COVID-19 critical and intensive care medicine essentials / Denise Battaglini, Paolo Pelosi, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Battaglini, Denise, editor.

Pelosi, P., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical care medicine.

Emergency medicine.

COVID-19 (Disease)--Treatment.

COVID-19 (Disease).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 311 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, 2022.

Summary:

This book provides healthcare professionals in Critical Care setting an easy consultation guide to fight against COVID-19. The book is divided into sections: Fundamentals of COVID-19, Pneumological critical care, Neurological manifestations, Cardiovascular manifestations, Renal manifestations, Haemostasis and coagulation, Other multi-organs involvement, Principles of therapy. Each section includes: ¨ brief pathophysiology of COVID-19 (ventilation, neurological, cardiovascular, etc.); ¨ principles of management (enriched with flowcharts and figures); ¨ principles of therapy; ¨ tips and key messages. Readers can find the most updated advices on how to face the ongoing pandemic: from principles of conventional oxygen therapy, assisted and invasive mechanical ventilation in critically ill COVID-19 patients to the complications sometimes underestimated. Tables and flowcharts provided are based on current knowledge in COVID-19 to help the clinician managing COVID-19 patients by a multiple-organs prospective. Written by international key opinion leaders of each field, the book represents a point of reference for all professionals involved in the management of COVID-19 pandemic.

Contents:

Part I. Fundamentals of COVID-19

Introduction and Essential multi-organs pathophysiology

Part II. Pneumological critical care of COVID-19

Pathophysiology and phenotypes

Radiological patterns and lung ultrasound

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation and conventional oxygen therapy

Criteria for intubation and ICU admission

Invasive mechanical ventilation

Weaning, tracheostomy and chest physiotherapy

Part III. Neurological manifestations of COVID-19

Brief pathophysiology

Clinical characteristics

Role of noninvasive neuro-monitoring systems and imaging

Biomarkers

Management of neurological complications

Part IV. Cardiovascular manifestations of COVID-19

Echocardiography, electrocardiogram and biomarkers

Management

Part V. Renal manifestations of COVID-19

Clinical features and biomarkers

Renal replacement therapy

Part VI. Haemostasis and coagulation in COVID-19

Coagulation disorders and management

Part VII. Other multi-organs involvement (MODS-CoV-2)

Gastrointestinal manifestations (including hepatic disease)

Nutritional therapy

Part VIII. Principles of therapy

Sedation, analgesia, myorelaxants

Antibiotics, antiretroviral, corticosteroids, other therapies against SARS-CoV-2

Coagulation and haemostasis

Rescue therapies

Part IX. Appendix - Practical Aspects (Figures and Flowcharts).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 5, 2022).

ISBN:

9783030949921

3030949923

OCLC:

1338646878

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.