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Author:   Biagio Allaria
Publisher:   Springer Verlag
Imprint:   Springer Verlag
Edition:   2012
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.296kg
ISBN:  

9788847024595

ISBN 10:   8847024595
Pages:   172
Publication Date:   16 January 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Critical care medicine in the elderly: clinical, ethical and economic controversies.- Does GDHT still make sense in the perioperative period in the critical patient?.- Abdominal compartment syndrome and intensive care medicine.- Acute liver failure.- The use of diuretics in intensive care medicine.- Hemorrhage and the perioperative period: the hematologist’s opinion.- Hypercapnia.- Are we sure of using drugs in the right way in critical patients?  Decontamination of the digestive tract.- Kidneys, heart and lungs during dysrhythmias.- VAP (Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia).- Artificial respiration and the asthmatic patient.

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From the reviews: This collection of reviews describes the contemporary management of a variety of perioperative problems. ... Senior trainees and practitioners will benefit from this reference, which is easily carried in a coat pocket. ... Each chapter includes a reference list identifying key citations from the primary literature ... . This is an easy-to-read collection of updates ... . (David J. Dries, Doody's Review Service, November, 2012)

Author Information

Biagio Allaria graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Milan in 1961. Prior to 2003 he was Chief Physician and Head of Department at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori (National Cancer Institute) in Milan, and he has also been a Professor in the School of Anesthesia and Resuscitation at the University of Milan. Currently he is Chief Scientist for Medical Evidence Data Italia, authorized provider of continuing education courses. Dr. Allaria has taught on the courses offered by the Federation Des Ecoles Europèennes d’Anesthesiologie (FEEA). He is the author of more than 150 scientific works, including two books published by Springer, and his principal areas of interest are cardiac research in anesthesiology and critical care medicine.

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