Manual of ICU Procedures
The Manual of ICU Procedures has 61 chapters, covering almost all
relevant procedures, including simple as well as more complex, done in
critically and acutely ill patients.
The book has five different sections, one each for airway and
respiratory, vascular and cardiac, neurological,
gastrointestinal/abdominal/genitourinary related procedure; while
section miscellaneous covers few other procedures. This book will be
helpful to various clinicians across specialty, including critical care
physician, emergency physician, anesthetist, pulmonologist,
pediatrician, general physician and general surgeon.
The splendid chapters are written by experts with their vast experience
and knowledge from various specialities, keeping in mind that it is also
intended for the trainee students to help them understand the
procedures. Most of the chapters outline somewhat similar with headings
like introduction, indication, contraindication, applied anatomy,
technique and equipment, preparation, procedure steps, the
post-procedure care, and complication/problems associated with the
procedure.
All the procedures described in this book may not be necessarily done by
critical care physicians depend upon the local ICU policy, but
understanding these procedures will lead towards the optimal management
of critically ill patients. As ever evolving fast information and
technology, changes may happen in procedure’s technique and equipment,
author advice to keep updated on these issues in the future. Readers
should also be aware that complication and problems for each procedure
are highlighted briefly in the chapter, which may not cover exhaustive
list. This is highly recommended by the author that being nature of
patients, procedures are supposed to learn under supervision as per
local policy, to achieve better skills while utmost care for safety to
the patient.
The highlighted feature of this book is that procedures are described
step by step along with images.
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