Critical situations in acute and emergency care are one of the great clinical challenges. The nature of such care, involving uncertainty, high stakes, time pressure, and stress, makes this domain particularly vulnerable to errors in patient treatment. It has been increasingly ac…
Acute pediatric neurology
This book provides recommendations for evaluation and therapy in the area of acute pediatric neurology; these are presented didactically with frequent use of illustrations and algorithms. Chapters in the first part of the book discuss presenting symptoms of acute neurological co…
Critically ill patients are at risk for a higher frequency and severity of adverse drug events (ADEs), and special patient populations of the critically ill - requiring for instance individualized dosing due to non-average weight, hepatic or renal dysfunction, extracorporeal cir…
This book provides an overview of pulmonary hypertensive diseases, the current understanding of their pathobiology, and a contemporary approach to diagnosis and treatment. It discusses the definition and classification of these disorders and the epidemiology of pulmonary arteria…
This text focuses on the effective delivery of respiratory support to children, infants and newborns. It covers physiological, mechanical, ethical and educational topics. It also explains step-by-step rational use of mechanical ventilation.
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