The fully revised, third edition of this bestselling Handbook describes best practice of critical care in a succinct, concise and clinically-orientated way. Covering the principles of general management, it includes therapeutic and monitoring devices, specific disorders of organ systems, as well as detailed information on drugs and fluids. New material has been added on key areas such as airway maintenance, dressing techniques, infection control, echocardiography, tissue perfusion monitoring, coma and more. With up-to-date references and invaluable clinical advice, there is also plenty of space to add notes or amend sections to suit local protocols. Patient-centred and practical, it will serve the consultant, trainee, nurse or other allied health professionals as both a reference and aide memoir. This is the indispensable Oxford Handbook for all those working within critical care.

Table of Contents

ABBREVIATIONS; 1. Critical care organisation and management; 2. Respiratory therapy techniques; 3. Cardiovascular therapy techniques; 4. Renal therapy techniques; 5. Gastrointestinal therapy techniques; 6. Nutrition and metabolic therapy; 7. Wound and pressure area management; 8. Respiratory monitoring; 9. Cardiovascular monitoring; 10. Neurological monitoring; 11. Laboratory monitoring; 12. Miscellaneous monitoring; 13. Fluids; 14. Respiratory drugs; 15. Cardiovascular drugs; 16. Renal drugs; 17. Gastrointestinal drugs; 18. Neurological drugs; 19. Haematological drugs; 20. Miscellaneous drugs; 21. Resuscitation; 22. Respiratory disorders; 23. Cardiovascular disorders; 24. Renal disorders; 25. Gastrointestinal disorders; 26. Hepatic disorders; 27. Neurological disorders; 28. Haematological disorders; 29. Metabolic disorders; 30. Poisoning; 31. Infection and inflammation; 32. Trauma and burns; 33. Physical disorders; 34. Pain and post-operative critical care; 35. Oncological critical care; 36. Obstetric emergencies; 37. Transport of the critically ill; 38. Death and the dying patient