Table of Contents
Contributors
Foreword
Preface to fourth edition
Preface to fifth edition
Acknowledgements
1 Design & organisation of intensive care units 3
2 Assessment of severity and outcome of critical illness 11
3 Transport of the critically ill 21
4 Physiotherapy in intensive care 33
5 Critical care nursing 41
6 Ethics in intensive care 49
7 Common problems after ICU 53
8 Clinical information systems 61
9 Shock: an overview 71
10 Haemodynamic monitoring 79
11 Monitoring oxygenation 95
12 Lactic acidosis 107
13 Multiple organ dysfunction 113
14 Acute myocardial infaction 129
15 Adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation 149
16 Management of cardiac arrhythmias 157
17 Cardiac pacing and implantable cardioverter defibrillators 207
18 Acute heart failure 221
19 Valvular & congenital heart disease 237
20 Intensive care after cardiac surgery 245
21 Echocardiography in intensive care 255
22 Oxygen therapy 275
23 Airway management and acute upper airway obstruction 283
24 Acute respiratory failure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 297
25 Mechanical ventilation 309
26 Humidification and inhalation therapy 321
27 Acute respiratory distress syndrome 329
28 Respiratory monitoring 341
29 Pulmonary embolism 351
30 Acute severe asthma 361
31 Lung infections 373
32 Imaging the chest 387
33 Non-invasive ventilation 405
34 Acute gastrointestinal bleeding 413
35 Severe acute pancreatitis 423
36 Hepatic failure 431
37 Abdominal surgical catastrophes 443
38 Acute renal failure 453
39 Renal replacement therapy 459
40 Disorders of consciousness 469
41 Status epilepticus 485
42 Acute cerebrovascular complications 495
43 Cerebral protection 505
44 Brain death 515
45 Meningitis and encephalomyelitis 521
46 Tetanus 531
47 Neuromuscular diseases in intensive care 537
48 Diabetic emergencies 551
49 Diabetes insipidus 559
50 Thyroid emergencies 567
51 Adrenocortical insufficiency 575
52 Acute calcium disorders 583
53 Pre-eclampsia & eclampsia 593
54 General obstetric emergencies in the ICU 601
55 Severe pre-existing disease in pregnancy 609
56 Anaphylaxis 617
57 Host defence failure and immunodeficiency 621
58 HIV and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 629
59 Severe sepsis 637
60 Nosocomial infections 649
61 Severe soft-tissue infections 659
62 Principles of antibiotic use 665
63 Tropical diseases 671
64 Severe & multiple trauma 681
65 Severe head injury 689
66 Maxillofacial & upper airway injuries 711
67 Chest injuries 719
68 Spinal injuries 731
69 Abdominal & pelvic injuries 741
70 Submersion Injuries 751
71 Burns 755
72 Thermal disorders 763
73 Electrical safety & injuries 777
74 Envenomation 783
75 Blast injury and gun shot wounds: pathophysiology and principles of management 793
76 Biological terrorism 803
77 Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics & drug monitoring in critical illness 811
78 Management of acute poisoning 823
79 Sedation, analgesia and muscle relaxation in the intensive care unit 833
80 Inotropes and vasopressors 841
81 Vasoldilators and antihypertensives 857
82 Acid-base balance & disorders 873
83 Fluid & electrolyte therapy 885
84 Metabolic response to illness, injury & infection 897
85 Enteral and parenteral nutrition 903
86 Blood transfusion 915
87 Colloids & blood products 927
88 Therapeutic plasma exchange 933
89 Haemostatic failure 941
90 Haematological malignancies 955
91 Organ donation 965
92 Liver transplantation 973
93 Heart & lung transplantation 985
94 The critically ill child 997
95 Upper respiratory tract obstruction in children 1007
96 Acute respiratory failure in children 1015
97 Paediatric fluid & electrolyte therapy 1029
98 Sedation & analgesia in children 1035
99 Shock & cardiac disease in children 1041
100 Neurological emergencies in children 1053
101 Paediatric trauma 1067
102 Equipment for paediatric intensive care 1075
103 Paediatric poisoning 1087
104 Paediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation 1097
Appendices 1105
Index 1127
Softcover-1200page, 6/e
The sixth edition of Oh¡¯s Intensive Care Manual provides practical, concise information on all aspects of intensive care. Written in a clear and accessible style and now for the first time presented in colour throughout, this book enables the user to manage a patient in an ICU setting effectively without recourse to large text/reference works or specialized monographs. This thoroughly revised and updated edition reflects the best and most current practice from leading centres in Australia, the UK and Western Europe. Although primarily intended for the trainee and practitioner in intensive care, nurses and other allied health professionals will find that this is an invaluable tool in helping to deal with a broad spectrum of conditions encountered in the ICU.