Sepsis

Ortiz Ruiz? Guillermo, Marco A. Perafan, Eugene Faist, Ferando Alanda-Huyo (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

184 Seiten

2004
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-20451-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Offers guidelines on the treatment of sepsis in pulmonary patients. This work is intended for hospital-based physicians who regularly see patients in the ICU.

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Sepsis or septic shock is a type of condition/infection which represents one of the leading post-surgical or post-traumatic complications. Sepsis is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units worldwide. Also, sepsis is the leading cause of death in non-coronary patients, with pulmonary sepsis accounting for most cases as it relates to lung dysfunction. This is a concise, practical softcover volume devoted to covering only the most practical information for physicians. Charts, tables, and other figures are used to illustrate easy-to-follow treatment guidelines for those professionals who regularly treat patients in the ICU.

Inhalt

Introduction * (1) Pathophysiology of Sepsis * (2) Community Acquired Pneumonia - Colombian Vision * (3) Severe Pneumonia * (4) Ventilator Associated Pneumonia * (5) Fibrobronchoscopy as a Diagnostic Tool in Sepsis of Pulmonary Origin * (6) Role of Open Lung Biopsy in Pulmonary Sepsis * (7) HIV Patients in Intensive Care * (8) Acute Exacerbation in COPD patients in the Intensive Care Unit * (9) ARDS Current Concepts * (10) Management of Pleural Effusion in the Intensive Care Patients.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.7.2004
• Zusatzinfo: Illustrations
• Verlagsort: New York, NY
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 234 mm
• Gewicht: 272 g
• Einbandart: Paperback
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Intensivmedizin
• ISBN-10: 0-387-20451-2 / 0387204512
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-20451-2 / 9780387204512
• Zustand: Neuware