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Acute pediatric neurology
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33778
Thomas Sejersen, Ching H. Wang, editors.
--London:
Springer
, c2014.
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This book provides recommendations for evaluation and therapy in the area of acute pediatric neurology; these are presented didactically with frequent use of illustrations and algorithms. Chapters in the first part of the book discuss presenting symptoms of acute neurological conditions. The second part of the book covers major areas of acute pediatric neurology and each of these chapters has three key elements: description of presenting symptoms; recommended assessments; and recommended interv…
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- Other Authors
- Sejersen, Thomas
- Wang, Ching H
- Responsibility
- Thomas Sejersen, Ching H. Wang, editors
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 405 pages)
- ISBN
- 9780857294913 (electronic bk.)
- 9780857294906
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Acute Disease
- Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis
- Nervous System Diseases - therapy
- Neurologic Manifestations
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Pediatric neurology
- Pediatric emergencies
- Pediatric intensive care
- Nervous System Diseases
- Infant
- Child
- Adolescent
- Critical Care
- Emergency Treatment
- Neurology
- Pediatrics
- Emergency medicine
- Abstract
- This book provides recommendations for evaluation and therapy in the area of acute pediatric neurology; these are presented didactically with frequent use of illustrations and algorithms. Chapters in the first part of the book discuss presenting symptoms of acute neurological conditions. The second part of the book covers major areas of acute pediatric neurology and each of these chapters has three key elements: description of presenting symptoms; recommended assessments; and recommended interventions.
- Contents
- Part I. Acute Neurological Symptoms -- Unconsciousness, Coma, and Death by Neurological Criteria -- Seizures -- Acute Headache -- Acute Disturbance of Motor Function -- Acute Disturbance of Vision -- Dizziness and Vertigo -- Acute Changes of Behavior and Memory -- Part II. Management of Acute Neurological Conditions -- Ischemic and Hypoxic Insults: Near Drowning, Asphyxia, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning -- Neurometabolic Crisis -- Approach to Childhood-Onset Muscle Cramps, Exercise Intolerance and Recurrent Myoglobinuria -- Management of Seizures and Status Epilepticus -- Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure -- Management of Migraine and Other Headaches -- Central Nervous System Infections (Bacteria and Parasites) -- Management of Acute Neuromuscular Disorders -- Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases -- Viral Infections, Autoimmune and Demyelinating Conditions of the Central Nervous System -- Spasticity, Dystonia, and Other Movement Disorders: A Comprehensive Treatment Guide -- Acute Pain.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Core knowledge in critical care medicine
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33911
Wolfgang Krüger, Andrew James Ludman.
--Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2014.
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Every year, numerous articles on critical care topics are published, and it is increasingly difficult for the busy practitioner to keep abreast of the latest developments. This book provides a detailed review of state of the art knowledge as well as the latest research findings. It covers the core aspects in excellent detail, but is not so comprehensive as to make its daily use unfeasible. For each condition considered, discussion of the pathophysiology is integrated with observations on diagno…
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- Author
- Krüger, Wolfgang
- Other Authors
- Ludman, Andrew James
- Responsibility
- Wolfgang Krüger, Andrew James Ludman
- Place of Publication
- Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (ix, 422 pages) : illustrations
- ISBN
- 9783642549717 (electronic bk.)
- 9783642549700
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care
- Critical Illness
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Critical care medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Cardiology
- Emergency medicine
- Abstract
- Every year, numerous articles on critical care topics are published, and it is increasingly difficult for the busy practitioner to keep abreast of the latest developments. This book provides a detailed review of state of the art knowledge as well as the latest research findings. It covers the core aspects in excellent detail, but is not so comprehensive as to make its daily use unfeasible. For each condition considered, discussion of the pathophysiology is integrated with observations on diagnosis and treatment in order to allow a deeper understanding. The book is scientifically based, with extensive references to published research. This will allow readers to investigate their individual interests further and will enable physicians to base their approach upon evidence rather than upon traditions or routines. Accordingly, clinicians will be able to justify measures by providing a coherent, evidence-based strategy and relevant citations where needed. Core Knowledge in Critical Care Medicine will appeal to experienced practitioners as an aide-mémoire, but will also be of great value to a wide range of more junior staff wishing to complement their background knowledge with important facts applicable to everyday practice.
- Contents
- 1 Mechanical Ventilation -- 2. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) -- 3. Shock -- 4. Sepsis -- 5. Acute Kidney Injury -- 6. Nutrition in Critical Illness -- Appendix: Analgesia and Sedation in the Critically Ill Patients.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Practical issues in anesthesia and intensive care 2013
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33979
Biagio Allaria, editor.
--Milan:
Springer
, c2014.
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- Location
- Online
- Available Online
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- Other Authors
- Allaria, Biagio
- Responsibility
- Biagio Allaria, editor
- Place of Publication
- Milan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (vi, 259 pages)
- ISBN
- 9788847055292 (electronic bk.)
- 9788847055285
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Anesthesia
- Critical Care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Medicine
- Anesthesiology
- Emergency medicine
- Critical care medicine
- Médecine
- Contents
- 1. Perioperative Fluid Therapy and Fluid Therapy in Patients with Sepsis in Search of Clarification -- 2. Enough has been Written About the Treatment of ALI, but has Enough been Said About how to Prevent It? -- 3. Prevention of Perioperative Myocardial Ischemia -- 4. Postoperative Respiratory Failure after Major Abdominal Surgery: Definition, Diagnosis and Prevention -- 5. Lights and Shadows on Aerosol Therapy in Mechanically Ventilated Patients -- 6. Update on Lung Imaging to Select Ventilatory Management in ARDS Patients -- 7. Chest X-Ray in ICU: An Examination in Which There is Too Much Confidence. Possible Alternatives -- 8. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) in Intensive Care -- 9. Loss of Self-Regulation in Interstitial Fluid Dynamics of Septic Patients, and Oedema Development Patterns -- 10. How to Prevent and Effectively Treat Postoperative Shivering -- 11. Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Postoperative Paralytic Ileus in Intensive Care -- 12. Which Adult Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery Should be Monitored Postoperatively in ICU? -- 13. Invasive Candidiasis in the Intensive Care Setting.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Annual update in intensive care and emergency medicine 2014
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat34008
Jean-Louis Vincent, editor.
--Cham, Switzerland:
Springer
, c2014.
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The Yearbook compiles the most recent developments in experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. The chapters are written by well recognized experts in the field of intensive care and emergency medicine. It is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and emergency medicine.
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- Other Authors
- Vincent, J. L.
- Responsibility
- Jean-Louis Vincent, editor
- Continues
- Yearbook of intensive care medicine
- Intensive care medicine : annual update
- Place of Publication
- Cham, Switzerland
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 796 pages)
- Series Vol.
- 2014
- ISBN
- 9783319037462 (electronic bk.)
- 9783319037455
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care
- Emergency Medicine
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Emergency medicine
- Critical care medicine
- Abstract
- The Yearbook compiles the most recent developments in experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. The chapters are written by well recognized experts in the field of intensive care and emergency medicine. It is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and emergency medicine.
- Contents
- Infections and sepsis -- Optimal oxygen therapy -- Mechanical ventilation -- Lung protective strategies -- Acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Pulmonary edema -- Fluid therapy -- Early goal-directed therapy and hemodynamic optimization -- Monitoring -- Cardiac concerns -- Ischemic brain damage -- Gastrointestinal problems -- Renal issues -- Coagulation and bleeding -- Sedation -- Metabolic disorders and nutrition -- ICU organization and quality issues -- Moving forward.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Critical illness toolkit
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat34581
--Chicago, IL:
American Diabetes Association
, 2010.
- Call Number
- WB 410 C934c 2010
- Access
- .
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WB 410 C934c 2010
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Publisher
- American Diabetes Association
- Date of Publication
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 45 p.
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Illness
- Nutrition Assessment
- Access
- .
- Format
- Kit
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Diet and Nutrition in Critical Care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat38919
Rajkumar Rajendram, Victor R. Preedy, Vinood B. Patel, editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer Reference
, c2015.
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Finding all the information necessary to treat or meet the nutritional requirements of patients who are severely ill or establish new protocols has historically been problematic. This is addressed in Diet and Nutrition in Critical Care. This major reference work encapsulates the latest treatments and procedures to meet the dietary and nutritional needs of the critically ill. Where evidence is available this is presented. However, where evidence is absent, the authors highlight this and provide …
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- Rajendram, Rajkumar
- Preedy, Victor R
- Patel, Vinood B
- Responsibility
- Rajkumar Rajendram, Victor R. Preedy, Vinood B. Patel, editors
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer Reference
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (413 illus., 237 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781461478362
- 9781461478379 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care
- Nutritional Support
- Abstract
- Finding all the information necessary to treat or meet the nutritional requirements of patients who are severely ill or establish new protocols has historically been problematic. This is addressed in Diet and Nutrition in Critical Care. This major reference work encapsulates the latest treatments and procedures to meet the dietary and nutritional needs of the critically ill. Where evidence is available this is presented. However, where evidence is absent, the authors highlight this and provide guidance based on their analysis of other available data and their clinical experience. Diet and Nutrition in Critical Care is a two volume set which addresses the needs of all those concerned with diet and nutrition in the critically ill and covers General Aspects, Enteral Aspects, and Parenteral Aspects. Each volume is stand alone and is further divided into separate sections. The Sections in the General Aspects are: General conditions in the severely ill; General metabolic effects and treatments; Assessment protocols; General nutritional aspects; Specific nutrients; Adverse aspects. The next two volumes Enteral Aspects and Parenteral Aspects contain the following sections: General aspects and methods; Specific nutrients; Specific conditions; Adverse aspects and outcomes; Comparisons or dual parenteral and enteral support or transitions; Preclinical studies. The authors recognise the limitations in simplistic divisions and there is always difficulty in categorising treatment regimens. For example, some regimens involve transitions from one feeding protocol to another or the development of co-morbid conditions and in some cases enteral support may be supplemented with parenteral support. This complexity however, is addressed by the excellent indexing system. Contributors are authors of international and national standing, leaders in the field and trendsetters. Emerging fields of science and important discoveries relating to artificial support will also be incorporated into Diet and Nutrition in Critical Care. This volume represents a one stop shop of material related to enteral and parenteral support and is essential reading for those specialising in intensive and critical care, dietitians, nutritionists, gastroenterologists, cardiologists, pharmacologists, health care professionals, research scientists, molecular or cellular biochemists, general practitioners as well as those interested in diet and nutrition in general.
- Contents
- [publisher supplied] General Aspects: General Conditions in the Severely Ill -- General Aspects: General Metabolic Effects and Treatments -- General Aspects: Assessment Protocols -- General Aspects: General Nutritional Aspects -- General Aspects: Specific Nutrients -- General Aspects: Adverse Aspects -- Enteral Aspects: General Aspects and Methods -- Enteral Aspects: Specific Nutrients -- Enteral Aspects: Specific Conditions -- Enteral Aspects: Adverse Aspects and Outcomes -- Enteral Aspects: Comparisons or Dual Parenteral and Enteral Support or Transitions -- Enteral Aspects: Preclinical Studies -- Parenteral Aspects: General Aspects and Methods -- Parenteral Aspects: Specific Nutrients -- Parenteral Aspects: Specific Conditions -- Parenteral Aspects: Adverse Aspects and Outcomes -- Parenteral Aspects: Comparisons or Dual Parenteral and Enteral Support or Transitions -- Parenteral Aspects: Preclinical Studies.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Essentials of Pharmacology for Anesthesia, Pain Medicine, and Critical Care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat38923
Alan David Kaye, Adam M. Kaye, Richard D. Urman, editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2015.
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- Online
In anesthesiology, pain medicine, and critical care, practitioners at all levels need help to stay current with the continually evolving drug knowledge-base, and trainees need tools to prepare for in-training and board exams that increasingly test their knowledge of pharmacology. This practical book is aimed at both readerships. It features a unique and practical chapter on the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) "black box" warnings that describe what safety precautions should be …
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- Other Authors
- Kaye, Alan David
- Kaye, Adam M
- Urman, Richard D
- Responsibility
- Alan David Kaye, Adam M. Kaye, Richard D. Urman, editors
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxii, 904 p. : 221 illus., 36 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781461489481
- 9781461489474 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Analgesics - pharmacology
- Anesthetics - pharmacology
- Critical Care
- Pain - drug therapy
- Pharmacology
- Abstract
- In anesthesiology, pain medicine, and critical care, practitioners at all levels need help to stay current with the continually evolving drug knowledge-base, and trainees need tools to prepare for in-training and board exams that increasingly test their knowledge of pharmacology. This practical book is aimed at both readerships. It features a unique and practical chapter on the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) "black box" warnings that describe what safety precautions should be taken with commonly used drugs. The editors and contributors are pharmacology experts representing a cross-section of clinical specialties and institutions in the United States and include pharmacologists, pharmacists, as well as physicians.
- Contents
- Part I. Basic Pharmacologic Principles -- 1. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Anesthetics -- 2. A Review of Mechanisms of Inhalational Anesthetic Agents -- 3. Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and physical properties of Inhalational agents -- 4. Principles of Total Intravenous Anesthesia -- 5. Perioperative Considerations in Pharmacology -- Part II. Drug Classes -- 6. Anesthetic Induction Agents -- 7. Analgesics: Opiate agonists, mixed agonist/antagonists and antagonists for acute pain management -- 8. Analgesics: Opioids for chronic pain management and surgical considerations -- 9. Nonopioid Analgesic and Adjunct Drugs -- 10. Benzodiazepines and muscle relaxants -- 11. Pharmacology of Local Anesthetics -- 12. Neuromuscular Blockers -- 13. Reversal agents -- 14. Drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system -- 15. Antihypertensives, diuretics and antidysrhythmics -- 16. Peripheral vasodilators -- 17. Nitric oxide and Pulmonary Vasodilators -- 18. Asthma and COPD agents -- 19. Hormones, Part 1: Thyroid and Corticosteroid Hormones -- 20. Hormones, Part 2: Insulin and Other glucose controlling Medications -- 21. Antacids, Gastrointestinal Prokinetics, And Proton Pump Inhibitors -- 22. Histamine modulators -- 23. Central Nervous System Stimulants -- 24. Anticoagulant drugs -- 25. Hemostatic Agents -- 26. Blood, Blood Products, and Substitutes -- 27. Antipyretics: Acetaminophen, Arachidonic Acid Agents, Cox1 And Cox2 Inhibitors -- 28. Antiemetic Agents -- 29. Antiepileptics agents -- 30. Neuropharmacologic agents for neurologic conditions -- 31. Chemotherapeutic Agents -- 32. Antimicrobial Agents -- 33. Herbals medications and vitamin supplements -- 34. Minerals and electrolytes -- 35. Disinfection agents and antiseptics -- 36. Psychopharmacologic agents and psychiatric drug considerations -- 37. Cocaine, Methamphetamine, MDMA and Heroin -- Part III. Clinical Subspecialties -- 38. Cardiac surgery -- 39. The Intensive Care Unit -- 40. Enteral and parenteral nutrition -- 41. Obstetrics -- 42. Pediatrics -- 43. Neurologic Surgery -- 44. Liver disease and liver transplantation -- Part IV. Special Topics -- 45. Black Box FDA warnings and legal implications -- 46. Drug-Induced QT Prolongation -- 47. Drugs and Cancer Propagation -- 48. Lipid Lowering Agents -- 49. Serotonin Syndrome -- Part V. New Vistas in Pharmacology -- 50. Novel Psychoactive Substances: synthetic cathinones and cannabinoid receptor agonists -- 51. New Vistas in Anesthetics, IV Induction Agents -- 52. New Vistas In Neuromuscular Blockers -- 53. Patient-Controlled Analgesia: The Importance of Effector Site Pharmacokinetics -- 54. Understanding anesthesia-induced memory loss -- 55. Novel Targets of Current Analgesic Drug Development.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat38968
Matthew Jankowich, Eric Gartman, editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer New York : Imprint: Humana Press
, c2015.
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- Location
- Online
Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit explores the current state of evidence supporting use of bedside ultrasound for procedural guidance and for the critical care-focused assessment of a variety of organ systems. This text covers standard practice areas, such as ultrasound guidance for vascular access in the ICU, as well as novel, less well-known applications such as the use of ultrasound for assessment of diaphragm function in patients with respiratory failure. As current ultrasound education…
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- Other Authors
- Jankowich, Matthew
- Gartman, Eric
- Responsibility
- Matthew Jankowich, Eric Gartman, editors
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer New York : Imprint: Humana Press
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 390 p. : 264 illus., 215 illus. in color)
- Series
- Respiratory Medicine
- Series Title
- Respiratory medicine (New York, N.Y.)
- ISBN
- 9781493917235
- 9781493917228 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2197-7372
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care
- Abstract
- Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit explores the current state of evidence supporting use of bedside ultrasound for procedural guidance and for the critical care-focused assessment of a variety of organ systems. This text covers standard practice areas, such as ultrasound guidance for vascular access in the ICU, as well as novel, less well-known applications such as the use of ultrasound for assessment of diaphragm function in patients with respiratory failure. As current ultrasound education is often dependent on widely varying local expertise, this book serves as a standard reference in what is at present a fragmented and challenging field of study for busy clinicians. By providing a comprehensive overview of the current state of critical care ultrasonography, with content contributed by experts in the field, this text will serve as a valuable resource that will allow education in critical care ultrasound to keep pace with the rapid technological growth that has driven this vital area of critical care medicine. Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit is essential reading for pulmonologists, practitioners in internal, hospitalist, and critical care medicine; educators and instructors in critical care ultrasound; and medical students, residents, and critical care trainees.
- Contents
- 1. Principles of Ultrasound for the Intensivist -- 2. Critical Care Ultrasound Education -- 3. Ultrasound for Vascular Access -- 4. Ultrasound Evaluation of Shock and Volume Status in the Intensive Care Unit -- 5. Ultrasound Evaluation of Shock and Volume Status in the Intensive Care Unit -- 6. Critical Care Echocardiography: Right Ventricular Dysfunction -- 7. Critical Care Echocardiography: Pericardial Disease, Tamponade, and Other Topics -- 8. Ultrasound and Airway Management -- 9. Lung Ultrasound in Respiratory Failure and Pneumonia -- 10. Pleural Ultrasound -- 11. Diaphragm Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit -- 12. Abdominal Ultrasound and Genitourinary Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit -- 13. Intensive Care Unit Ultrasound for Venous Thromboembolism -- 14. Ultrasound in Trauma Critical Care -- 15. Ultrasound in the Neurointensive Care Unit -- 16. Ultrasound in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Pocket Guide to Critical Care Pharmacotherapy
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat38983
John Papadopoulos.
(Second edition)
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2015.
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- Online
This is a no-nonsense guide to drug treatment in the intensive care unit. It covers the most commonly encountered conditions and is organized by system. Management of each condition is tersely outlined step-by-step in table format. The book also includes non-drug information that is essential to making informed, evidence-based pharmacotherapy decisions, such as risk scores, scales, and assessment tools. The Second Edition has been revised to reflect the latest critical care practice guidelines …
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- Author
- Papadopoulos, John
- Responsibility
- John Papadopoulos
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 171 p.)
- ISBN
- 9781493918539
- 9781493918522 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care
- Drug Therapy
- Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
- Pharmaceutical Preparations - administration & dosage
- Abstract
- This is a no-nonsense guide to drug treatment in the intensive care unit. It covers the most commonly encountered conditions and is organized by system. Management of each condition is tersely outlined step-by-step in table format. The book also includes non-drug information that is essential to making informed, evidence-based pharmacotherapy decisions, such as risk scores, scales, and assessment tools. The Second Edition has been revised to reflect the latest critical care practice guidelines and up-to-date drug and non-drug information.
- Contents
- 1. Advance Cardiac Life Support -- 2. Cardiovascular -- 3. Cerebrovascular -- 4. Critical Care -- 5. Dermatology -- 6. Endocrinology -- 7. Gastrointestinal -- 8. Hematology -- 9. Infectious Diseases -- 10. Neurology -- 11. Nutrition -- 12. Psychiatric Disorders -- 13. Pulmonary -- 14. Renal.
- Format
- e-Book
- Publication Type
- Handbook
- Location
- Online
Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2015
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39170
Jean-Louis Vincent, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2015.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
The Yearbook compiles the most recent developments in experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. The chapters are written by well recognized experts in the field of intensive care and emergency medicine. It is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and emergency medicine.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Vincent, Jean-Louis
- Responsibility
- Jean-Louis Vincent, editor
- Continues
- Yearbook of intensive care medicine
- Intensive care medicine : annual update
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 602 p. : 75 illus.)
- Series Vol.
- 2015
- ISBN
- 9783319137612
- 9783319137605 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2191-5709
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care
- Emergency Medicine
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Emergency medicine
- Critical care medicine
- Abstract
- The Yearbook compiles the most recent developments in experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. The chapters are written by well recognized experts in the field of intensive care and emergency medicine. It is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and emergency medicine.
- Contents
- Infections -- Antimicrobials and Resistance -- Sepsis -- Oxygenation and Respiratory Failure -- Monitoring -- Cardiac Arrest -- Fluids -- Renal Injury -- Hepatic and Abdominal Issues -- Nutrition -- Trauma and Massive Bleeding -- Neuromuscular Considerations -- Rapid Response Teams -- Data Management.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Reducing Mortality in Critically Ill Patients
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39286
Giovanni Landoni, Marta Mucchetti, Alberto Zangrillo, Rinaldo Bellomo, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2015.
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- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This book describes the techniques, strategies, and drugs that have been demonstrated by multicenter randomized trials to influence survival in critically ill patients, defined as those who have acute failure of at least one organ, due to either a pathological condition or a medical intervention, and require intensive care treatment. Each chapter focuses on a specific procedure, device, or drug. The scope is accordingly wide, with coverage of topics as diverse as noninvasive mechanical ventilat…
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- Other Authors
- Landoni, Giovanni
- Mucchetti, Marta
- Zangrillo, Alberto
- Bellomo, Rinaldo
- Responsibility
- Giovanni Landoni, Marta Mucchetti, Alberto Zangrillo, Rinaldo Bellomo, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (vi, 140 p. : 4 illus., 3 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319175157
- 9783319175140 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care
- Critical Illness - mortality
- Abstract
- This book describes the techniques, strategies, and drugs that have been demonstrated by multicenter randomized trials to influence survival in critically ill patients, defined as those who have acute failure of at least one organ, due to either a pathological condition or a medical intervention, and require intensive care treatment. Each chapter focuses on a specific procedure, device, or drug. The scope is accordingly wide, with coverage of topics as diverse as noninvasive mechanical ventilation, protective ventilation, prone positioning, intravenous salbutamol in ARDS, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, mild hypothermia after cardiac arrest, daily interruption of sedatives, tranexamic acid, diaspirin cross-linked hemoglobin, albumin, growth hormone, glutamine supplementation, tight glucose control, supranormal oxygen delivery, and hydroxyethyl starch in sepsis. The topic selection was made using a democracy-based approach in which hundreds of specialists from dozens of countries expressed, via the web, whether they agreed with these topics and whether they used the techniques in their daily clinical practice. The clear text is supported by "how to do" sections and "key point" boxes that provide easily accessible practical information. The book will be of interest for a wide variety of specialists, including intensivists, emergency doctors, and anesthesiologists.
- Contents
- Decision Making in the Democracy Medicine Era: The Consensus Conference Process -- Part I: Interventions that Reduce Mortality -- Noninvasive Ventilation -- Lung-Protective Ventilation and Mortality in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome -- Prone Positioning to Reduce Mortality in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome -- Tranexamic Acid in Trauma Patients -- Albumin Use in Liver Cirrhosis -- Daily Interruption of Sedatives to Improve Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients -- Part II: Interventions that Increase Mortality -- Tight Glycemic Control -- Hydroxyethyl Starch in Critically Ill Patients -- Growth Hormone in the Critically Ill -- Diaspirin Cross-Linked Hemoglobin and Blood Substitutes -- Supranormal Elevation of Systemic Oxygen Delivery in Critically Ill Patients -- Does ß2-Agonist Use Improve Survival in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome? -- High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation -- Glutamine Supplementation in Critically Ill Patients -- Part III: Updates -- Reducing Mortality in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Update -- Is Therapeutic Hypothermia Beneficial for Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest?.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Hematologic Problems in the Critically Ill
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39514
Giorgio Berlot, Gabriele Pozzato, editors.
--Milan:
Springer
, c2015.
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- Location
- Online
This book covers a wide array of hematologic problems commonly encountered in the daily practice of critical care and emergency medicine. Unfortunately, the symptoms and signs associated with underlying hematologic disorders are frequently rather unspecific and confounding; furthermore, the clinical course of patients admitted to intensive care units with such disorders can be fulminant, warranting prompt diagnosis. This book recognizes the importance of accurate and speedy interpretation of sy…
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- Other Authors
- Berlot, Giorgio
- Pozzato, Gabriele
- Responsibility
- Giorgio Berlot, Gabriele Pozzato, editors
- Place of Publication
- Milan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (v, 147 p. : 3 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9788847053014
- 9788847053007 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care - methods
- Critical Illness
- Emergency Medicine - methods
- Hematologic Diseases
- Abstract
- This book covers a wide array of hematologic problems commonly encountered in the daily practice of critical care and emergency medicine. Unfortunately, the symptoms and signs associated with underlying hematologic disorders are frequently rather unspecific and confounding; furthermore, the clinical course of patients admitted to intensive care units with such disorders can be fulminant, warranting prompt diagnosis. This book recognizes the importance of accurate and speedy interpretation of symptoms in that the text is symptom oriented rather than disease oriented. Put another way, the reader confronted with a particular clinical problem or symptom will be guided step by step to the possible underlying disorder(s). The scenarios considered include critical illness in patients with anemia, leukopenia, leukocytosis, abnormal platelet count, and severe transfusion reactions. For each circumstance, factors relevant to symptom interpretation are fully discussed. In addition, helpful diagnostic algorithms are presented in the form of flow charts that will assist in decision making regarding the need for further investigations. The closing chapter is devoted to the drug-induced hematologic disorders. Although the book is intended mainly for intensivists, other specialists will find much information of value for their daily practice.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Anemia -- Anemia in the Critically Ill Patients -- Leukopenia in the Critically Ill Patients -- Leukocytosis in the Critically Ill Patients -- The Critically Ill Patient with Abnormal Platelet Count -- Adverse Transfusion Reactions in Critically Ill Patients -- Drugs and Blood Cells.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Anaesthesia, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency A.P.I.C.E : Proceedings of the 25th Annual Meeting : International Symposium on Critical Care Medicine
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39665
Antonino Gullo, editor.
--Milan:
Springer Milan
, c2014.
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The APICE 2013 yearbook examines recent advances in various aspects of critical care medicine and highlights the importance of effective communication among researchers, scientists, and clinicians. Among the many topics addressed are trauma care organization, the management of patients with cardiovascular, kidney, and lung disorders, issues relating to severe infections and sepsis, and the humanization of end of life care. The overriding goal of the book is to provide guidance and stimulate fur…
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- Other Authors
- Gullo, Antonino
- Responsibility
- Antonino Gullo, editor
- Alternate Title
- APICE 25
- Former Title
- Anesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency A.P.I.C.E.
- Place of Publication
- Milan
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 260 p. : 28 illus., 10 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9788847055162
- 9788847055155 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Anesthesia - methods
- Critical Care - methods
- Pain - drug therapy
- Critical Care
- Emergency Medicine
- Critical Care - Congresses
- Abstract
- The APICE 2013 yearbook examines recent advances in various aspects of critical care medicine and highlights the importance of effective communication among researchers, scientists, and clinicians. Among the many topics addressed are trauma care organization, the management of patients with cardiovascular, kidney, and lung disorders, issues relating to severe infections and sepsis, and the humanization of end of life care. The overriding goal of the book is to provide guidance and stimulate further thought on how professional performance in critical care medicine can be improved. "Triple B" translational research, from the bench to the bedside and back again (via the translation of clinical observations into new research questions), will play a major role in this context, and is particularly discussed in the chapter about sepsis and organ dysfunction. There is no doubt that the transfer of far-reaching and dynamic developments in molecular and cellular biology into clinical practice will be a key component in delivering the care required by individual patients.
- Contents
- Part I, Advances on Intensive and Critical Care Medicine -- 1 Combining Clinical and technology in Critical care Medicine -- 2 Ultrasound in Critical Care -- 3 Assessment and Management of Circulatory Failure -- 4 Simulation in Critical Care -- Part II, Trauma -- 5 Trauma Care Organization and Priorities -- Part III, Cardiovascular System -- 6 Cardiovascular Risk in non Cardiac Surgery -- Part IV Kidney -- 7 CRRT: Challenges and Evidence -- Part V, Lung -- 8 Old and New Strategies on Artificial Ventilation in ARDS Patients -- 9 Postoperative Respiratory Complications -- 10 Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures in Thoracic Surgery -- Part VI, Severe Infections, Sepsis and MODS -- 11 Diagnosis of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) -- 12 Rationale of Antibiotics anti MRSA in Pneumonia -- 13 The Role of Microbiology for Diagnosis of Fungal Infections -- 14 Spectrum of Sepsis and MODS -- 15 Immunoglobulin as Adjunctive Therapy in Sepsis -- Part VII, Cardiac Arrest: Optimization of Current Protocols -- 16 Determinants for More Efficient Defibrillation Waveforms -- 17 Post-resuscitation Hypothermia and Monitoring -- Part VIII, Humanization -- 18 Palliative Care in Pediatrics -- 19 End of Life Care.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill : The BLUE Protocol
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39766
Daniel A. Lichtenstein.
(1st ed.)
--Cham:
Springer
, c2016.
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Written by a pioneer in critical care ultrasound, this book discusses the basic technique and "signatures" of lung ultrasound and explains its main clinical applications. The tools and clinical uses of the BLUE protocol, which allows diagnosis of most cases of acute respiratory failure, are first described in detail. Careful attention is then devoted to protocols derived from the BLUE protocol--the FALLS protocol for diagnosis and management of acute circulatory failure, the Pink protocol for u…
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- Author
- Lichtenstein, Daniel A
- Responsibility
- Daniel A. Lichtenstein
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxxvi, 376 p. : 189 illus., 136 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319153711
- 9783319153704 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care
- Critical Illness
- Lung Diseases - diagnosis
- Lung - diagnostic imaging
- Ultrasonography - instrumentation
- Abstract
- Written by a pioneer in critical care ultrasound, this book discusses the basic technique and "signatures" of lung ultrasound and explains its main clinical applications. The tools and clinical uses of the BLUE protocol, which allows diagnosis of most cases of acute respiratory failure, are first described in detail. Careful attention is then devoted to protocols derived from the BLUE protocol--the FALLS protocol for diagnosis and management of acute circulatory failure, the Pink protocol for use in ARDS, and the SESAME protocol for use in cardiac arrest--and to the LUCI-FLR program, a means of answering clinical questions while reducing radiation exposure. The venous technique of the BLUE-protocol, the philosophy of the simple cardiac sonography and basics of general ultrasound are dealt with in specific chapters. Finally, the book discusses all the possible settings in which lung ultrasound can be used, discipline by discipline and condition by condition. Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill comprehensively explains how ultrasound can become the stethoscope of modern medicine. It is a superb complement to the author's previous book, Whole Body Ultrasonography in the Critically Ill.
- Contents
- Part I. The Tools of the BLUE-Protocol -- 1. Basic Knobology Useful for the BLUE-Protocol (Lung and Venous Assessment) and Derived Protocols -- 2. Which Equipment for the BLUE- Protocol? (And for Whole-Body Critical Ultrasound). 1 – The Unit -- 3. Which Equipment for the BLUE- Protocol 2. The Probe -- 4. How We Conduct a BLUE-Protocol (And Any Critical Ultrasound): Practical Aspects -- 5. The Seven Principles of Lung Ultrasound -- 6. The BLUE-Points: Three Points Allowing Standardization of a BLUE-Protocol -- 7. An Introduction to the Signatures of Lung Ultrasound -- 8. The Pleural Line -- 9. The A-Profile (Normal Lung Surface): 1) The A-Line -- 10. The A-Profile (Normal Lung Surface): 2) Lung Sliding -- 11. Interstitial Syndrome and the BLUE-Protocol: The B-Line -- 12. Lung Rockets: The Ultrasound Sign of Interstitial Syndrome -- 13. Interstitial Syndrome in the Critically Ill: The B-Profile and the B’-Profile -- 14. Pneumothorax and the A’-Profile -- 15. LUCI and the Concept of the “PLAPS” -- 16. PLAPS and Pleural Effusion -- 17. PLAPS and Lung Consolidation (Usually Alveolar Syndrome) and the C-profile -- 18. The BLUE-Protocol, Venous Part: Deep Venous Thrombosis in the Critically Ill. Technique and Results for the Diagnosis of Acute Pulmonary Embolism -- 19. Simple Emergency Cardiac Sonography: A New Application Integrating Lung Ultrasound -- Part II. The BLUE-Protocol in Clinical Use -- 20. The Ultrasound Approach of an Acute Respiratory Failure: The BLUE-Protocol -- 21. The Excluded Patients of the BLUE- Protocol: Who Are They? Did Their Exclusion Limit Its Value? -- 22. Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the BLUE-Protocol -- 23. The BLUE-Protocol and the Diagnosis of Pneumonia -- 24. BLUE-Protocol and Acute Hemodynamic Pulmonary Edema -- 25. BLUE-Protocol and Bronchial Diseases: Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) and Severe Asthma -- 26. BLUE-Protocol and Pulmonary Embolism -- 27. BLUE-Protocol and Pneumothorax -- Part III. The Main Products Derived from the BLUE-Protocol -- 28. Lung Ultrasound in ARDS: The Pink-Protocol. The Place of Some Other Applications in the Intensive Care Unit (CLOT-Protocol, Fever-protocol) -- 29. The LUCI-FLR Project: Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill – A Bedside Alternative to Irradiating Techniques, Radiographs and CT -- 30. Lung Ultrasound for the Diagnosis and Management of an Acute Circulatory Failure: The FALLS- Protocol (Fluid Administration Limited by Lung Sonography) – One Main Extension of the BLUE-Protocol -- 31. Lung Ultrasound as the First Step of Management of a Cardiac Arrest: The SESAME-Protocol -- Part IV. Extension of Lung Ultrasound to Specific Disciplines, Wider Settings, Various Considerations -- 32. Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill Neonate -- 33. Lung Ultrasound Outside the Intensive Care Unit -- 34. Whole Body Ultrasound in the Critically Ill (Lung, Heart, and Venous Thrombosis Excluded) -- 35. The Extended-BLUE-Protocol -- 36. Noncritical Ultrasound, Within the ICU and Other Hot Settings -- 37. Free Considerations -- 38. A Way to Learn the BLUE-Protocol -- 39. Lung Ultrasound: A Tool Which Contributes in Making Critical Ultrasound a Holistic Discipline and Maybe a Philosophy -- 40. Suggestion for Classifying Air Artifacts -- 41. Glossary.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Key Topics in Management of the Critically Ill
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39876
Marcela P. Vizcaychipi, Carlos M. Corredor, editors.
(1st ed.)
--Cham:
Springer
, c2016.
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- Online
This book is designed to assist clinicians who are new to intensive care by providing information on a range of important and novel topics of relevance in the day-to-day management of critically ill patients. Guidance is given on the appropriate response to various emergencies and circumstances, including stroke, acute liver failure, severe burns, extreme pain, and delirium. The role of simulation training in the intensive care unit is discussed, and detailed attention is devoted to the applica…
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- Other Authors
- Vizcaychipi, Marcela P
- Corredor, Carlos M
- Responsibility
- Marcela P. Vizcaychipi, Carlos M. Corredor, editors
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 198 p. : 33 illus., 25 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319223773
- 9783319223766 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care - methods
- Critical Illness
- Intensive Care Units
- Abstract
- This book is designed to assist clinicians who are new to intensive care by providing information on a range of important and novel topics of relevance in the day-to-day management of critically ill patients. Guidance is given on the appropriate response to various emergencies and circumstances, including stroke, acute liver failure, severe burns, extreme pain, and delirium. The role of simulation training in the intensive care unit is discussed, and detailed attention is devoted to the application of modern techniques for the assessment of vital organs in the critical care setting, such as echocardiography and lung ultrasound. An individual chapter focuses on regional anesthesia in intensive care, and in addition the book addresses subjects and issues that are frequently neglected. Examples include transfer of the critically ill patient, the role of forgotten electrolytes such as magnesium, the use of non-coumarin anticoagulants, and neuropsychological rehabilitation. The book will have broad appeal, including for general intensivists, anesthetists, acute medicine physicians, and medical students attached to acute specialties or preparing for exams in intensive care medicine.
- Contents
- Simulation Training in the Intensive Care Unit -- Assessment and Management of the Delirious Patient in the Intensive Care Unit -- Management of Stroke in a Non-neurointensive Care Unit -- Neuropsychological Rehabilitation for Critically Ill Patients -- Pain in Intensive Care -- Regional Anaesthesia in the Intensive Care Unit -- Dynamic Assessment of the Heart-Echocardiography in the Intensive Care Unit -- The Role of Lung Ultrasound on the Daily Assessment of the Critically Ill Patient -- Acute Liver Failure: Diagnosis and Management for the General Intensive Care -- The Initial Surgical Management of the Critically Ill Burn Patient -- The Critically Ill Burn Patient - How do we get it right? -- Venous Thromboembolism Prevention and the Role of Non-Coumarin Oral Anticoagulants in the Intensive Care Units -- Magnesium and Cell Membrane Stability in the Critically Ill Patient -- Transfer of the Sickest Patient in the Hospital: When, How and by Whom.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Interventional Critical Care : A Manual for Advanced Care Practitioners
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39976
Dennis A. Taylor, Scott P. Sherry, Ronald F. Sing, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2016.
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- Online
This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of the interventional procedures that can be performed in intensive care settings. The book addresses fundamentals of the indications and technical aspects of procedures, and identifies pitfalls and resource needs. In addition, a section is dedicated to a discussion of the staff-preparation, hemodynamic, and anesthetic concerns necessary for all procedures. Chapters focus on the following specific concerns: airway, thoracic, ENT, vascu…
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- Other Authors
- Taylor, Dennis A
- Sherry, Scott P
- Sing, Ronald F
- Responsibility
- Dennis A. Taylor, Scott P. Sherry, Ronald F. Sing, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 467 p. : 403 illus., 366 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319252865
- 9783319252841 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care
- Intensive Care Units
- Abstract
- This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of the interventional procedures that can be performed in intensive care settings. The book addresses fundamentals of the indications and technical aspects of procedures, and identifies pitfalls and resource needs. In addition, a section is dedicated to a discussion of the staff-preparation, hemodynamic, and anesthetic concerns necessary for all procedures. Chapters focus on the following specific concerns: airway, thoracic, ENT, vascular, abdominal, genitourinary, neurologic, and musculoskeletal. A brief review of the existing literature addressing these particular topics accompanies each section. Extensive illustrations and diagrams are also included to enhance the readers' experience. Authored by a multi-disciplinary team of experts in their fields, Interventional Critical Care: A Manual for Advanced Care Practitionersserves as a comprehensive resource for advanced care practitioners and physicians for performing and preparing for procedures in the ICU.
- Contents
- Part I. Administrative Considerations -- 1. The Multidisciplinary ICU Team -- 2. The Surgical Setting: ICU vs. OR -- 3.Patient Safety -- 4. The Administrative Process: Credentialing, Privileges, and Maintenance of Certification -- 5. Billing and Coding for Procedures -- Part II. Airway Procedures -- 6. Airway Management in the ICU -- 7. Rescue Airway Techniques in the ICU -- 8. Emergency Airway: Cricothyroidotom -- 9. Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy -- 10. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy -- Part III. Vascular Access Procedures -- 11. Arterial Access and Monitoring -- 12. Central Venous Catheterization with and without Ultrasound Guidance -- 13. Pulmonary Artery Catheters -- 14. Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters -- 15. Intraosseous Access Techniques in the ICU -- 16. Temporary Transvenous Pacemakers -- 17. Intra-aortic Balloon Pump -- Part IV. Thoracic Procedures -- 18. Thoracentesis -- 19. Needle Chest Decompression -- 20. Tube Thoracostomy (Chest Tube) -- 21. Pericardiocentesis -- Part V. Neurological Procedures -- 22. Intercranial Pressure Monitors and Bolts (ICP) -- 23. Extraventricular Drains and Ventriculostomy -- 24. Lumbar Puncture and Drainage -- Part VI. Maxofacial Procedures -- 25. Drainage of the Maxillary Sinus -- 26. Nasal Packing for Epistaxis -- Part VII. Gastrointestinal and Urologic Procedures -- 27. Enteral Access -- 28. Placement of the Difficult Nasogastric Tube -- 29. Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy -- 30. Flexible Intestinal Endoscopy -- 31. Common Urologic Procedures in the ICU Setting -- Part VIII. Abdominal Procedures -- 32. Paracentesis -- 33. Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage -- 34. Bedside Laparoscopy in the ICU -- 35. Decompressive Laparotomy -- 36. The Open Abdomen and Temporary Abdominal Closure Techniques -- Part IX. Musculoskeletal Procedures -- 37. Fracture Immobilization and Splinting -- 38. Skeletal Traction and External Fixation in Fracture Management -- 39. Compartment Measurements -- 40. Fasciotomies -- 41. Amputation in the ICU Setting -- 42. Wound Management in the ICU -- Part 10. Special Procedures and Concepts -- 43. Vena Cava Filtration -- 44. Left Ventricular Assist Devices -- 45. Extra Corporal Membrane Oxygenation and Extracorporeal Life Support.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2016
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40034
Jean-Louis Vincent, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2016.
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- Online
The Annual Update compiles the most recent developments in experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. The chapters are written by well recognized experts in the field of intensive care and emergency medicine. It is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and emergency medicine.
- Available Online
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- Other Authors
- Vincent, Jean-Louis
- Responsibility
- Jean-Louis Vincent, editor
- Continues
- Yearbook of intensive care medicine
- Intensive care medicine : annual update
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 502 p. : 68 illus.)
- ISBN
- 9783319273495
- 9783319273488 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2191-5709
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care
- Emergency Medicine
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Emergency medicine
- Critical care medicine
- Abstract
- The Annual Update compiles the most recent developments in experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. The chapters are written by well recognized experts in the field of intensive care and emergency medicine. It is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and emergency medicine.
- Contents
- Part I. Infections and antibiotics -- Interpreting Procalcitonin at the Bedside -- Reducing Antibiotic Use in the ICU: A Time-based Approach to Rational Antimicrobial Use -- Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in Severe Influenza Infection -- Critically Ill Patients with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection -- Part II. Sepsis -- Immunomodulation: The Future for Sepsis? -- Norepinephrine in Septic Shock: Five Reasons to Initiate it Early -- Myths and Facts Regarding Lactate in Sepsis -- Part III. Renal issues -- Creatinine-based Definitions: From Baseline Creatinine to Serum Creatinine Correction in Intensive Care -- The Detrimental Cross-talk between Sepsis and AKI: New Pathogenic Mechanisms, Early Biomarkers and Targeted Therapies -- Timing of Acute Renal Replacement Therapy -- (Multiple) Organ Support Therapy beyond AKI -- Part IV. Fluid therapy -- Crystalloid Fluid Therapy -- Balanced Crystalloids for Septic Shock Resuscitation -- Part V. Bleeding -- Emergency Reversal Strategies for Anticoagulants and Anti-platelet Agents -- Part VI. Cardiovascular system -- Bedside Myocardial Perfusion Assessment with Echocardiography Contrast -- Pathophysiological Determinants of Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Septic Shock -- Cardiovascular Response to ECMO -- Mechanical Circulatory Support in the New Era: An Overview -- Part VII. Cardiac arrest -- Cardiac arrest in the Elderly: Epidemiology and Outcome -- Regional Systems of Care: The Final Link in the "Chain of Survival" Concept for Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest -- Cardiac Arrest Centers -- Part VIII. Oxygenation and respiratory failure -- High-flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy: Physiological Effects and Clinical Data -- The Potential Value of Monitoring the Oxygen Reserve Index in Patients Receiving Oxygen -- Variable Ventilation from Bench to Bedside -- Monitoring Respiratory Effort by Means of the Electrical Activity of the Diaphragm -- Dissipated Energy is a Key Mediator of VILI: Rationale for using Low Driving Pressures -- Corticosteroids as Adjunctive Therapy in Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia -- Part IX. Abdominal issues -- The Neglected Role of Abdominal Compliance in Organ-organ Interactions -- Part X Metabolic support -- Metabonomics and Intensive Care -- The Rationale for Permissive Hyperglycemia in Critically Ill Patients with Diabetes -- Indirect Calorimetry in Critically Ill Patients. Concept, Current Use, and Future Challenges -- Part XI. Ethical issues -- Managing Intensive Care Supply-demand Imbalance -- Advances in the Management of the Potential Organ Donor after Neurologic Determination of Death -- Humanizing Intensive Care: Theory, Evidence and Possibilities -- Part XII. Applying new technology -- Ultrasound Simulation Education for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine -- Virtual Patients and Virtual Cohorts: A New Way to Think about the Design and Implementation of Personalized ICU Treatments -- Part XIII. Intensive care unit trajectories: The bigger picture -- Predicting Cardiorespiratory Instability -- Long-term Outcomes after Critical Illness Relevant to Randomized Clinical Trials -- Long-term Consequences of Acute Inflammation in the Surgical Patient: New Findings and Perspectives -- Kairotropy: Discovering Critical Illness Trajectories using Clinical Phenotypes with Big Data.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
The Stress Response of Critical Illness: Metabolic and Hormonal Aspects
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40057
Jean-Charles Preiser, editor.
(1st ed.)
--Cham:
Springer
, c2016.
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- Online
This book demonstrates how the latest insights into the physiopathology of the stress response can be integrated into clinical practice. The topic is particularly relevant since the metabolic changes triggered by acute stress, including adaptive responses such as resistance to anabolic signals, have recently been more precisely delineated. The underlying mechanisms of these changes are also now better understood. The authors analyse how these advances could result in better management and more …
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- Preiser, Jean-Charles
- Responsibility
- Jean-Charles Preiser, editor
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 245 p. : 34 illus., 13 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319276878
- 9783319276854 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care - methods
- Critical Illness
- Stress, Physiological
- Abstract
- This book demonstrates how the latest insights into the physiopathology of the stress response can be integrated into clinical practice. The topic is particularly relevant since the metabolic changes triggered by acute stress, including adaptive responses such as resistance to anabolic signals, have recently been more precisely delineated. The underlying mechanisms of these changes are also now better understood. The authors analyse how these advances could result in better management and more effective prevention of the long-term clinical consequences of the alterations occurring during the acute phase. An international panel of respected experts discusses these topics and describes the management of some common clinical conditions.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Metabolic changes -- 2. Successive Phases of the Metabolic Response to Stress -- 3. Bioenergetics of the Stress Response -- 4. Mitochondrial Adaptation and Hibernation -- 5. Anabolic Resistance -- 6. Use of Lipids as Energy Substrates -- 7. The Stress Response of Critical Illness: Metabolic and Hormonal Aspects -- 8. Stress Hyperglycemia -- 9. Protein Metabolism -- 10. Micronutrients -- Part II. Hormonal Regulation -- 11. Thyroidal Changes During Critical Illness -- 12. Stress Response: Adrenal Function -- 13. Enterohormones and the Response to Critical Illness -- 14. Adipokines in Critical Illness -- Part III. Particular Clinical Situations -- 15. Severe Undernutrition -- 16. The Stress Response after Traumatic Brain Injury: Metabolic and Hormonal Aspects -- 17. Sepsis and Multiple Organ Failure -- 18. The Stress Response of Critical Illness: Metabolic and Hormonal Aspects, Hormonal Regulation, Particular Clinical Situations “Morbid Obesity” -- 19. Hypermetabolic Response to Burn Injury.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Trauma and Combat Critical Care in Clinical Practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40102
Sam D. Hutchings, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2016.
- Available Online
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- Online
This book presents an overview of the management of critically injured patients, with a particular focus on the intensive care phase of the patient pathway. Almost all of the chapter authors are military clinicians with recent deployed experience in war zones and this brings a unique perspective to the book. The book provides an overview of the initial stages of the military trauma patient pathway but the main focus is on the decisions faced by the intensive care specialist once a critically in…
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- Other Authors
- Hutchings, Sam D
- Responsibility
- Sam D. Hutchings, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxi, 529 p. : 122 illus., 89 illus. in color)
- Series Title
- In clinical practice series
- ISBN
- 9783319287584
- 9783319287560 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2199-6652
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Advanced Trauma Life Support Care
- Critical Care
- Military Medicine
- Wounds and Injuries - surgery
- Abstract
- This book presents an overview of the management of critically injured patients, with a particular focus on the intensive care phase of the patient pathway. Almost all of the chapter authors are military clinicians with recent deployed experience in war zones and this brings a unique perspective to the book. The book provides an overview of the initial stages of the military trauma patient pathway but the main focus is on the decisions faced by the intensive care specialist once a critically injured patient arrives within the ICU. The question and answer format of the chapters provides pragmatic and evidence based guidance based on the accumulated experience of the authors during the last two decades of combat operations. However, the lessons learnt are also translated into the civilian setting and will be relevant to anyone looking after critically injured patients. Trauma and Combat Critical Care in Clinical Practice is a useful tool for critical care specialists as well as doctors in training within the specialty. It will also be of relevance to those practicing in the pre-hospital and emergency department environments.
- Contents
- 1. Treating the Critically Injured Military Patient -- 2. Evolution and Organisation of Trauma Services -- 3. Pre-hospital Management of the Critically Injured Patient -- 4. The Trauma Team and Initial Management of the Critically Injured Patient -- 5. Haemodynamic Resuscitation Following Traumatic Haemorrhagic Shock: An Overview -- 6. Haemodynamic Optimisation of the Critically Injured Patient -- 7. Blood Product and Fluid Therapy in the Critically Injured Patient -- 8. Management of the Patient with Trauma Induced Coagulopathy -- 9. Thoracic Trauma and Management of Ventilation in the Critically Injured Patient -- 10. Management of Blast Related Injuries -- 11. Managing Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Outside of the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit -- 12. Management of the Critically Ill Burns Patient -- 13. General Surgical Problems in the Critically Injured Patient -- 14. Orthopaedic Problems in the Critically Injured Patient -- 15. Imaging the Critically Injured Patient -- 16. Management of Sedation, Analgesia and Delirium in Critically Injured Patients -- 17. Nutrition in the Critically Injured Patient -- 18. Venous Thromboembolism in Critically Injured Patients -- 19. Aeromedical Evacuation and Transfer of the Critically Injured Patient.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Principles of Adult Surgical Critical Care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40245
Niels D. Martin, Lewis J. Kaplan, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2016.
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- Online
This text provides a high level, comprehensive but concise review of adult surgical critical care. It can be used to review complex topics of critical illness in surgical patients, as a reference tool, or as preparation for a board examination. It is focused on the surgical patient including high yield facts, evidence-based guidelines, and critical care principles. To remain succinct, it concentrates on surgically relevant care. Further, the text is written with an expectation that reader alrea…
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- Other Authors
- Martin, Niels D
- Kaplan, Lewis J
- Responsibility
- Niels D. Martin, Lewis J. Kaplan, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 569 p. : 75 illus., 47 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319333410
- 9783319333397 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Adult
- Critical Care
- Intensive Care Units
- Surgical Procedures, Operative
- Abstract
- This text provides a high level, comprehensive but concise review of adult surgical critical care. It can be used to review complex topics of critical illness in surgical patients, as a reference tool, or as preparation for a board examination. It is focused on the surgical patient including high yield facts, evidence-based guidelines, and critical care principles. To remain succinct, it concentrates on surgically relevant care. Further, the text is written with an expectation that reader already possesses a basic understanding of critical care pathophysiology and clinical practices such as those acquired during residency. Organized by organ system, each section contains several chapters addressing relevant disorders, monitoring and treatment modalities, and outcomes. Principles of Adult Surgical Critical Care will be of use to intensivists caring for surgical patients regardless of parent training domain. Additionally, this work is intended to be used by surgical critical care fellowship trainees as well as other advanced practice providers such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants who provide care in ICUs and emergency departments alike.
- Contents
- Pain, Agitation, Delirium and Immobility in the ICU -- Bedside Neurologic Monitoring -- Status Epilepticus -- Traumatic Brain Injury -- Care of the Spinal Cord Injured Patient -- Non-traumatic Neurological Conditions -- Hemodynamic Monitoring and Resuscitation -- Hemodynamic Monitoring in Surgical Critical Care -- Cardiovascular Emergencies -- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)/Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal (ECCO2R) -- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Lung Protective Ventilation -- Noninvasive Ventilation in the Peri-operative Period -- Care of the Surgical ICU Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension -- Diagnosis and Management of Acute Kidney Injury -- Renal Replacement Therapy in the Critically Ill Surgical Patient -- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage -- Critical Care Management of Severe Acute Pancreatitis -- Hepatic Failure -- Abdominal Compartment Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome -- Nutrition in the Surgical ICU Patient -- Antibiotic Strategy and Stewardship -- Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock -- Source Control and Supporting Therapeutics: Integrating bacterial invasion, host defense, and clinical interventions with source control procedures -- Soft Tissue Infections -- Anemia in the Surgical ICU -- Coagulopathies and Anticoagulation -- Thrombocytopenia in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit -- Venous Thromboembolism in the Intensive Care Unit -- Glycemic Control, Insulin Resistance -- Critical Illness-Related Corticosteroid Insufficiency in the Intensive Care Patient -- Thyroid Disorders -- Hyperadrenergic Crisis -- Trauma -- Immunocompromised Patients -- Transplantation -- Intensive Care in Obstetrics -- The Pediatric Patient Cared for in the Adult ICU -- Organ Donor Management -- Biostatistics for the Intensivist: A Clinically-Oriented Guide to Research Analysis and Interpretation -- Administration -- Practical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics -- Ethics and the ICU -- Disaster Management and Preparedness -- Post-operative complications following surgery abroad -- Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) -- Operative Procedures in the Intensive Care Unit -- Anesthesia-Related Issues in the ICU -- Incorporating Advanced Practice Practitioners in the ICU -- Contemporary ICU Design -- Telemedicine for the Intensive Care Unit.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
