Emergency Department Critical Care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45604
Joseph R. Shiber, editor ; Scott D. Weingart, consulting editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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- Location
- Online
This comprehensive book provides practical guidance on the care of the critical patient in the emergency department. It focuses on the ED physician or provider working in a community hospital where, absent the consulting specialists found in a large academic center, the provider must evaluate and stabilize critically ill and injured patients alone. Structured in an easily accessible format, chapters present fundamental information in tables, bullet points, and flow diagrams. Emergency medicine …
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- Other Authors
- Shiber, Joseph R.
- Weingart, Scott D.
- Responsibility
- Joseph R. Shiber, editor ; Scott D. Weingart, consulting editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 714 p.) : 77 illus.
- ISBN
- 9783030287948
- 9783030287924 (Print ed.)
- 9783030287931 (Print ed.)
- Specialty
- Critical Care
- Emergency Medicine
- Abstract
- This comprehensive book provides practical guidance on the care of the critical patient in the emergency department. It focuses on the ED physician or provider working in a community hospital where, absent the consulting specialists found in a large academic center, the provider must evaluate and stabilize critically ill and injured patients alone. Structured in an easily accessible format, chapters present fundamental information in tables, bullet points, and flow diagrams. Emergency medicine scenarios covered across 38 chapters include acute respiratory failure, spinal cord Injuries, seizures and status epilepticus, care of the newborn, and end-of-life care. Written by experts in the field, Emergency Department Critical Care is an essential resource for practicing emergency physicians and trainees, internists and family physicians, advance practice nurses, and physician’s assistants who provide care in emergency departments and urgent care centers.
- Contents
- 1. Shock Overview -- 2. Airwave Management -- 3. Acute Respiratory Failure -- 4. Non-Invasive and Mechanical Ventilation -- 5. Asthma & COPD -- 6. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome -- 7. Pulmonary Embolism and Massive DVT for Emergency Critical Care, Edition -- 8. Acute Coronary Syndrome and Myocardial Infarction -- 9. Cardiac Dysrhythmias -- 10. Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Pacemakers -- 11. Cardiac Arrest and Post-Arrest Syndrome -- 12. Heart Failure -- 13. Hypertensive Emergencies -- 14. Management of Emergency Department Patients with Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage -- 15. Acute Liver Failure and Acute Decompensation of Chronic Liver Failure -- 16. Vascular Emergencies – Aortic Aneurysm, Ischemic Bowel, Ischemic Limb -- 17. Renal Emergencies -- 18. Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders -- 19. Sepsis and Septic Shock -- 20. Severe Skin and Soft Tissue Infections -- 21. Stroke: Ischemic & Hemorrhagic -- 22. Seizures and Status Epilepticus -- 23. Spinal Cord Injuries -- 24. Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury -- 25. Evaluation and management of the poly-trauma patient -- 26. Endocrine Emergencies in the ICU -- 27. Environmental Emergencies -- 28. Toxicology and OD -- 29. Oncologic Emergencies -- 30. Obstetric Emergency Critical Care -- 31. Care of the Newborn -- 32. Pediatrics 1: Intro, Airway, Respiratory, Cardiac, Neuro -- 33. Pediatrics 2: Trauma, Abuse, Drowning, Burns -- 34. Fluids and Vasoactive Agents -- 35. Blood Products -- 36. Inter-hospital Transfer of the Critically Ill -- 37. Ultrasound for Shock Evaluation, Resuscitation, and Critical Care Procedures -- 38. End of Life Care in the Emergency Department.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Emergency medicine decision making : critical choices in chaotic environments
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat22457
Weingart, Scott.
--New York, NY:
McGraw-Hill
, 2006.
- Call Number
- WB 105 W423e 2005
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WB 105 W423e 2005
- Author
- Weingart, Scott
- Other Authors
- Wyer, Peter
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill
- Date of Publication
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 371 p.
- ISBN
- 007144212X
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Critical Care
- Emergency Medicine - methods
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Quality Measures : The Revolution in Patient Safety and Outcomes
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45306
Deeb N. Salem, editor ; Karen M. Freund, Saul N. Weingart, associate editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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- Location
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While the healthcare system continues to shift towards more emphasis on quality metrics, there remains a substantial gap between the expectations of healthcare policies and standards of hospital administrations vs. the realistic care provided by the average healthcare provider. This book offers the perspective of the healthcare provider and aims to fulfill the unmet need to educate other healthcare providers on recognizing quality measures and understanding how to achieve them to meet standards…
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- Other Authors
- Salem, Deeb N.
- Freund, Karen M.
- Weingart, Saul N.
- Responsibility
- Deeb N. Salem, editor ; Karen M. Freund, Saul N. Weingart, associate editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 248 p.) : 42 illus., 38 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030371456
- 9783030371449 (Print ed.)
- 9783030371463 (Print ed.)
- 9783030371470 (Print ed.)
- Specialty
- Health Services Administration
- Abstract
- While the healthcare system continues to shift towards more emphasis on quality metrics, there remains a substantial gap between the expectations of healthcare policies and standards of hospital administrations vs. the realistic care provided by the average healthcare provider. This book offers the perspective of the healthcare provider and aims to fulfill the unmet need to educate other healthcare providers on recognizing quality measures and understanding how to achieve them to meet standards of quality care. This book covers the historical perspective of quality measures, the context of their existence, their utility, and the contemporary issues related to their use. Simultaneously, it critically addresses the quality of these quality metrics and presents the evidence available to date on the efficacy and the limitations of these quality measures. This text is all-inclusive and is organized into chapters that include the evolution of quality metrics in healthcare, the practical role of hospitals, as well as the practical role of individual healthcare providers in addressing quality metrics. The chapters also include assessment of quality metrics that uniquely pertain to medical and surgical practices, as well as non-clinical quality metrics that specifically target undergraduate and graduate medical training. Finally, the book reflects on the use of contemporary quality metrics and their impact on outcomes, patient care, and public health and policy making. In these chapters, tables and illustrations, including algorithms, will be used to provide systematic approaches to common issues related to quality metrics. In addition, historical anecdotes and case presentations will be used to address pearls in contemporary practice of quality metrics. Quality Measures is the definitive reference on quality metrics in healthcare and is a valuable resource for healthcare providers, trainees, administrators and public health agencies.
- Contents
- 1. The History of Medical Quality Metrics -- 2. Pediatric Quality Measures -- 3. Quality and Safety Improvement in Surgery -- 4. Infection Prevention Quality Metrics -- 5. Evolution of Modern Cardiovascular Quality Metrics -- 6. Along the Road to Quality in Cancer Care -- 7. Quality Measures for Palliative Care -- 8. Developing a Hospital Quality Metrics System and Dashboard -- 9. Patient Satisfaction Metrics -- 10. Quality Measures in Undergraduate Medical Education -- 11. Resident Quality Training: More than Metrics -- 12. The Role of Hospital Board of Trustees in Ensuring Quality Care -- 13. Quality Improvement and Population Management in Adult Primary Care -- 14. Quality of Quality Measures.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
