Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Critical Care

Intensive care staat vooral bekend om het medisch-technisch handelen bij ernstig zieke patienten. Dit hoogtechnologische handelen leidt helaas niet altijd tot genezing van de patient.

De sterfte op een intensive care is, vergeleken met andere afdelingen in het ziekenhuis, dan ook hoog. Van alle patienten die op een IC komen te overlijden, sterven in Nederland acht van de tien nadat besloten is dat verder behandelen niet meer in het belang van de patient is en de ingezette behandeling gestaakt wordt. Omdat de meeste patienten bij wie de behandeling gestaakt wordt ernstig orgaanfalen...

Intensive care is a rapidly changing area of medicine, and after four years from the 2^nd edition the volume editors and authors have deemed necessary to update it. In the recent years, in fact, five new randomised controlled trials and five new meta-analyses demonstrate that selective decontamination of the digestive tract SDD] is an antimicrobial prophylaxis to prevent severe infections of not only lower airways but also of blood. Additionally, SDD has been shown to reduce inflammation including multiple organ failure and mortality. An intriguing observation is the evidence...

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.

Single Subject Designs in Biomedicine draws upon the rich history of single case research within the educational and behavioral research settings and extends the application to the field of biomedicine. Biomedical illustrations are used to demonstrate the processes of designing, implementing, and evaluating a single subject design. Strengths and limitations of various methodologies are presented, along with specific clinical areas of application in which these applications would be appropriate. Statistical and visual techniques for data analysis are also discussed. The breadth and depth of...

This comprehensive and clinically-focused textbook is designed for student and qualified nurses concerned with caring effectively for deteriorating and acutely ill adults outside of specialist intensive care units.

Divided into six sections, the book begins with chapters on assessment and the deteriorating patient, including monitoring vital signs and interpreting blood results. This is followed by two sections focusing on breathing and cardiovascular problems respectively. Section 4 explores issues around disability and impairment, including chapters on neurology, pain management,...