Neurosurgical Intensive Care
eBook - PDF

Neurosurgical Intensive Care

  1. 496 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Neurosurgical Intensive Care

About this book

This unique book presents an authoritative guide to the medical and surgical management of complex neurosurgical problems encountered in the critical care setting. It provides straightforward summaries of each stage of patient care, guiding the reader through initial assessment, including ordering the appropriate lab work, triage procedures, such as how to manage patients with multi-system injuries, and sedation and pain management. The book also covers important nursing and medical-legal issues related to neurosurgical intensive care. Features:

  • Guidance on how to manage systemic complications, diseases, and infections
  • Practical review of concepts in neuropharmacology and nutrition, and procedures for fluid management and ventilator management
  • Select case examples throughout the book that supplement discussion of the decision-making process
  • Recommendations for communicating with and caring for the families of neurosurgical intensive care unit patients
  • This comprehensive book provides a wealth of information that is essential for neurosurgeons, intensive care unit nurses, house staff, nurse practitioners, physicians assistants, residents at all levels, and medical students.

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Yes, you can access Neurosurgical Intensive Care by Javed Siddiqi in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Emergency Medicine & Critical Care. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Thieme
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781588903907
eBook ISBN
9781604064834

Table of contents

  1. Neurosurgical Intensive Care
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Contributors
  10. 1. Introduction to the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit
  11. Section I. Initial Assessment
  12. Section II. Triage
  13. Section III. Pathophysiology
  14. Section IV. Care of the Patient
  15. Section V. Specific Diseases
  16. Section VI. Nursing Issues
  17. Section VII. Family Issues
  18. Index