Autor: Richards, Jeremy
Non-Pulmonary Complications of Critical Care
1st Edition 2014, 400 p., 15 Illus., 8 in color, hardcover

About the book:

• Valuable resource for clinicians and trainees
• Chapters are written by experts in the field
• Can easily be used as a bedside reference

Clinical research in critical care has exploded in the past several years and we now have a much better understanding of how to care for intensive care unit (ICU) patients in areas such as management of sepsis, fluid resuscitation, mechanical ventilation, antibiotic administration, and sedation and analgesia. However, despite improved clinical care, many critically ill patients continue to experience complications of critical illness - some complications are iatrogenic and preventable, while others are simply a component of the natural history of critical illness. These complications lead to increased mortality, morbidity, cost, and long-term chronic conditions. Non-Pulmonary Complications of Critical Care: A Clinical Guide is a valuable resource for trainees and clinicians who aim to better understand and improve the quality of critical care medicine. Armed with information about potential non-pulmonary complications of ICU care and strategies to minimize or prevent those complications, the critical care clinician will be able to help ICU patients potentially avoid much of the morbidity associated with critical illness. This book is organized by organ system such that it can be easily used as a bedside reference. Complications caused by pharmaceuticals are dispersed throughout every chapter and the concluding chapters provide a special emphasis on meticulous supportive care of the critically ill patient to allow the best chance for recovery.

 Contents 
 1 Cardiovascular Complications................................................................. 1 
 Ryan D. Clouser and Gilman Allen 
 2 Renal Complications ................................................................................. 19 
 Elizabeth J. Lechner and Michael G. Risbano 
 3 Neurologic Complications ........................................................................ 45 
 John P. Kress 
 4 Hematologic Complications ..................................................................... 61 
 Ralitza Martin, Annette Esper, and Greg S. Martin 
 5 Gastrointestinal Complications ............................................................... 105 
 Preeti Dhar and Eddy Fan 
 6 Non-pulmonary Infectious Complications .............................................. 135 
 Pamela Paufl er and Robert Kempainen 
 7 Nutritional and Endocrinologic Complications ..................................... 165 
 Eoin Slattery, Dong Wook Kim, and David S. Seres 
 8 Procedural Complications ........................................................................ 187 
 Başak Çoruh, Amy E. Morris, and Patricia A. Kritek 
 9 Preventing Complications: Consistent Meticulous 
Supportive Care in the ICU ..................................................................... 213 
 Benjamin A. Bonneton, Serkan Senkal, and Ognjen Gajic 
 Index ................................................................................................................. 227