Evidence-based practice of critical care

Approach any critical care challenge using a practical, consistent strategy based on best practices with Evidence-Based Practice of Critical Care, 3rd Edition. Unique, question-based chapters cover the wide variety of clinical options in critical care, examine the relevant research, and provide recommendations based on a thorough analysis of available evidence. Drs. Clifford S. Deutschman and Patrick J. Nelligan, along with nearly 200 critical-care experts, provide a comprehensive framework for translating evidence into practice, helping both residents and practitioners obtain the best possible outcomes for critically ill patients. Covers a full range of critical care challenges, from routine care to complicated and special situations. Helps you think through each question in a logical, efficient manner, using a practical, consistent approach to available management options and guidelines. Features revised and updated information based on current research, and includes all-new cases on key topics and controversies such as the use/overuse of antibiotics, drug resistance in the ICU, non-invasive mechanical ventilation, frequency of transfusions, and duration of renal replacement therapies. Provides numerous quick-reference tables that summarize the available literature and recommended clinical approaches. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Preface: Is hypothermia useful to prevent brain injury after cardiac arrest? In other settings? -- Has evidence-based medicine changed the practice of critical care? -- Do protocols/guidelines actually improve outcomes? -- What happens to critically ill patients after they leave the ICU? -- What can be done to enhance recognition of the post-ICU syndrome (PICS)? What can be done to prevent it? What can be done to treat it? -- How have genomics informed our understanding of critical illness? -- Is oxygen toxic? -- What is the role of noninvasive respiratory support and high-flow nasal cannula in the intensive care client? -- What is the role of PEEP and recruitment maneuvers in ARDS? -- What is the best way to wean and liberate patients from mechanical ventilation? -- How does mechanical ventilation damage lungs? What can be done to prevent it? -- How should exacerbations of COPD be managed in the intensive care unit? -- Is diaphragmatic dysfunction a major problem following mechanical ventilation? -- ARDS: Are the current definitions useful? -- What are the pathologic and pathophysiologic changes that accompany ARDS? -- What factors predispose patients to acute respiratory distres…