Non-Pulmonary Complications of Critical Care: A Clinical Guide (Respiratory Medicine)

Clinical research in critical care has exploded in the past several years and we now have a much better understanding of how to care for intensive care unit (ICU) patients in areas such as management of sepsis, fluid resuscitation, mechanical ventilation, antibiotic administration and sedation and analgesia. However, despite improved clinical care, many critically ill patients continue to experience complications of critical illness - some complications are iatrogenic and preventable, while others are simply a component of the natural history of critical illness. These complications lead to increased mortality, morbidity, cost and long-term chronic conditions. __Non-Pulmonary Complications of Critical Care: A Clinical Guide__ is a valuable resource for trainees and clinicians who aim to better understand and improve the quality of critical care medicine. Armed with information about potential non-pulmonary complications of ICU care and strategies to minimize or prevent those complications, the critical care clinician will be able to help ICU patients potentially avoid much of the morbidity associated with critical illness. This book is organized by organ system such that it can be easily used as a bedside reference. Complications caused by pharmaceuticals are dispersed throughout every chapter and the concluding chapters provide a special emphasis on meticulous supportive care of the critically ill patient to allow the best chance for recovery. Front Matter....Pages i-x Cardiovascular Complications....Pages 1-18 Renal Complications....Pages 19-43 Neurologic Complications....Pages 45-59 Hematologic Complications....Pages 61-103 Gastrointestinal Complications....Pages 105-134 Non-pulmonary Infectious Complications....Pages 135-163 Nutritional and Endocrinologic Complications....Pages 165-185 Procedural Complications....Pages 187-211 Preventing Complications: Consistent Meticulous Supportive Care in the ICU....Pages 213-225 Back Matter....Pages 227-234 Jeremy B. Richards, Renee D. Stapleton, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.