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Encyclopedia of Intensive Care Medicine

  • The A to Z format provides easy access to relevant information in the field of intensive care medicine

  • Extensive cross references between keywords and related articles enable efficient searches in a user-friendly manner

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Table of contents (2164 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-li
  2. A

    1. A1M

      Pages 1-1
    2. AAA

      Pages 1-1
    3. Abbreviated Injury Scale

      • Howard R. Champion
      Pages 1-5
    4. ABCDEs

      Pages 5-5
    5. Abdominal Cavity Infections

      • Jan J. De Waele
      Pages 10-16
    6. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

      • Lewis J. Kaplan, Manu L. N. G. Malbrain
      Pages 16-25
    7. Abdominal Pain

      Pages 25-25
    8. Abdominal Pressure

      Pages 25-25
    9. Abdominal Sepsis

      Pages 25-25
    10. Abdominal Trauma

      • Annie L. Slaughter, Walter L. Biffl
      Pages 25-27
    11. Abdominal Trauma, Damage Control

      • Clay Cothren Burlew, Ernest E. Moore
      Pages 27-30
    12. ABG

      Pages 30-30
    13. Abscess

      Pages 30-30
    14. Abscess, Epidural

      • Parita Bhuva, Barnett R. Nathan
      Pages 30-31
    15. Accelerated Recovery

      Pages 31-31

About this book

The aim of this comprehensive encyclopedia is to provide detailed information on intensive care medicine contributing to the broad field of emergency medicine. The wide range of entries in the Encyclopedia of Intensive Care Medicine are written by leading experts in the field. They will provide basic and clinical scientists in academia, practice, as well as industry with valuable information about the field of intensive care medicine, but also people in related fields, students and teachers will benefit from the important and relevant information on the most recent developments in emergency medicine. The Encyclopedia will contain 4 volumes, and published simultaneously online. The entire field has been divided into 14 sections. All entries will be arranged in alphabetical order with extensive cross-referencing between them.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“It provides an overview of intensive care unit practice. Intensivists at all levels are an appropriate audience. … This is a unique and important contribution to the field and readers seeking a focused presentation will find it useful.” (David J. Dries, Doody’s Review Service, January, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Head Dept of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital (Free University of Brussels), Brussels, Belgium

    Jean-Louis Vincent

  • University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, USA

    Jesse B. Hall

Bibliographic Information

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eBook USD 1,699.99
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Hardcover Book USD 2,999.99
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