ICU Protocols

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxvi

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2. Respiratory System

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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3. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

   1. Airway Management

      • Sheila Nainan Myatra, Jigeeshu V. Divatia

      Pages 3-15

   2. Acute Respiratory Failure

      • Randeep Guleria, Jaya Kumar

      Pages 17-22

   3. Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation

      • Rajesh Chawla, Subhash Todi

      Pages 23-30

   4. Basic Mechanical Ventilation

      • Gopi Chand Khilnani, Vijay Hadda

      Pages 31-37

   5. Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

      • Farhad N. Kapadia, Umakant Bhutada

      Pages 39-49

   6. Mechanical Ventilation in Obstructive Airway Diseases

      • Raj Kumar Mani

      Pages 51-55

   7. Weaning

      • Rajesh Chawla, Vishakh Varma, Rakesh Sharma

      Pages 57-64

   8. Massive Hemoptysis

      • Avdhesh Bansal, Viny Kantroo

      Pages 65-70

   9. Pulmonary Thromboembolism

      • Rajesh Chawla, Subhash Todi

      Pages 71-78

   10. Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

       • Subhash Todi, Rajesh Chawla

       Pages 79-83

   11. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

       • Rajesh Pande

       Pages 85-91

   12. Pleural Diseases

       • Sudha Kansal, Rajesh Chawla

       Pages 93-99

   13. Sleep-Disordered Breathing

       • Jagdish Chander Suri

       Pages 101-106

   14. Oxygen Therapy

       • Surinder K. Jindal, Ashutosh Nath Aggarwal

       Pages 107-112

   15. Pulse Oximetry and Capnography

       • Deepak Govil, Sachin Gupta

       Pages 113-121

4. Cardiovascular System

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123

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5. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

   1. Hemodynamic Monitoring

      • Sheila Nainan Myatra, Jigeeshu V. Divatia, Ramesh Venkatraman

      Pages 125-135

   2. Echocardiography

      • Rahul Pandit, Jigeeshu V. Divatia

      Pages 137-142

The book describes step-wise management of clinical emergencies seen every day in Intensive care units (ICUs. As a practical guide, clinicians can refer to it on a day-to-day basis during their work hours, or while in transit to update their knowledge. Targeted readers are intensivists, critical care specialists, and residents involved in the care of patients admitted in ICUs. This handbook covers an array of specialities such as cardiology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, neurology, nephrology, traumatology, and toxicology. This monograph provides point-of-care treatment guidance and will serve as a ready-reckoner for physicians to quickly learn the management steps in a methodical manner.

• Critical Care Medicine
• medical emergencies
• point-of-care treatment guidance
• Intensive Care Medicine
• Emergency Medicine

From the reviews:

“This is a multiauthored set of summaries of approaches to common conditions encountered in the critical care unit, sponsored by the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine. … Students and junior trainees in the critical care unit are an appropriate audience for this work. … This book provides an introduction for junior trainees to the management of problems common to the critical care unit.” (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2013)

• , Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India

  Rajesh Chawla

• Critical Care Department, Amri Hospital, Kolkata, India

  Subhash Todi

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