For nearly 40 years, Oh's Intensive Care Manual has been the quick reference of choice for ICU physicians at all levels of experience. The revised 8th edition maintains this tradition of excellence, providing fast access to practical information needed every day in today's intensive care unit. This bestselling manual covers all aspects of intensive care in sufficient detail for daily practice while keeping you up to date with the latest innovations in the field.

• New coverage of the latest developments in ICU imaging techniques, including ultrasound.
• New information on the latest advances in ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) for cardiac and respiratory failure, ARDS, septic shock, neurologic disorders, muscle function, and hemodynamic therapy.
• New co-editor Dr. Jonathan Handy shares his knowledge and expertise on acid-base disturbances during critical illness, critical care transfers, intravenous fluid therapy, cardiovascular physiology, burn management, sepsis, and the immunological impact of surgery and burn injury.

• Expert Consult(TM) eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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  Dr Jonathan Handy is a top consultant anaesthetist based at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and the Royal Marsden and serves as Honorary Senior Lecturer for University College London. He is also Clinical Lead for North West London Critical Care Network. Dr Handy is heavily involved in research, including the molecular physiology of critical illness. He is an editor for the journal 'Anaesthesia' and has been involved in developing and teaching various educational courses.

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  For nearly 40 years, Oh's Intensive Care Manual has been the quick reference of choice for ICU physicians at all levels of experience. The revised 8th edition maintains this tradition of excellence, providing fast access to practical information needed every day in today's intensive care unit. This bestselling manual covers all aspects of intensive care in sufficient detail for daily practice while keeping you up to date with the latest innovations in the field.

• New coverage of the latest developments in ICU imaging techniques, including ultrasound.
• New information on the latest advances in ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) for cardiac and respiratory failure, ARDS, septic shock, neurologic disorders, muscle function, and hemodynamic therapy.
• New co-editor Dr. Jonathan Handy shares his knowledge and expertise on acid-base disturbances during critical illness, critical care transfers, intravenous fluid therapy, cardiovascular physiology, burn management, sepsis, and the immunological impact of surgery and burn injury.

• Expert Consult(TM) eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

  Inhalt

  PART 1 - Organisation Aspects

  1 - Design and organisation of intensive care units

  2 - Critical care Outreach & rapid response systems

  3 - Severity Scoring and Outcome Prediction

  4 - Transport of the critically ill patients

  5 - Physiotherapy in intensive care

  6 - Critical care nursing

  7 - Ethics

  8 - Common problems after ICU

  9 - Clinical information systems

  10 - Trials

  11 - Palliative care

  12 - ICU and the elderly

  13 - Team based health care delivery

  14 - Genetics and Sepsis PART 2 - Shock 15 - Overview of shock

  16 - Haemodynamic monitoring

  17 - Multi-organ dysfunction syndrome

  18 - Monitoring oxygenation

  19 - Hyperlactatemia in Critical Illness PART 3 - Acute Coronary Care 20 - Acute cardiac investigations and interventions

  21 - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (including defibrillation)

  22 - Cardiac arrhythmias (combine with drugs)

  23 - Cardiac pacing

  24 - Acute Heart failure and Pulmonary Hypertension

  25 - Valvular and congenital heart disease and infective endocarditis

  26 - Postoperative cardiac intensive care

  27 - Echocardiography in intensive care PART 4 - Respiratory Failure 28 - Oxygen therapy

  29 - Airway management and acute airway obstruction

  30 - Acute respiratory failure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  31 - Mechanical ventilator support

  32 - Humidifiers and inhalation therapy

  33 - Acute respiratory distress syndrome include fat embolism

  34 - Pulmonary embolism

  35 - Acute severe asthma

  36 - Pneumonia

  37 - Noninvasive ventilation

  38 - Respiratory monitoring

  39 - Chest imaging

  40 - Ultrasound in the ICU

  41 - ECMO PART 5 - Gastroenterological Emergencies 42 - Acute gastrointestinal bleeding

  43 - Acute pancreatitis

  44 - Hepatic failure

  45 - Abdominal Surgical Catastrophes

  46 - Implications of solid tumours for Intensive Care PART 6 - Acute Renal Failure 47 - Acute Kidney Injury

  48 - Renal Replacement Therapy PART 7 - Neurological Disorders 49 - Disorders of consciousness

  50 - Status epilepticus

  51 - Acute cerebrovascular complications

  52 - Cerebral protection

  53 - Brain death

  54 - Meningitis and encephalomyelitis

  55 - Tetanus

  56 - Delirium

  57 - ICU acquired weakness

  58 - Neuromuscular disorders PART 8 - Endocrine Disorders 59 - Diabetic emergencies

  60 - Diabetes insipidus and other polyuric syndromes

  61 - Thyroid emergencies

  62 - Adrenocortical insufficiency

  63 - Acute calcium disorders PART 9 - Obstetric Emergencies 64 - Preeclampsia and eclampsia

  65 - Obstetric emergencies

  66 - Severe cardiac disease in pregnancy PART 10 - Infections and Immune Disorders 67 - Anaphylaxis

  68 - Host defence and immunodeficiency

  69 - HIV and AIDS

  70 - Sepsis and Septic shock

  71 - Nosocomial infections

  72 - Severe soft tissue infections

  73 - Fungal infection

  74 - Principles of antibiotic use in the ICU

  75 - Tropical diseases PART 11 - Severe and Multiple Trauma 76 - Severe and multiple injuries

  77 - Severe head injuries

  78 - Faciomaxillary and upper airway injuries

  79 - Chest injuries

  80 - Spinal injuries

  81 - Abdominal and pelvic injuries PART 12 - Environmental Injuries 82 - Submersion

  83 - Burns

  84 - Thermal disorders

  85 - Electrical safety and injuries

  86 - Envenomation

  87 - Blast and ballistic trauma

  88 - Bioterrorism PART 13 - Pharmacologic Considerations 89 - Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and drug monitoring in acute illness

  90 - Poisoning and drug intoxication

  91 - Sedation and pain management in intensive care

  92 - Vasopressors and inotropes

  93 - Vasodilators and antihypertensives PART 14 - Metabolic Homeostasis 94 - Acid-base balance and disorders

  95 - Fluid and electrolyte therapy

  96 - Enteral and parenteral nutrition PART 15 - Haematological Management 97 - Blood transfusion

  98 - Colloids and blood products

  99 - Plasmapheresis, therapeutic plasma exchange and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy

  100 - Haemostatic failure

  101 - Haematological malignancy PART 16 - Transplantation 102 - Organ donation

  103 - Liver transplantation

  104 - Heart and lung transplantation PART 17 - Paediatric Intensive Care 105 - The critically ill child

  106 - Upper airway obstruction in children

  107 - Acute respiratory failure in children

  108 - Paediatric fluid and electrolyte therapy

  109 - Sedation and analgesia in children

  110 - Shock and cardiac disease in children

  111 - Neurological emergencies in children

  112 - Paediatric trauma

  113 - Treatment limitation and organ procurement

  114 - Paediatric poisoning and envenomation

  115 - Paediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation ****