Autor: Chiumello, Davide
Topical Issues in Anesthesia and Intensive Care
1st Edition 2016, 203 p., 14 black/white illus., 23 illus in color

About the book:

Provides an authoritative update on hot topics in anesthesia and intensive care
Offers practical guidance that will improve outcomes
Written by recognized experts

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, the use of antibiotics during renal replacement therapy, the role of video laryngoscopy, management of mechanical ventilation in the operating room, use of high-frequency ventilation in patients with respiratory failure, management of the potentially brain dead patient, perioperative delirium, cardiac protection during general anesthesia, single-lung ventilation, and use of lung imaging in critically ill patients. 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.