Bedside Procedures in the ICU

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Falter, Florian (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Emergency medicine.; Critical care medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.; Emergency Medicine.

At often critical times, ICU staff require immediate access to information regarding the management of patients in terms of procedures, drugs or any other aspect of treatment. Written by experts in the field of ICU, Bedside Procedures in the ICU facilitates rapid acquiring of clinical knowledge in a...

Table of Contents:

• Sedation and analgesia
• Airway Management and Intubation
• Bronchoscopy
• Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy
• Arterial and Venous Catheter Insertion
• Advanced Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
• Temporary cardiac pacing
• DC Cardioversion
• Pericardiocentesis
• Intercostal chest drain insertion
• Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement
• Gastroesophageal Balloon Tube Tamponade
• Acute Compartment Syndrome
• Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
• Ultrasound Guided Procedures
• Renal Replacement Therapy
• Lumbar Puncture
• External Ventricular Drain Insertion
• Intracranial Pressure Measurement.