Telemedicine in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics
Telemedicine in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

Author: Richard W. Carlson

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2015-06-03

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0323359892

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Drs. Richard Carlson and Corey Scurlock have put together a cutting edge list of topics regarding the use of Telemedicine in the Intensive Care Unit. Topics include: Tele-Neurocritical Care, Outcomes related to Telemedicine in the ICU,Telemedicine in the ICU: Its role in Emergencies and Disaster Management,Increasing Quality through Telemedicine in the ICU,The Role of Telemedicine in Pediatric Critical Care,Telemedicine and the Septic Patient,Taking Care of the Cardiac Critical Care Patient with Telemedicine,Barriers to ICU telemedicine,and Design and Function of Tele-ICU.

Intensive Care Unit Telemedicine, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics
Intensive Care Unit Telemedicine, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

Author: Kianoush Kashani

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2019-05-11

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 0323682618

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This issue of Critical Care Clinics, edited by Dr. Kianoush Kashani in collaboration with Consulting Editor Dr. John Kellum, is focused on Intensive Care Unit Telemedicine. Topics in this issue include: ICU telemedicine program administration: from start to full implementation; ICU telemedicine multidisciplinary care teams; ICU telemedicine technology; Impact of ICU telemedicine on outcomes; Quality assurance of ICU telemedicine; ICU telemedicine cost-effectiveness and financial analyses; ICU telemedicine care models; ICU telemedicine in the era of big data, artificial intelligence, and computer clinical decision support systems; ICU Telemedicine: Innovations and Limitations; ICU telemedicine: provider-patient satisfaction; and ICU telemedicine services beyond medical management: Tele-pharmacy, tele-procedure, tele-dialysis, tele-stroke: evidence, benefits, risks, and legal ramifications.

Critical Illness Outside the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics
Critical Illness Outside the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

Author: David N. Hager

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2024-05-29

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 0443294917

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In this issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest editors Drs. David N. Hager, Kyle Gunnerson, and Stephen Macdonald bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Critical Illness Outside the ICU. Top experts cover key topics such as flight transport of the critically ill; models of critical care in the emergency department; in-hospital triage; rapid response teams; early warning systems; ICU without walls; and more. - Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics the role of intermediate care; PACU care; critical care in rural settings; critical care in austere settings; tele-ICU support; alternate care pathways for the patient with multimorbidity; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on critical illness outside the ICU, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Cardiac Emergencies in the ICU , An Issue of Critical Care Clinics
Cardiac Emergencies in the ICU , An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

Author: Shashank Desai

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2014-07-28

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 0323311784

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This issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest edited by Shashank S. Desai and Nitin Puri, covers Cardiac Emergencies in the Intensive Care Unit. Articles include: Acute Myocardial Infarction, Managing Arrhythmias in the Intensive Care Unit, Cardiogenic Shock, Hemodynamic Assessment in the Contemporary Intensive Care Unit: A Review of Circulatory Monitoring Devices, Submassive Pulmonary Embolism, Management of Right Heart Failure in the Critically Ill, Cardiothoracic Surgical Emergencies in the Intensive Care Unit, Perioperative Complications of Cardiac Surgery and Postoperative Care, Mechanical Circulatory Devices in Acute Heart Failure, and more!

Intensive Care Unit in Disaster,An Issue of Critical Care Clinics
Intensive Care Unit in Disaster,An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

Author: Marie Baldisseri

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2019-08-24

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 0323683924

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This issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Marie Baldisseri, Mary Reed, and Randy Wax, in collaboration with Consulting Editor John Kellum, is devoted to Intensive Care Unit in Disaster. Topics in this issue include: Intensive care role in disaster management; Preparing the ICU for disaster; Augmenting capacity; Triage; Natural disasters; Biological/pandemic disasters; Chemical disasters; Radiation; Anthropogenic (terrorist/criminal act) disasters; Special populations (i.e., chronically ill, morbidly obese, pregnant); Pediatrics; Austere environments; Hospital as disaster Ground Zero; and Special considerations (i.e., mental health, ethics, public relations).

Advances in Hemodynamic Monitoring, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics
Advances in Hemodynamic Monitoring, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

Author: Michael R. Pinsky

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2014-12-27

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 0323341896

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Dr. Michael Pinsky has assembled an expert team of authors on the topic of Hemodynamic Monitoring. Articles topics include: The interface between monitoring and physiology at the bedside; Defining goals of resuscitation in the critically ill; Minimally invasive hemodynamic monitoring; Bedside ultrasound for the intensivist; Invasive hemodynamic monitoring; Functional hemodynamic monitoring; Using what you get: dynamic physiological signatures of critical illness; and Effect of organizational issues on resuscitation effectiveness.

Neurocritical Care, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics
Neurocritical Care, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

Author: Cherylee W.J. Chang

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2014-10-28

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 0323326048

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This issue of Critical Care Clinics focuses on Neurocritical Care and covers topics such as: The Evolution of Neurocritical Care, Update in management of acute ischemic stroke, Intracerebral hemorrhage, Subarachnoid treatment, Intracranial pressure monitoring and management of intracranial hypertension, Status Epilepticus, Brain Resuscitation and Prognosis after Cardiac Arrest, Neuromuscular complications of Critical Illness, Adverse Neurological Effects of Commonly Used ICU medications, and Brain death and management of a potential organ donor.

Global Health and Critical Care Medicine, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics, E-Book
Global Health and Critical Care Medicine, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics, E-Book

Author: Kristina Elizabeth Rudd

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2022-09-28

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 0323961827

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In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in the field, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.

Critical Care of the Cancer Patient, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics E-Book
Critical Care of the Cancer Patient, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics E-Book

Author: Stephen M. Pastores

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2020-12-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 0323755135

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This issue of Critical Care Clinics, Guest Edited by Dr. Stephen M. Pastores and Dr. Wendy R. Greene, focuses on Critical Care of the Cancer Patient (Pastores) and Geriatric Critical Care (Greene). Dr. Pastores' section of the issue is devoted to Critical Care of the Cancer Patient and includes the following topics: Triage and Prognostication of Cancer Patients Admitted to the ICU; ICU Organization and Interdisciplinary Care for Critically Ill Patients with Cancer; Critical Care of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient; Management of Drug Toxicities; Acute Kidney Injury in the Critically Ill Patient with Cancer; Infectious Disease Complications in Cancer Patients; and Palliative, Ethics, and End-of-Life Care Issues in the Cancer Patient. Dr. Green's section of the issue, devoted to Geriatric Critical Care, includes the following topics: The effect of aging physiology on critical care; The frailty syndrome: a critical issue in geriatric oncology; Detection of delirium in the intensive care unit: comparison of confusion assessment method for the intensive care unit with confusion assessment method ratings; Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice; The effect of dementia in the critically ill geriatric patient; Nutritional assessment: a primary component of multidimensional geriatric assessment in the ICU; Rehabilitation concerns in the geriatric critically ill and injured; and Geriatric palliative care.

Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics
Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

Author: Vipin Malik

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2015-10-21

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0323390935

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This issue provideds a comprehensive update to Sleep Medicine in the Intensive Care Unit, with editor Vipin Malik assembling a line-up of key topics such as:Sleep Neurobiology and Critical Care Illness,Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome and Respiratory Failure,Obstructive Sleep Apnea,Non-Invasive Ventilation in Critically Ill Patients,Restless Leg Syndrome,Sleep and Endocrine System,Congestive Heart Failure and Central Sleep Apnea,Circadian Dysrhythmias,Neuromuscular Disorders and Sleep in Critically Ill Patients, Perioperative Issues and Sleep Disordered Breathing, Seizures, and more!