Overview

A compact, ready-reference clinical manual of outcome predictions for critically ill intensive care unit patients in the three main critical care categories of medicine, surgery and trauma, and for general patient groups. It uses statistical outcome data compiled by the author from an intensive review of the literature and divides each of the main sections of medicine, surgery and trauma into subsections by organ system. In addition to providing the tools needed for outcome prediction of critically ill patients, the book also includes prediction data for general patient groups based on disease categories and organ-system and specific computer-based state-of-the-art prognosis systems with examples for practitioner orientation.

Full Product Details

Author:   Rade B. Vukmir (Northwest Medical Center, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.349kg
ISBN:  

9781850709039

ISBN 10:   1850709033
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   15 January 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Preface OUTCOME OF MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE Introduction Design Special risk groups Cardiopulmonary arrest Cardiac Monitoring Pulmonary Infectious disease Gastrointestinal Hepatic Renal Immunology Hematology Oncology Radiology Endocrine Vascular Rheumatology Nutrition Neurology Toxicology Pharmacology Psychiatry Surgery Maternal-fetal medicine Continuous quality improvement Outcome Nursing Bed utilization Ethics Cost of care Conclusion PERIOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT, CARE AND OUTCOME OF THE CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT Introduction Anesthesia Risk factors Intensive care Quality improvement Cardiac Pulmonary Renal Immunology Infectious disease Gastrointestinal Endocrine Neurology Hematology Nutrition Psychiatry Surgical subspeciality Physical therapy Outcome models Outcome and quality of life Conclusion OUTCOME OF ACUTE TRAUMATIC INJURY Prehospital care Trauma systems Predictors Age Immune response Cardiac injury Pulmonary injury Renal failure Gastrointestinal injury Orthopedic injury Infection Head injury Spinal cord injury Multisystem organ failure Scoring systems Outcome Outcome prediction Rehabilitation Conclusion. Index.

Reviews

offers an exhaustive review of scientific literature that describes how a variety of patients fare following admission to an intensive care unitThe shining features include the exhaustive literature referenced and the complete descriptions of many of the predictive modeling systems in use today. - C. Mark Bassell, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, New York, USA in Respiratory Care, December 2001

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