Bridging the gap between medical and surgical specialties in critical care, Textbook of Critical Care, 8th Edition, offers a practical, multidisciplinary approach to the effective management of adult and pediatric patients in the ICU. An outstanding editorial team, led by world-renowned intensivist Dr. Jean-Louis Vincent, assisted by Dr. Frederick A. Moore and new editors Drs. Rinaldo Bellomo and John J. Marini, provides the evidence-based guidance you need to overcome a full range of practice challenges. A full-color art program, relevant basic science and key summary points in every chapter, and expert contributing authors from all over the world make this an indispensable resource for every member of the critical care team.

• Provides a concise, readable understanding of the pathophysiology of critical illness and new therapeutic approaches to critical care.
• Addresses both medical and surgical aspects in critical care for adult and pediatric patients in one comprehensive, easy-to-use reference.
• Shares the knowledge and expertise of the most recognized and trusted leaders in the field, with more international contributing authors than in previous editions.
• Covers new information on procedural and diagnostic ultrasound, prone positioning, ECMO, and VADs.
• Discusses key topics such as organ support, telemedicine, echocardiography, antibiotic stewardship, antiviral agents, coagulation and anti-coagulation, and more.
• Features a wealth of tables, boxes, algorithms, diagnostic images, and key points that clarify important concepts and streamline complex information for quick reference.
• Includes companion videos and exclusive chapters online that cover commonly performed procedures.
• Takes a multidisciplinary approach to critical care, with contributions from experts in anesthesia, surgery, pulmonary medicine, and pediatrics.

Contents

۱. Sudden deterioration in neurologic status
۲. Agitation and delirium
۳. Management of acute pain in the intensive care unit
۴. Fever and hyperthermia
۵. Very high systemic arterial blood pressure
۶. Low systemic arterial blood pressure
۷. Tachycardia and bradycardia
۸. Arterial hypoxemia
۹. Acute respiratory failure
۱۰. Hyperbaric oxygen in critical care
۱۱. Pulmonary edema
۱۲. Pleural effusion in the intensive care unit
۱۳. Polyuria
۱۴. Oliguria
۱۵. Metabolic acidosis and alkalosis
۱۶. Hyperkalemia and hypokalemia
۱۷. Hyperphosphatemia and hypophosphatemia
۱۸. Hypomagnesemia
۱۹. Hypocalcemia and hypercalcemia
۲۰. Disorders of glucose control or blood glucose disorders
۲۱. Anemia
۲۲. Coagulopathy in the intensive care unit
۲۳. Jaundice
۲۴. Ascites
۲۵. Acute abdominal pain
۲۶. Ileus in critical illness
۲۷. Diarrhea
۲۸. Chest pain
۲۹. Biochemical or electrocardiographic evidence of acute myocardial injury
۳۰. Point-of-care ultrasound

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۱۳۰. Critical care of the hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient
۱۳۱. Cardiovascular and endocrinologic changes associated with pregnancy
۱۳۲. Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy
۱۳۳. Acute pulmonary complications during pregnancy
۱۳۴. Postpartum hemorrhage
۱۳۵. Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state
۱۳۶. Adrenal insufficiency
۱۳۷. Thyroid disorders
۱۳۸. Diabetes insipidus
۱۳۹. General principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
۱۴۰. Poisoning: Overview of approaches for evaluation and treatment
۱۴۱. Resuscitation of hypovolemic shock
۱۴۲. Mediastinitis
۱۴۳. Epistaxis
۱۴۴. Management of the postoperative cardiac surgical patient
۱۴۵. Intensive care unit management of lung transplant patients
۱۴۶. Perioperative management of the liver transplant patient
۱۴۷. Intestinal and multivisceral transplantation: The ultimate treatment for intestinal failure
۱۴۸. Aortic dissection
۱۴۹. Mesenteric ischemia
۱۵۰. Abdominal compartment syndrome
۱۵۱. Extremity compartment syndromes
۱۵۲. Thromboembolization and thrombolytic therapy
۱۵۳. Atheroembolization
۱۵۴. Pressure ulcers
۱۵۵. Burns, including inhalation injury
۱۵۶. Thoracic trauma
۱۵۷. Abdominal trauma
۱۵۸. Pelvic fractures and long bone fractures
۱۵۹. Determination of brain death and management of the brain-dead organ donor
۱۶۰. Donation after cardiac death (non–heart-beating donation)
۱۶۱. Conversations with families of critically ill patients
۱۶۲. Resource allocation in the intensive care unit
۱۶۳. Basic ethical principles in critical care
۱۶۴. Building teamwork to improve outcomes
۱۶۵. Severity of illness indices and outcome prediction
۱۶۶. Long-term outcomes of critical illness
۱۶۷. Early ambulation in the ICU
۱۶۸. Mass critical care
۱۶۹. Telemedicine in intensive care
۱۷۰. Teaching critical care

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