Title	Care of the Critically Ill Patient [electronic resource] / edited by Jack Tinker, Warren M. Zapol
Imprint	London : Springer London, 1992
Edition	Second Edition
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3400-8
Descript	XXXIII, 1467p. 345 illus. online resource

Nine years have passed since the first edition of Care of the Critically III Patient was published. As its editors Maurice Rapin and I were fortified by the many positive and helpful comments of reviewers and readers: the work appeared to have fulfilled our original aims and objectives. Intensive care medicine has, of course, advanced and changed in many ways since 1982 and it therefore seemed appropriate to consider the preparation of a second edition. Encouraged by the reception of the first and the timely prompting of the publishers we began, in 1986, to prepare for a new edition. Caring for critically ill patients is of universal concern and we were therefore delighted when Warren Zapol joined us as C'n editor widening our international base. The three of us subsequently spent many happy and productive times together planning the content, priorities, scale and contributions for the new edition. A great tragedy then overcame us: Maurice Rapin died suddenly. His death deprived us of a true friend and colleague who had been an international pioneer during the development of intensive care medicine. I will always remember, with affection and professional pride, the many hours he and I worked together in preparing the first edition of this book and also as founding editors of the now firmly established journal Intensive Care Medicine. An obituary, written by Warren Zapol, that appeared in the journal follows the Preface

List of Contributors -- Section A. Applied Physiology -- 1 Measurement and Control of Cardiac Output -- 2 The Systemic and Pulmonary Circulations -- 3 Cardiopulmonary Interactions -- 4 Pulmonary Ventilation and Gas Exchange -- 5 Oxygen Transport and Consumption -- 6 Mediator Systems of Lung Injury -- 7 Fluid and Electrolyte Balance -- 8 Acid-Base Disturbances -- 9 Mechanisms of Haemostasis -- 10 Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism -- 11 Defense Strategies Against Hypoxia -- 12 Humoral and Cell-Mediated Immunity -- 13 Regulation of Body Temperature -- 14 The Physiology of the Newborn -- Section B. Cardiovascular Disorders -- 15 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation -- 16 The Cardiac Dysrhythmias -- 17 The Pathophysiology of Shock -- 18 Management of Shock -- 19 Acute Myocardial Infarction -- 20 Hypertensive Crisis -- 21 Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Embolism -- 22 Postoperative Cardiac Surgical Care -- 23 Applied Pharmacology of Cardiovascular Drugs -- 24 Congestive Heart Failure: Acute and Chronic -- Section C. Respiratory Disorders -- 25 Recovery from Anesthesia -- 26 Airway Management and Mechanical Ventilation During Acute Respiratory Failure -- 27 Overview of Acute Respiratory Failure and the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome -- 28 Pathophysiological Pathways of the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome -- 29 Mechanical Ventilation and Weaning -- 30 Complications of Mechanical Ventilation -- 31 Diagnosis of Pulmonary Infections -- 32 Postural Effects on the Acutely Injured Lung -- Section D. Renal, Electrolyte And Metabolic Disorders -- 33 Acute Renal Failure -- 34 Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders -- 35 Nutritional Failure -- 36 Optimizing Nutritional Support -- 37 Acute Hepatic Failure -- 38 Postoperative Care Following Hepatic Transplantation -- 39 Acute Pancreatitis -- 40 Stress Ulceration -- 41 Diarrhoea in the Critically Ill -- Section E. Haematological Disorders -- 42 Disorders of Haemostasis -- 43 The Use of Blood and Blood Products -- 44 Hazards of Blood Transfusion -- 45 Plasma Substitutes -- 46 Intensive Care for Patients with Malignant Disease -- Section F. Endocrine Disorders -- 47 Endocrine Emergencies -- 48 Diabetic Coma -- Section G. Trauma -- 49 Multiple Injuries -- 50 Transporting the Critically Ill -- 51 The Intensive Care of Head-Injured Patients -- 52 Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury -- 53 Chest Trauma -- 54 Care of Burns -- 55 Drowning and Near-Drowning -- Section H. Neurological Disorders -- 56 Coma -- 57 Brain Stem Death -- 58 Cerebral Oedema -- 59 Guillain-Barrรฉ Syndrome and Myasthenia Gravis -- 60 Status Epilepticus and Serial Seizures -- 61 Psychiatric Problems Associated with Intensive Care -- Section I. Acute Poisoning and Disturbances of Temperature Regulation -- 62 The Principles of Management of Acute Poisoning -- 63 Management of Specific Poisonings -- 64 Accidental Hypothermia -- 65 Hyperthermia -- Section J. Infection and Sepsis -- 66 Nosocomial Infections -- 67 Antibiotic Therapy in the Critically Ill -- 68 Opportunistic Infection -- 69 Intensive Care of Patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- 70 Tetanus -- Section K. Methods of Investigation -- 71 Designing in Intensive Care -- 72 Bedside Catheterization -- 73 Techniques for Assessing Respiratory Function in the Critically Ill Patient -- 74 Radiology in the Intensive Care Unit -- 75 Nuclear Imaging in Critically Ill Patients -- 76 Severity Scoring and Prediction of Patient Outcome -- Section L. Paediatric Problems -- 77 Monitoring the Sick Infant -- 78 Critical Airway Obstruction in Children -- 79 Mechanical Ventilation of the Critically Ill Newborn Child -- 80 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the Newborn -- 81 Acute Renal Failure in Infancy and Childhood -- 82 Care Following Surgical Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease -- 83 Treatment of Severe Head Injury in Children -- 84 Nutritional Problems -- List of Abbreviations