Procedures in critical care / C. William Hanson III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanson, C. William (Clarence William), 1955- author.

Series:

McGraw Hill professional.

McGraw Hill professional

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical care medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 165 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, 2009.

Contents:

Preface; SECTION I: ICU BASICS

The ICU Room and Equipment

The ICU Bed

The Universal Protocol in the ICU

Hand Washing in the ICU

Prepping and Draping in the ICU

Informed Consent and Procedure Documentation

Critical Care Transport

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

SECTION II: NEUROLOGICAL PROCEDURES

Pain Management in the ICU

Agitation Scale

Glasgow Coma Score

Neuromuscular Blockade

Lumbar Puncture

Brain Death Examination

Intracranial Pressure Monitoring

Electroencephalography

Cerebral Oximetry

Direct Brain Tissue Oxygen Measurement

Jugular Venous Oximetry

Cerebral Microdialysis

Transcranial Doppler Examination

Portable Computerized Axial Tomography Scanning

SECTION III: THORACIC AND RESPIRATORY PROCEDURES

Emergency Airway Cart

Bag-Mask Ventilation

Noninvasive Ventilation

Laryngeal Mask Airway

Oral Endotracheal Intubation

Percutaneous Airways

Mechanical Ventilation

Bronchoscopy

Thoracentesis

Tube Thoracostomy

SECTION IV: CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES

Electrocardiography

Catheter Insertion

Arterial Line Cannulation

Central Venous Catheterization

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter

Pulmonary Artery Catheterization

Cardiac Output Determination

Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Insertion

Pericardiocentesis

SECTION V: GASTROINTESTINAL FEATURES

Nasogastric Tube Insertion

Nasoduodenal Feeding Tube

Percutaneous Gastric Tube

Paracentesis

Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Diagnosis

SECTION VI: GENITOURINARY PROCEDURES

Male Urinary Drainage Catheter

Female Urinary Drainage Catheter

Suprapubic Catheterization

Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies

SECTION VII: EXTREMITY PROCEDURES

Deep Venous Thrombosis Prophylaxis

Diagnosis of Compartment Syndrome

Doppler Evaluation of Pulses

Extremity Splinting

Blood Culturing

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.