Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Part of a three-volume resource on pediatric critical care medicine, this title covers peri-operative care of the critically ill or injured child.

The second edition of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine spans four volumes, with major sections dedicated to specific organ systems. Each major section consists of separate chapters dedicated to reviewing the specific disease processes affecting each organ system. Each chapter concludes with a comprehensive list of references, with brief, concise remarks denoting references of 'special interest' and 'of interest'. Consequently, the books are unique in their comprehensive coverage of pediatric critical care and their ease of use and will be of value to those studying towards pediatric critical care examinations and those who are already qualified.

A new edition of the most comprehensive textbook of pediatric critical care medicine First ostensibly evidence-based pediatric critical care textbook Relevant for those studying towards pediatric critical care examinations and those who are already qualified

Klappentext
The Editors and contributors of this book take seriously the statement that For all of the science inherent in the specialty of pediatric critical care medicine, there is still art in providing comfort and solace to our patients and their families. No technology will ever replace the compassion in the touch of a hand or the soothing words of a calm and gentle voice.

The four volumes of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence, 2nd Edition detail the continued growth and evolution of the pediatric critical care medicine speciality. They reveal the technological innovations in monitoring and information management and gives witness to the rapid evolution and adoption of novel monitoring techniques, such as continuous venous oximetry and near-infrared spectroscopy. They also cover advances in molecular biology that have led to the era of personalized medicine with the ability to individualize treatment to the unique and specific needsof a patient. As such this volume and its three sister titles will be of immense value to all studying and practicing pediatric critical care medicine or those involved in the management of this group of patients.

Inhalt

Section I. Anesthesia in the Critically Ill or Injured Child.- Section II. General Principles of Peri-operative Care.- Section III. Trauma.- Section IV. Cardiac Surgery and Critical Care.- Section V. Critical Care of the Solid Organ Transplant Patient.