This text provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of this field and will be a valuable resource for clinicians, surgeons, and researchers interested in surgical critical care. The book reviews up-to-date data regarding the management of common problems that arise in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. The protocols, care bundles, guidelines, and checklists that have been shown to improve process measures, and in certain circumstances, are discussed in detail. The text also discusses several well-designed randomized prospective trials conducted recently that have altered the way we care for surgical patients with traumatic brain injury, hemorrhagic shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and sepsis. This book provides the practicing physician with a clinically oriented practical approach to handling basic and complex issues in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit.
This text will be a valuable resource for physicians dealing with critically ill surgical patients. It provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of the field’s current status that will help guide patient management and stimulate investigative efforts. Experts in their fields write all chapters and include the most up-to-date scientific and clinical information. This text will become an invaluable resource for all graduating fellows and practicing physicians taking the surgical critical care board examinations.
