Practical Trends in Anesthesia and Intensive Care 2020-2021

by Davide Chiumello (Editor)

Overview

This book offers an essential guide to managing the most-debated hot topics of practical interest in anesthesia and intensive care. Part I reviews the state of the art in issues concerning both intensive care medicine and anesthesia, such as perioperative medicine, acute liver failure, anesthesia monitoring and ERAS in hepatic surgery. Part II focuses on microbiome in critically ill patients, on COVID-19 aspects and related issues, on sepsis in pediatric patients and ventilatory management in obese patients. Written by leading experts and including updated references, it provides a comprehensive, easy-to-follow update on anesthesia and intensive care. The book clearly explains complex topics, offering practicing clinicians valuable insights into the latest recommendations and evidence in the field while, at the same time, making it a vital resource for students new to the fields of anesthesia and intensive care.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783031146121
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	11/15/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	14 MB
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About the Author

Prof. Davide Chiumello, MD, is Chief of the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo Hospital, Milan, Italy. Prof. Chiumello’s research has largely focused on understanding the pathological and clinical aspects of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), with a particular focus on respiratory physiology, esophageal pressure, lung recruitment, lung imaging, ventilator-induced lung injury, prone position, controlled and assisted mechanical ventilation, and non-invasive ventilation. He was the Editor-in-Chief of Minerva Anestesiologica (the official journal of the Società Italiana di Analgesia, Anestesia e Terapia Intensiva) until 2015. He currently serves on the editorial board of Critical Care Medicine (the official journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine). He is also a reviewer for a number of international journals and Editor of the E-learning committee on Respiratory Failure for the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine.Prof. Chiumello is also the author of more than 250 scientific articles and several chapters in medical textbooks.

Table of Contents

Part I. Anesthesia.- Perioperative Management of Patients Affected by Ischemic Cardiomyopathy.- Acute Liver Failure: Definition, Epidemiology, Management. Update 2022.- Perioperative Medicine: Technical and Organizational Issues.- Perioperative Hypertension and Anesthesia.-  Depth of Anesthesia Monitoring.- ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) in Liver Surgery.- Part II. Critical Care Medicine.- The Microbiome in Critically Ill Patients.- Coagulation Abnormalities in Patients with COVID-19.- Vascular Failure and Sepsis In Pediatrics.- Ventilatory Management of the Patient with Severe Obesity.