Handbook of Intensive Care

The diagnosis and management of various life-threatening conditions require sophisticated care and life support, as well as intensive monitoring. Such care is under the scope of intensive care medicine. Lethal cardiac arrhythmias, acute renal failure, multiple organ failure, cardiovascular instability and airway or respiratory compromise are some of the conditions that require intensive care. Serious infections such as severe pneumonia or sepsis, lethal short-term conditions like a heart attack or stroke, and major accidents also qualify for intensive care. Various equipment may be used in an intensive care unit or facility, such as a ventilator, monitoring equipment for assessing blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen levels in blood, feeding tubes, etc. This book aims to shed light on some of the unexplored aspects of intensive care and the recent researches in this field. Most of the topics introduced herein cover new techniques and the applications of intensive care medicine and support. For all those who are interested in this field, this book can prove to be an essential guide.