Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Critical Care

"Among all the recent books on medicine, Critical Care stands alone." -- Pauline Chen, author of Final Exam

"A must read for anyone who wants to understand healthcare. Extraordinary." -- Elizabeth Cohen, MPH, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent

Critical Care is the powerful and absorbing memoir of Theresa Brown--a regular contributor to the New York Times blog "Well"--about her experiences during the first year on the job as an oncology nurse; in the process, Brown sheds brilliant light on issues of mortality and meaning in our lives.

This book is the first of its kind - a comprehensive reference for anesthesia and perioperative clinicians involved in aortic surgery. With a primary focus on anesthesia for various aortic surgical procedures, including endovascular aortic surgery, the title also provides expanded coverage of CNS monitoring and protection, intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography, renal and spinal cord protection during surgery, management of aortic trauma, and postoperative care. Written by top cardiac anesthesiologists, surgeons, and intensivists, this indispensable reference provides everything...

Testo maneggevole, conciso, agile, e da considerarsi una guida pratica, indispensabile alla gestione e conduzione delle urgenze addominali.

Scritto e coordinato da un maestro della chirurgia mondiale con grande esperienza nel campo della chirurgia addominale d'urgenza, questo volume e da ritenersi uno strumento essenziale e "salvavita" per il chirurgo di guardia, da avere sempre pronto ed a portata di mano.

Come comportarsi di fronte ad una urgenza addominale (senza perdere tempo e brancolare nel buio)? Quali accertamenti sono necessari? Quali invece si possono evitare? Che...

There currently is a clear tendency to an increasing number of accidental injuries in elderly people, in sport injuries and car crashes also in countries which recently joined the European Union and candidates to join the European Union. Patients expect very good functional results even after serious injuries. But in contrast to this development, Trauma Surgery as an independent field, is not yet established in all European countries. Therefore, it seems mandatory to compile a book that covers the state-of-the-art in Trauma Surgery. The book also serves to harmonise the practice of Trauma...