Description
Overview
The Obstetric Intensive Care Manual is an acclaimed quick-reference manual focusing on the clinical management of the critically ill pregnant patient. This go-to guide for obstetricians, intensivists, residents, and nurses provides immediate, practical guidance on intensive and critical care obstetric issues. It delivers treatment information on the most commonly encountered emergencies such as maternal sepsis, postpartum hemorrhage, cardiac disease, and thyroid emergencies. The manual also covers key topics in managing obstetric patients in the ICU.
Key Features
- Updated content reflects the best available evidence
- Easy-to-apply step-by-step guidance
- Numerous summary tables, algorithms, figures, boxed information, and illustrations
- Memory aids for efficient learning and recall
Highlights
This resource provides outstanding care to critically ill patients, making even the most complex treatment protocol simple to implement. It is a time-proven reference that delivers focused coverage over an extensive range of topics relative to obstetric intensive care.
Book Structure
The book is carefully written and formatted to deliver at-a-glance answers. It is characterized by easy-to-follow guides, summary tables, figures, and boxed information. Specific topics are covered such as transporting critically ill patients, fetal considerations and neonatal resuscitation, fluid and electrolyte therapy, and advanced cardiac life support.
Authors
Michael R. Foley, Thomas H. Strong, Thomas J. Garite
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