Pharmacology of Cardiovascularly Active Drugs; 4. Myocardial Infarction; 5. Mechanical Circulatory Support; 6. Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Myocardial Protection in Cardiac Surgery; 7. Pulmonary Embolism; Part 2. Respiratory Support: 8. Acute Lung Injury; 9. Mechanical Ventilation; 10. Intensive-care Management of Bronchial Asthma; 11. Respiratory Failure in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; 12. Pulmonary Aspiration; 13. Nosocomial Pneumonia; 14. Community-acquired Pneumonia; 15. Alternative Modes of Mechanical Ventilation; 16. Extracorporeal Respiratory Support; 17. Common Respiratory Problems and the Use of Mechanical Ventilation in the Neonatal Period; Part 3: Renal Support: 18. Disturbances of Volume and Osmolality; 19. Disturbances of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Balance; 20. Crystalloids, Plasma Substitutes and Collodial Solutions; 21. Acute Renal Failure; Part 4: Hepatic and Gastrointestinal Support: 22. Acute Liver Failure; 23. Severe Acute Pancreatitis; 24. Management of Active Variceal Bleeding; 25. Management of Severe Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding; 26. Nutrition of the Critically Ill; Part 5: Nervous System Support: 27. Acute Brain Injury, Brain Resuscitation and Monitoring Neurological Function; 28. Management of Cerebral Oedema and Raised Intracranial Pressure; 29. Intracranial Haemorrhage; 30. Myasthenia Gravis; 31. Guillain-Barre Syndrome; 32. Cerebral Problems in the Newborn; Part 6: Organ Transplantation: 33. Infection in the Immunocompromised Host; 34. Perioperative Care of the Renal Transplant Recipient; 35. Optimization of Multiorgan Donors and Selection of Thoracic Organs for Transplantation; 36. Liver Transplantation; 37. Intestinal and Multiorgan Transplantation; 38. The Critical Care of the Bone-marrow Transplant Patient; 39. Support of the Potential Organ Donor; Part 7: Trauma, Burns and Drowning: 40. Principles of Head Injury Management; 41. Intensive Care of the Multiply Injured Patient; 42. Critical Care of Spinal Injuries; 43. Intensive Care of the Burns Patient; 44. The Pathophysiology and Treatment of Thoracic Injuries; 45. Fluid Resuscitation in the Major Trauma Patient; 46. Drowning, Near-drowning and Immersion Hypothermia; 47. Regulation of Body Temperature; Part 8: Infectious Diseases: 48. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Sepsis Syndrome and Related Disorders; 49. Nosocomial Infection in the Intensive-care Unit: Microbiology Strategy; 50. The HIV-positive and AIDS Patient in the Intensive-care Unit; Part 9: Endocrine Disorders and Pregnancy: 51. Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Hypersmolar Non-Ketotic Coma and Lactic Acidosis; 52. Thyroid-related Problems in Intensive Care; 53. Adrenal Insufficiency; 54. The Intensive Care of the Pregnant and Post-partum Patient; Part 10. Haematology: 55. Haematological Topics; Part 11: Special Procedures, Imaging and Transport: 56. Imaging Techniques in the Critically Ill; 57. Transport of the Critically Ill or Unstable Patient; 58. Central Venous and Swan-Ganz Catheters and Arterial Lines; 59. Management of the Airway; 60. Tracheostomy, Cricothyrodotomy and Percutaneous Tracheostomy; 61. Laparotomy and Second-look Laparotomy in Intensive Care; Part 12: Postoperative Care: 62. Perioperative Intensive Care; 63. Postoperative Care After Cardiac Surgery; 64. Postoperative Management of the Neurosurgical Patient; 65. Postoperative Care in General Surgery; 66. Analgesia and Sedation in the Intensive-care Unit;Part 13: Toxicology: 67. Drug Overdose; Part 14: Critical-care Unit Management: 68. Management and Audit Functions in the Intensive-care Unit; 69. Admission Guidelines and Severity Scoring in Intensive Care; Index