Contents:

1 History of Intensive Care

2 Cardiovascular Physiology

3 Respiratory Physiology

4 Cellular Physiology in Critical Care

5 Cardiovascular Monitoring

6 Vasoactive Agents

7 Mechanical Ventilation

8 NonInvasive Ventilation

18 Neurocritical Care

19 Cardiopulmonary Intensive Care

20 Respiratory Intensive Care

21 Vascular Intensive Care

22 Liver Intensive Care

23 Acute Kidney Injury in Intensive Care

24 Obstetrics Problems in Intensive Care

25 Paediatric Intensive Care

9 Nutrition

10 Microbiology and Infection Control

11 Radiological Imaging in Intensive Care

12 Biochemistry in Intensive Care

13 Haematology in Intensive Care

14 PeriOperative Intensive Care Medicine

15 PostOperative Intensive Care

16 Sepsis

17 Airway Management in Intensive Care

26 Trauma Intensive Care

27 Intensive Care of Burns Patients

28 Poisoning

29 Transfer of the Critically Ill

30 Ethics in Critical Care

31 Leadership and Management in Critical Care

32 EvidenceBased Intensive Care

Index

Intensive care patients are the most critically ill in any hospital and they are a patient group that utilises a disproportionate amount of medical resources. Intensive care medicine, around for about 40 years, is a relatively recent but globally expanding specialty due to a growing geriartric population of discerning demand for health system.The older generation of intensivists are approaching retirement. The middle generation is trained in various medical specialties and then subspecialised in intensive care. These doctors now lead the way in clinical practice, research, management and training. On the other hand, the younger generation of intensivists includes an ever increasing number of doctors who, for the first time, enjoy a structured training program with clinical rotations, courses, and exam qualifications.Written by outstanding specialist practitioners who are also internationally acclaimed authors from the UK and North America, this is an authoritative guide to practical intensive care medicine. The clinical contents of the book share a practical and educational common thread with each chapter addressing pertinent clinical challenges comprehensively. This invaluable book is specially targeted at medical students, trainees in intensive care medicine and other acute specialties, consultants wishing to remain up to date on all branches of this vast specialty and other allied professionals practicing in intensive care including nurses and physiotherapists. Common terms and phrases: abdominal acidosis acute renal failure acute respiratory distress airway pressure alveolar anaesthesia antibiotic anticoagulation aortic assessment associated asthma bleeding burns cardiac output cardiac surgery cardiovascular catheter cause cell chest chronic Clin clinical complications controlled trial COPD coronary critically ill patients decrease diagnosis disease dose drug dysfunction effects Engl extubation FiO2 function guidelines haemodynamic haemorrhage heart heliox heparin hepatic hospital hypertension hypotension improve increased infection inflammatory infusion initial inotropic intensive care unit intravenous intubation ischaemia kidney levels liver mechanical ventilation meningococcal metabolic mmHg monitoring mortality myocardial NIMV normal obstruction occur oedema organ outcome oxygen delivery perfusion peri-operative plasma pleural pneumonia poisoning post-operative propofol protein pulmonary artery randomised reduced renal replacement therapy Respir Crit respiratory distress syndrome respiratory failure response result risk factors sepsis septic shock Surg surgical thoracic tidal volumes tion tissue tracheostomy trauma treatment tube vascular vasopressors ventricular weaning