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Critical Care Focus Series
The Gut
This issue of the critical care focus series addresses issues relating to gastro-intestinal systems relevant to critically ill patients on the Intensive Care Unit. It includes chapters in acute pancreatis, diarrohea, gut finction during enteral feeding, management of fistulae and haemorrhage and the physiology/pathoplogy of mesenteric ischaemia.
Publication date: June 2002
Pages: 80
ISBN: 0727916793
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Blood and Blood Transfusion
The latest volume in the popular Critical Care Focus series discusses issues of particular importance on the intensive care unit. Along with its companion volumes it focuses on current areas of debate and change, and is intended as an update for all intensive care workers and trainees.
Publication date: February 2002
Pages: 85
ISBN: 0727916572
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Nutritional Issues
This issue of the Critical Care Focus series addresses issues relating to nutritional support in critically ill patients on the Intensive Care Unit. It includes why and how critically ill patients should be fed, the routes available for feeding and the effects of feeding various substrates. In addition, the value of so-called immunonutrition and the role of micronutrients is discussed.
Publication date: September 2001
Pages: 70
ISBN: 0727916521
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Cardiology in Critical Illness
This issue of the critical care focus series addresses cardiological problems likley to be encountered in the Intensive Care Unit. It includes dealing with patients with chronic heart failure and the pharmacological treatment strategies available; a step by step approach to dealing with arrythmias, acute coronary syndrome, advances in measurement of cardiac output, and a detailed review of the heart and vasculature in septic shock.
Publication date: September 2001
Pages: 72
ISBN: 0727915436
Price: £15.99
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Antibiotic Resistance and Infection Control
This volume in the Critical Care Focus series addresses the issue of infection control and antibiotic resistance in the Intensive Care Unit and includes discussion of the problem of infection facing intensive care staff, includes measures to control infection, the emergence of resistance to antibiotics and the policies that can be used to reduce this. In addition, the incidence of catheter related infection and its prevention is addressed.
Publication date: January 2001
Pages: 54
ISBN: 072791538X
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Endocrine Disturbance
This issue of the critical care focus series addresses endocrine problems encountered in the Intensive Care Unit and includes discussion of the endocrine disturbances seen during prolonged critical illness, the recent controversial growth hormone trials, a whistle stop tour of diabetes for the intensivist and the influence of sex hormones on the immune and inflammatory response.
Publication date: August 2000
Pages: 68
ISBN: 0727915827
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Neurological Injury
This book provides a comprehensive review of issues relevant to intensive care patients with various types of neurological injury, from sub-arachnoid hemorrhage and seizures to trauma. It deals with diagnosis and treatment, including up to date surgical intervention strategies. Several case reports are also presented.
Publication date: April 2000
Pages: 75
ISBN: 0727915967
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Respiratory Failure
This is the second title in this series of focused texts to be regularly published following the clinical meetings of the Intensive Care Society. Special topics of current interest in critical care are presented and debated. Rather than published proceedings of the meetings, these are written up and edited following the meeting, making them coherent and useful books for the practising intensivist, and those from other specialties undertaking training in critical care.
Publication date: November 1999
Pages: 70
ISBN: 0727914669
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The Psychological Challenges of Intensive Care
Takes the stress out of critical care; addresses an often neglected aspect of critical care; covers immediate and longer term effects of being in intensive care; discusses the psychological issues for ICU staff; contributions from leading psychologists in critical care.
Publication date: May 2005
Pages: 104
ISBN: 0727917943
Price: £14.99
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Trauma
This volume in the popular Critical Care Focus series discusses issues of particular importance on the intensive care unit. Along with its companion volumes it focuses on current areas of debate and change, and is intended as an update for all intensive care workers and trainees.
Publication date: March 2005
Pages: 96
ISBN: 0727916947
Price: £14.95
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Inflammation and Immunity
This issue of the critical care focus series addresses aspects of the immune and inflammatory responses relevant to critical illness. It includes overviews of neutrophil function, apoptosis, metalloproteinases and T cells. In addition, the concept of immune paralysis as a contributor to the mortality of sepsis is discussed, and a comprehensive report on the current thinking regarding glucocorticoid therapy. There is also an interesting chapter describing the 'killer within' - the way in viruses are able to modulate host immune responses to their own benefit.
Publication date: December 2002
Pages: 120
ISBN: 0727916890
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