Practical issues updates in anesthesia and intensive care /

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Imprint:	Cham : Springer, 2015. ©2015
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 199 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:	English
Series:	Online access with purchase: Springer (t)
Subject:	Critical care medicine. Emergency medicine. Anesthesia. Anesthesia. Critical care medicine. Emergency medicine. Anesthesia -- methods. Anesthesiology -- methods. Critical Care -- methods.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11094962

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Other authors / contributors:	Chiumello, Davide, editor.
ISBN:	9783319180663 3319180665 3319180657 9783319180656 9783319180656
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 8, 2015).
Summary:	This book describes the state of the art concerning some of the most hotly debated topics in anesthesia and intensive care and is at the same time intended to serve as a useful practical guide that will assist in improving outcomes. The topics covered are wide ranging and include, for example, use of the prone position in ARDS, the role of therapeutic hypothermia in the critically ill, the value of immunoglobulins in the treatment of severe sepsis, drug management of septic shock, new strategies for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia, non-invasive ventilation outside of the ICU, management of postoperative bleeding, and prognostic factors in cardiac arrest. Written by recognized experts in the field, the book will offer a comprehensive and easy to understand update for specialists and students of anesthesia and intensive care.
Other form:	Printed edition: 9783319180656
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-18066-3

Table of Contents:

The prone position in the treatment of patients with ARDS: problems and real utility
Therapeutic hypothermia in the critically ill patient
Immunoglobulins in the treatment of severe sepsis
Noradrenaline, vasopressin and terlipressin in the management of septic shock
The most recent strategies for VAP (ventilator-associated pneumonia) prevention
Hemodynamic optimization in the perioperative period: guidelines vs tailored strategies
Management of perioperative bleeding in abdominal surgery
How to manage coagulation during the perioperative period in patients with non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
How to improve the outcome after cardiac arrest
Non-invasive ventilation outside of the Intensive Care Unit
Interventional cardiology: the role of the anesthesiologist
Everything you need to know about the plasma lactate level
Dynamic tests to study liver function: the role of indocyanine green in clinical practice.

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