ABC of sepsis [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Ron Daniels, Tim Nutbeam

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : BMJ/ Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (100 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.9/44
• Soggetto topico: Septicemia; Infection
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: DanielsRon, MD. NutbeamTim
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ABC of Sepsis; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Defining the Spectrum of Disease; 3 Identifying the Patient with Sepsis; 4 Serious Complications of Sepsis; 5 The Pathophysiology of Sepsis; 6 Initial Resuscitation; 7 Microbiology and Antibiotic Therapy; 8 Infection Prevention and Control; 9 The Role of Imaging in Sepsis; 10 Presentations in Medical Patients; 11 Presentations in Surgical Patients; 12 Special Cases: The Immunocompromised Patient; 13 The Role of Critical Care; 14 Monitoring the Septic Patient; 15 Novel Therapies in Sepsis; 16 Approaches to Achieve Change; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The importance of early prevention and treatment of sepsis has never been greater. In the UK alone sepsis contributes to more deaths than lung cancer, from bowel cancer and breast cancer combined, and approximately one third of patients who suffer from severe sepsis die. The ABC of Sepsis provides a much needed introduction and an invaluable aid in the increasing efforts to reduce hospital infection and improve patient safety. As growing numbers of junior medical staff experience emergency medicine, critical care and acute medicine as part of the Foundation Programme, there is an incr
• Titolo autorizzato: ABC of sepsis
• ISBN: 1-4443-1665-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455085303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: ABC Series