Oxford Handbook of Critical Care Medicine [Undefined]

Patient-centred and practical, the Oxford Handbook of Critical Care serves the consultant, trainee, nurse, and other allied health professionals as both a reference and aide memoir, as an indispensable guide to all aspects of critical care.The fully revised, fourth edition of this bestselling Oxford Handbook describes best practice of critical care in a succinct, concise and clinically-orientated way. Covering the principles of general management, it includes therapeutic and monitoring devices, specific disorders of organ systems, as well as detailed information on drugs and fluids. New material has been added on key areas such as airway maintenance, dressing techniques, infection control, echocardiography, tissue perfusion monitoring, coma and more. With up-to-date references and invaluable clinical advice, there is also plenty of space to add notes or amend sections to suit local protocols.Patient-centred and practical, it will serve the consultant, trainee, nurse, or other allied health professionals as both a reference and aide memoir. This is the indispensable Oxford Handbook for all those working within critical care.1. Organisation & management2. Critical care scoring systems3. Respiratory therapy techniques4. Cardiovascular therapy techniques5. Renal & blood therapy techniques6. Gastrointestinal therapy techniques7. Nutrition8. Wound and pressure area management9. Respiratory monitoring10. Cardiovascular monitoring11. Neurological monitoring12. Laboratory & point of care monitoring13. Fluids14. Respiratory drugs15. Cardiovascular drugs16. Gastrointestinal drugs17. Neurological drugs18. Haematological drugs19. Antimicrobial drugs20. Immunological drugs21. Resuscitation22. Respiratory disorders23. Cardiovascular disorders24. Renal disorders25. Gastrointestinal disorders26. Hepatopancreatobiliary disorders27. Neurological disorders28. Haematological disorders29. Metabolic and endocrine disorders30. Poisoning31. Infection, sepsis & inflammation32. Trauma and burl#+