Oncologic critical care

"This major reference work is the most comprehensive resource on oncologic critical care. The text reviews all significant aspects of oncologic ICU practices, with a particular focus on challenges encountered in the diagnosis and management of the critically ill cancer patient population. Comprised of over 140 chapters, the text explores such topics as the organization and management of an oncologic ICU, diseases and complications encountered in the oncologic ICU, multidisciplinary care, surgical care, transfusion medicine, special patient populations, critical care procedures, ethics, pain management, and palliative care. Written by worldwide experts in the field, Oncologic Critical Care is a valuable resource for intensivists, advance practice providers, nurses, and other healthcare providers, that will help close significant knowledge and educational gaps within the realm of medical care for critically ill cancer patients." -- Prové de l'editor.

Conté: Oncologic Critical Care Department Organization -- Critical Care Staffing -- ICU Admission and Discharge Criteria -- Quality Assurance and Improvement -- ICU Utilization -- Current Trends in ICU Beds, Use, Occupancy, and Costs in the United States -- Early Warning Systems for the ICU -- Patient Risk Prediction Model (Severity of Illness Scores) -- Rapid Response Team -- Nursing -- Pharmacy -- Nutrition -- Physical and Occupational Therapy -- Patient Support -- Advocacy and Social Work -- Chaplaincy -- Role of the APPs in the Onco-ICU -- Credentialing -- Competencies -- Chemotherapy -- Considerations for Medications Commonly Utilized in the Oncology Population -- Supportive Care Considerations -- GHVD, TEN, and Mycosis Fungoides -- Medication-induced Neurotoxicity -- Delirium and Psychosis -- Seizures and Status Epilepticus -- Stroke -- Increased Intracranial Pressure (brain mets, ich, hydrocephalus, etc) -- Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) -- Tumor-related Diseases/Neoplastic Meningitis/Leptomeningeal Disease -- Frequent CNS Infections in the Immunosuppressed Patient -- Intracranial Hemorrhage Focused on Cancer and Hemato-oncologic Patients -- Spinal Cord…