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Onco-critical Care

An Evidence-based Approach

  • Provides clinical history in the beginning of the chapters with salient features
  • Includes various cases that may require intensive care for cancer patients
  • Discusses the evaluation and management of clinical issues comprehensively

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Table of contents (43 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Design and Organization of Oncology ICU

    • Renu, Vinod Kumar, Nishkarsh Gupta
    Pages 1-9
  3. ICU Staffing, Models, and Outcomes in Onco-Critical Care Unit

    • Saurabh Vig, Anuja Pandit, Swati Bhan
    Pages 11-19
  4. Predicting Outcomes in Onco-Critical Care

    • Anirban Hom Choudhuri, Priyanka Harisinghani, Nidhi Gupta
    Pages 29-36
  5. Clinical Imaging in Oncological ICU

    • Vijay Kubihal, S. H. Chandrashekhara, G. S. Triveni
    Pages 37-50
  6. Role of Point of Care Ultrasound in Oncocritical Care Unit

    • Ridhima Bhatia, Damarla Haritha, Puneet Khanna
    Pages 51-60
  7. Analgesia in Oncology Critical Care

    • Madan Narayanan, Tim Keady
    Pages 61-72
  8. Sedation and Neuromuscular Blockade in Oncology Critical Care

    • Tim Keady, Madan Narayanan
    Pages 73-83
  9. Blood Gas Analysis and Acid-Base Disorders

    • Nitin Rai, Dalim Kumar Baidya
    Pages 85-96
  10. Oxygen Therapy in Cancer Patients

    • Uma R. Hariharan, Shweta Bhopale, Kiran Mahendru, Rakesh Garg
    Pages 97-107
  11. Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Cancer Patient

    • Jyotsna Goswami, Sudipta Mukherjee
    Pages 109-116
  12. Respiratory Interventions in ICU

    • Vijay Hadda, Rahul Tyagi
    Pages 117-128
  13. Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infections (CRBSI)

    • Kingshuk Dasgupta
    Pages 145-156
  14. Sepsis in Cancer Patient

    • Dhruva Chaudhry, Lokesh Lalwani, B. G. Manjunath
    Pages 157-170
  15. Antibiotic Stewardship in Onco-Critical Patient

    • Ravi Jain, Monika Rajani, Yash Javeri
    Pages 171-181
  16. Management of Fluids and Electrolytes in Onco-Critical Patient

    • Muhanad Aboud, Waiel Al-Moustadi, Virendra K. Arya, Rajeev Chauhan
    Pages 183-193
  17. Transfusion Therapy: When to Give It and how to Minimize It

    • Prashant Sirohiya, Vinod Kumar
    Pages 195-204
  18. Nutrition in Oncology ICU

    • Anju Gupta, Sarath Kumar
    Pages 205-216

About this book

This book provides insights into the care of cancer patients in the intensive care unit in a comprehensive manner. It provides an evidence-based approach to practitioners and postgraduate students to understand about the critical care needs of the patients suffering from malignancies. It helps the readers to develop critical thinking and encourage discussion towards improving the overall care of the patients and their families as their optimal management requires expertise in oncology, critical care, and palliative medicine and there is a dearth of books explaining about the special requirements and critical care needs of cancer patients.

Each chapter is prepared by an expert in the field and contains well-prepared illustrations, flowcharts and relevant images. Chapters include latest evidence-based information which is useful for the readers.

The book is useful for residents, fellows and trainees in the field of onco-anaesthesia, onco-criticalcare, onco-surgery, critical care and anaesthesia; practitioners and consultants in anaesthesia and onco-anaesthesia as well as intensivist, critical care experts and postgraduates in nursing.




Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Onco-Anesthesia and Palliative Medicine, Dr. B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Vinod Kumar, Nishkarsh Gupta, Seema Mishra

About the editors


Dr Vinod Kumar is additional professor in the department of onco-anaesthesia & palliative medicine at Dr BRA IRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. He received his training in anesthesia from PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. Dr Kumar has a teaching experience of 12 years and guides MD (palliative medicine) and DM (onco-anaesthesiology) residents for research. He has many publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals to his credit and has edited a book. Dr Kumar is a reviewer for various national and international journals. He is a member of national anaesthesia, airway, and palliative care societies. He is an invited faculty for various national and international conferences.

Dr Nishkarsh Gupta is working as additional professor in the department of onco-anaesthesia & palliative medicine at Dr BRA IRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. He has done graduation and post-graduation in anaesthesiology from Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC), New Delhi. Thereafter, he completed DNB (anaesthesiology), postgraduate diploma in hospital administration and fellowship in palliative medicine. Dr Gupta has a teaching experience of 15 years and guides MD (palliative medicine) and DM (onco-anesthesiology) residents for research. He has 150 publications to his credit in various international and national journals. He has also edited 2 books and contributed 15 book chapters. Dr Gupta is actively involved in research and working on 4 AIIMS funded projects. He is in the editorial board and serves as reviewer of many journals.

Dr Seema Mishra is working as professor in the department of onco-anaesthesia & palliative medicine at Dr BRA IRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. She has a teaching experience of 23 years. She is currently acting as chief and co-guide of 24 students of DM (onco-anaesthesiology) and 15 students of MD (palliative medicine) for thesis research. Dr Mishra has more than 150 publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals to her credit. She is a reviewer for various national and international journals. She is actively involved in various research projects at AIIMS, New Delhi. Dr Mishra is an invited faculty for various national and international conferences. She is a member of national and international societies of anaesthesia, pain and palliative care. She is working as executive member of Indian Association of Palliative Care. She is a member of advisory board of Indian Journal of Palliative Care. She is also working as national faculty member of Indian Institute of Palliative Care affiliated certificate course in palliative care since 2009. She was also involved in development of various policies at AIIMS (pain policy and end of life care policy).






Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Onco-critical Care

  • Book Subtitle: An Evidence-based Approach

  • Editors: Vinod Kumar, Nishkarsh Gupta, Seema Mishra

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9929-0

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-9928-3Published: 07 June 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-9931-3Published: 08 June 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-9929-0Published: 06 June 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 545

  • Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Anesthesiology, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Oncology, Palliative Medicine, Nursing

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