Description

Key Features

• Descriptions are supported by relevant diagrams, tables, boxes and images for easy understanding.
• Book is segmented into 14 sections, which are further divided into 124 chapters.
• Cross reference of chapters in relevant contents have been mentioned.
• Updated information with latest references has been incorporated.
• 15 new chapters added on Neuroimaging in Critical Care, Non-invasive Ventilation, Shock and Multiorgan Dysfunction Syndrome, Extracorporeal Therapies in ICU, Critical Care Issues in Elderly and Obese Patients, COVID-19 Disease, Fluid Physiology and Disorders of Sodium in the Critically III, Electrolyte Disorders in ICU, Gastrointestinal Emergencies, Perioperative Care of Patients Undergoing Lung Transplant, Renal Transplant: An Overview and Post-surgical Critical Care, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Newer Antimicrobials, Medication Overdose and Communication and Consents in the Intensive Care Unit.
• Special emphasis is given to trauma and toxicology as these domains are important in clinical practice as well as commonly asked in examinations of critical care courses and fellowships.
• Cardiac critical care section is supplemented with images of relevant ECGs and echocardiography which immensely elucidate the subject.
• Incorporation of ‘‘Key Points’’ summaries at the end of each chapter to keep book handy.
• References of chapters are provided online which can be accessed by QR code scan.