Rogers' Textbook of Pediatric Intensive Care, Fourth Edition continues the tradition of this classic text—detailed discussions of the scientific principles of pediatric critical care translated into practical clinical applications. This new edition has an international roster of over 250 contributors and emphasizes areas of collaboration between critical care physicians and nurses. Other highlights of this edition include a new section on basic concepts of critical care, including genetic medicine; a new section on PICU systems, organization, and management; chapters on worldwide threats to children's health; and sections on life support technologies and invasive procedures.
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Key Features
- Classic text; strong brand identification.
- Comprehensive, authoritative resource.
- International authorship.
- Scientific principles translated to clinical practice.
New to this edition
- Emphasizes areas of collaboration between critical care physicians and nurses.
- Significant international representation in authorship.
- New section on basic concepts of critical care including genetic medicine.
- New section on PICU systems, organization and management.
- Chapters on worldwide threats to children's health.
- Sections on life support technologies and invasive procedures.
Part One: CRITICAL CARE INTEGRATION
SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO THE PRACTICE OF PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE
- 1 The History of Pediatric Intensive Care Around the World
- 2 Pediatric Intensive Care: A Global Perspective
- 3 Impact of Pediatric Critical Care on the Family,Community, and Society
- 4 Professionalism, Simulation Training, and Leadership in Pediatric Critical Care
- 5 Physical Design and Personnel Organization of the PICU
- 6 Practice Management: The Business of Pediatric Critical Care
- 7 Research Design and Statistical Analysis
- 8 Evidence-based Medicine
- 9 Severity-of-Illness Scoring Systems
- 10 Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, and Medical Error
- 11 Information Technology in the PICU
- 12 Pain and Sedation Management in the Critically Ill Child
- 13 Rehabilitation of Children with Critical Illness
- 14 Ethics
- 16 Genomic Medicine
- 17 Innate Immunity and Inflammation
- 18 Cellular Adaptations to Stress
PART TWO EMERGENCY CARE AND ACUTE MANAGEMENT
SECTION I INITIAL STABILIZATION
- 22 Airway Management
- 23 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- 24 Transport
- 27 Multiple Trauma
- 28 Drowning and Near Drowning: Submersion Injuries
- 29 Burns, Electrical Injuries, and Smoke Inhalation
- 34 Mechanical Ventilation
- 35 Inhaled Gases
- 36 Extracorporeal Life Support
PART THREE CRITICAL CARE ORGAN SYSTEMS
SECTION I RESPIRATORY DISEASE
- 40 The Molecular Biology of Acute Lung Injury
- 41 Respiratory Physiology
- 42 Respiratory Monitoring
- 49 Acute Neuromuscular Disease
- 50 Chronic Neuromuscular Disease
- 51 Developmental Neurobiology, Neurophysiology,and the PICU
- 52 Molecular Biology of Brain Injury
- 53 Evaluation of the Comatose Child
- 62 Cardiac Anatomy
- 63 Cardiovascular Physiology
- 64 Cardiorespiratory Interactions in Children with Heart Disease
- 71 Neurohormonal Control in the Immune System
- 72 The Immune System
- 73 The Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte in Critical Illness
- 77 Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy
- 78 Bacterial Sepsis and Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis
- 79 Critical Viral Infections
- 85 Principles of Nutrition and Metabolism
- 86 Nutritional Support in the Critically Ill Child
- 87 The Acute Abdomen
- 91 Adrenal Dysfunction
- 92 Disorders of Glucose Homeostasis
- 93 Disorders of Water, Sodium, and Potassium Homeostasis
- 99 Cancer Therapy: Mechanisms, Toxicity, and Ethics in the PICU
- 100 Oncologic Emergencies and Complications
Product Details
- Hardcover: 1886 pages
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; Fourth edition (January 14, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0781782759
- ISBN-13: 978-0781782753