Significantly revised from cover to cover, Oh's Intensive Care Manual, 9th Edition, is a must-have, quick-reference resource for ICU physicians at all levels of experience. New and updated topics cover all aspects of intensive care in sufficient detail for daily practice or exam preparation, while also keeping you up to date with the latest innovations in the field. All content has been thoroughly reviewed to ensure coverage of contemporary exam curricula and essential clinical topics—resulting in a single, convenient text that covers exactly the information you need to know in every key area of intensive care medicine.
1. Cover image - p. c 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. List of Contributors - p. v 5. Preface - p. xvii 6. Acknowledgements - p. xviii 7. Contents - p. xix 8. Part One Structure and Process - p. 1 9. 1 Design and organisation of intensive care units - p. 3 10. 2 Rapid response systems: care of critically ill patients outside of critical care - p. 10 11. 3 Critical care nursing - p. 16 12. 4 Allied health professionals in ICU - p. 24 13. 5 Team-based healthcare delivery - p. 30 14. 6 Pandemic and major incident planning - p. 41 15. 7 Transport of critically ill patients - p. 48 16. 8 Common problems after ICU - p. 60 17. Part Two Decision making - p. 67 18. 9 Clinical assessment of the critically ill patient - p. 69 19. 10 Severity scoring and outcome prediction - p. 75 20. 11 Trials - p. 89 21. 12 Ethics - p. 99 22. 13 Treatment limitation and palliative care - p. 103 23. 14 The determination of death in ICU - p. 109 24. Part Three Sepsis and infections requiring ICU support - p. 117 25. 15 Sepsis and septic shock - p. 119 26. 16 Multi-organ dysfunction syndrome - p. 127 27. 17 Genetics in sepsis - p. 137 28. 18 Healthcare-associated infection - p. 144 29. 19 Fungal infection - p. 151 30. 20 Principles of antimicrobial use in the intensive care unit - p. 162 31. 21 Tropical infections - p. 169 32. 22 Severe soft-tissue infections - p. 182 33. Part Four Cardiovascular Intensive Care - p. 189 34. 23 Overview of shock - p. 191 35. 24 Haemodynamic monitoring - p. 198 36. 25 Echocardiography in intensive care - p. 219 37. 26 Inotropes and vasopressors (vasoactive drugs) - p. 232 38. 27 Vasodilators and antihypertensives - p. 241 39. 28 Mechanical cardiac supports - p. 253 40. 29 Acute coronary syndromes, investigations and interventions - p. 263 41. 30 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (including defibrillation) - p. 289 42. 31 Cardiac arrhythmias - p. 298 43. 32 Cardiac pacing - p. 366 44. 33 Acute heart failure and pulmonary hypertension - p. 378 45. 34 Valvular and congenital heart disease and infective endocarditis - p. 398 46. 35 Acute aortic syndrome - p. 415 47. Part Five Respiratory Failure - p. 431 48. 36 Overview of respiratory failure in ICU - p. 433 49. 37 Acute respiratory distress syndrome - p. 442 50. 38 Respiratory monitoring - p. 455 51. 39 Troubleshooting mechanical ventilation waveforms - p. 473 52. 40 Chest imaging and ultrasound in the ICU - p. 483 53. 41 Oxygen therapy, humidifiers and inhalation therapy - p. 502 54. 42 Mechanical ventilator support - p. 518 55. 43 Non-invasive ventilation - p. 533 56. 44 Airway management and acute airway obstruction - p. 540 57. 45 Pulmonary embolism - p. 554 58. 46 Acute severe asthma - p. 564 59. 47 Acute respiratory failure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - p. 578 60. 48 Pneumonia - p. 589 61. 49 COVID-19 - p. 605 62. 50 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure - p. 614 63. Part Six Gastroenterological Emergencies and Surgery - p. 621 64. 51 Enteral and parenteral nutrition - p. 623 65. 52 Acute gastrointestinal bleeding - p. 630 66. 53 Acute pancreatitis - p. 642 67. 54 Hepatic failure - p. 648 68. Part Seven Acute Renal Failure - p. 669 69. 55 Acute kidney injury - p. 671 70. 56 Renal replacement therapy - p. 677 71. 57 Acid-base disorders and hyperlactataemia - p. 684 72. 58 Fluid and electrolyte therapy - p. 696 73. Part Eight Neurological Disorders - p. 713 74. 59 Disorders of consciousness - p. 715 75. 60 Cerebral protection - p. 729 76. 61 Status epilepticus - p. 736 77. 62 Acute cerebrovascular complications - p. 749 78. 63 Meningitis and encephalomyelitis - p. 761 79. 64 Neuromonitoring - p. 772 80. 65 Delirium - p. 783 81. 66 ICU-acquired weakness - p. 790 82. 67 Neuromuscular disorders - p. 801 83. Part Nine Endocrine Disorders - p. 813 84. 68 Diabetic emergencies and glucose control in the ICU - p. 815 85. 69 Polyuria in the ICU – diabetes insipidus and other causes - p. 824 86. 70 Thyroid emergencies - p. 838 87. 71 Adrenocortical insufficiency in critical illness - p. 847 88. Part Ten Surgical Patient - p. 855 89. 72 Preoperative assessment of the high-risk patient - p. 857 90. 73 Postoperative cardiac intensive care - p. 862 91. 74 Post-operative thoracic surgical patient - p. 872 92. 75 Management of the post-operative neurosurgical patient - p. 879 93. 76 Postoperative care after major abdominal operations - p. 885 94. Part Eleven Severe and Multiple Trauma - p. 897 95. 77 Severe and multiple injuries - p. 899 96. 78 Severe head injuries - p. 908 97. 79 Maxillofacial and upper-airway injuries - p. 915 98. 80 Chest injuries - p. 922 99. 81 Spinal injuries - p. 933 100. 82 Abdominal and pelvic injuries - p. 946 101. Part Twelve Special Populations - p. 955 102. 83 Intensive care and the elderly - p. 957 103. 84 Obesity - p. 967 104. 85 The immunocompromised host - p. 975 105. 86 Implications of solid tumours for intensive care - p. 982 106. 87 Māori, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations and critical illness: an overview - p. 989 107. 88 Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and related disorders in pregnancy - p. 997 108. 89 Obstetric emergencies - p. 1008 109. Part Thirteen The Paediatric Patient - p. 1019 110. 90 The critically ill child - p. 1021 111. 91 Upper airway obstruction in children - p. 1027 112. 92 Acute respiratory distress in children - p. 1035 113. 93 Paediatric fluid and electrolyte therapy - p. 1045 114. 94 Sedation and analgesia in children - p. 1056 115. 95 Shock and cardiac disease in children - p. 1066 116. 96 Neurological emergencies in children - p. 1080 117. 97 Paediatric trauma - p. 1095 118. 98 Paediatric treatment limitation and organ donation - p. 1102 119. 99 Paediatric poisoning and envenomation - p. 1109 120. 100 Paediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation - p. 1119 121. Part Fourteen Environmental Injuries - p. 1127 122. 101 Poisoning and drug intoxication - p. 1129 123. 102 Submersion - p. 1142 124. 103 Burns - p. 1146 125. 104 Thermal disorders - p. 1153 126. 105 Electrical safety and injuries - p. 1168 127. 106 Envenomation - p. 1180 128. 107 Blast and ballistic trauma - p. 1191 129. 108 Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear exposure management - p. 1204 130. Part Fifteen Inflammatory and Immune Disorders - p. 1215 131. 109 Anaphylaxis - p. 1217 132. 110 Therapeutic plasma exchange and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy - p. 1228 133. 111 Rheumatology - p. 1239 134. Part Sixteen Haematological Management - p. 1251 135. 112 Blood transfusion and patient blood management - p. 1253 136. 113 Haemostatic failure - p. 1267 137. 114 Haematological malignancy - p. 1286 138. Part Seventeen Transplantation - p. 1297 139. 115 Organ donation - p. 1299 140. 116 Liver and kidney transplantation - p. 1310 141. 117 Heart transplantation - p. 1327 142. 118 Lung transplantation - p. 1336 143. Part Eighteen Pharmacologic Considerations - p. 1347 144. 119 Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and drug monitoring in acute illness - p. 1349 145. 120 Sedation and pain management in intensive care - p. 1356 146. Index - p. 1367
Significantly revised from cover to cover, Oh's Intensive Care Manual, 9th Edition, is a must-have, quick-reference resource for ICU physicians at all levels of experience. New and updated topics cover all aspects of intensive care in sufficient detail for daily practice or exam preparation, while also keeping you up to date with the latest innovations in the field. All content has been thoroughly reviewed to ensure coverage of contemporary exam curricula and essential clinical topics—resulting in a single, convenient text that covers exactly the information you need to know in every key area of intensive care medicine.
1. Cover image - p. c 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. List of Contributors - p. v 5. Preface - p. xvii 6. Acknowledgements - p. xviii 7. Contents - p. xix 8. Part One Structure and Process - p. 1 9. 1 Design and organisation of intensive care units - p. 3 10. 2 Rapid response systems: care of critically ill patients outside of critical care - p. 10 11. 3 Critical care nursing - p. 16 12. 4 Allied health professionals in ICU - p. 24 13. 5 Team-based healthcare delivery - p. 30 14. 6 Pandemic and major incident planning - p. 41 15. 7 Transport of critically ill patients - p. 48 16. 8 Common problems after ICU - p. 60 17. Part Two Decision making - p. 67 18. 9 Clinical assessment of the critically ill patient - p. 69 19. 10 Severity scoring and outcome prediction - p. 75 20. 11 Trials - p. 89 21. 12 Ethics - p. 99 22. 13 Treatment limitation and palliative care - p. 103 23. 14 The determination of death in ICU - p. 109 24. Part Three Sepsis and infections requiring ICU support - p. 117 25. 15 Sepsis and septic shock - p. 119 26. 16 Multi-organ dysfunction syndrome - p. 127 27. 17 Genetics in sepsis - p. 137 28. 18 Healthcare-associated infection - p. 144 29. 19 Fungal infection - p. 151 30. 20 Principles of antimicrobial use in the intensive care unit - p. 162 31. 21 Tropical infections - p. 169 32. 22 Severe soft-tissue infections - p. 182 33. Part Four Cardiovascular Intensive Care - p. 189 34. 23 Overview of shock - p. 191 35. 24 Haemodynamic monitoring - p. 198 36. 25 Echocardiography in intensive care - p. 219 37. 26 Inotropes and vasopressors (vasoactive drugs) - p. 232 38. 27 Vasodilators and antihypertensives - p. 241 39. 28 Mechanical cardiac supports - p. 253 40. 29 Acute coronary syndromes, investigations and interventions - p. 263 41. 30 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (including defibrillation) - p. 289 42. 31 Cardiac arrhythmias - p. 298 43. 32 Cardiac pacing - p. 366 44. 33 Acute heart failure and pulmonary hypertension - p. 378 45. 34 Valvular and congenital heart disease and infective endocarditis - p. 398 46. 35 Acute aortic syndrome - p. 415 47. Part Five Respiratory Failure - p. 431 48. 36 Overview of respiratory failure in ICU - p. 433 49. 37 Acute respiratory distress syndrome - p. 442 50. 38 Respiratory monitoring - p. 455 51. 39 Troubleshooting mechanical ventilation waveforms - p. 473 52. 40 Chest imaging and ultrasound in the ICU - p. 483 53. 41 Oxygen therapy, humidifiers and inhalation therapy - p. 502 54. 42 Mechanical ventilator support - p. 518 55. 43 Non-invasive ventilation - p. 533 56. 44 Airway management and acute airway obstruction - p. 540 57. 45 Pulmonary embolism - p. 554 58. 46 Acute severe asthma - p. 564 59. 47 Acute respiratory failure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - p. 578 60. 48 Pneumonia - p. 589 61. 49 COVID-19 - p. 605 62. 50 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure - p. 614 63. Part Six Gastroenterological Emergencies and Surgery - p. 621 64. 51 Enteral and parenteral nutrition - p. 623 65. 52 Acute gastrointestinal bleeding - p. 630 66. 53 Acute pancreatitis - p. 642 67. 54 Hepatic failure - p. 648 68. Part Seven Acute Renal Failure - p. 669 69. 55 Acute kidney injury - p. 671 70. 56 Renal replacement therapy - p. 677 71. 57 Acid-base disorders and hyperlactataemia - p. 684 72. 58 Fluid and electrolyte therapy - p. 696 73. Part Eight Neurological Disorders - p. 713 74. 59 Disorders of consciousness - p. 715 75. 60 Cerebral protection - p. 729 76. 61 Status epilepticus - p. 736 77. 62 Acute cerebrovascular complications - p. 749 78. 63 Meningitis and encephalomyelitis - p. 761 79. 64 Neuromonitoring - p. 772 80. 65 Delirium - p. 783 81. 66 ICU-acquired weakness - p. 790 82. 67 Neuromuscular disorders - p. 801 83. Part Nine Endocrine Disorders - p. 813 84. 68 Diabetic emergencies and glucose control in the ICU - p. 815 85. 69 Polyuria in the ICU – diabetes insipidus and other causes - p. 824 86. 70 Thyroid emergencies - p. 838 87. 71 Adrenocortical insufficiency in critical illness - p. 847 88. Part Ten Surgical Patient - p. 855 89. 72 Preoperative assessment of the high-risk patient - p. 857 90. 73 Postoperative cardiac intensive care - p. 862 91. 74 Post-operative thoracic surgical patient - p. 872 92. 75 Management of the post-operative neurosurgical patient - p. 879 93. 76 Postoperative care after major abdominal operations - p. 885 94. Part Eleven Severe and Multiple Trauma - p. 897 95. 77 Severe and multiple injuries - p. 899 96. 78 Severe head injuries - p. 908 97. 79 Maxillofacial and upper-airway injuries - p. 915 98. 80 Chest injuries - p. 922 99. 81 Spinal injuries - p. 933 100. 82 Abdominal and pelvic injuries - p. 946 101. Part Twelve Special Populations - p. 955 102. 83 Intensive care and the elderly - p. 957 103. 84 Obesity - p. 967 104. 85 The immunocompromised host - p. 975 105. 86 Implications of solid tumours for intensive care - p. 982 106. 87 Māori, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations and critical illness: an overview - p. 989 107. 88 Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and related disorders in pregnancy - p. 997 108. 89 Obstetric emergencies - p. 1008 109. Part Thirteen The Paediatric Patient - p. 1019 110. 90 The critically ill child - p. 1021 111. 91 Upper airway obstruction in children - p. 1027 112. 92 Acute respiratory distress in children - p. 1035 113. 93 Paediatric fluid and electrolyte therapy - p. 1045 114. 94 Sedation and analgesia in children - p. 1056 115. 95 Shock and cardiac disease in children - p. 1066 116. 96 Neurological emergencies in children - p. 1080 117. 97 Paediatric trauma - p. 1095 118. 98 Paediatric treatment limitation and organ donation - p. 1102 119. 99 Paediatric poisoning and envenomation - p. 1109 120. 100 Paediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation - p. 1119 121. Part Fourteen Environmental Injuries - p. 1127 122. 101 Poisoning and drug intoxication - p. 1129 123. 102 Submersion - p. 1142 124. 103 Burns - p. 1146 125. 104 Thermal disorders - p. 1153 126. 105 Electrical safety and injuries - p. 1168 127. 106 Envenomation - p. 1180 128. 107 Blast and ballistic trauma - p. 1191 129. 108 Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear exposure management - p. 1204 130. Part Fifteen Inflammatory and Immune Disorders - p. 1215 131. 109 Anaphylaxis - p. 1217 132. 110 Therapeutic plasma exchange and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy - p. 1228 133. 111 Rheumatology - p. 1239 134. Part Sixteen Haematological Management - p. 1251 135. 112 Blood transfusion and patient blood management - p. 1253 136. 113 Haemostatic failure - p. 1267 137. 114 Haematological malignancy - p. 1286 138. Part Seventeen Transplantation - p. 1297 139. 115 Organ donation - p. 1299 140. 116 Liver and kidney transplantation - p. 1310 141. 117 Heart transplantation - p. 1327 142. 118 Lung transplantation - p. 1336 143. Part Eighteen Pharmacologic Considerations - p. 1347 144. 119 Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and drug monitoring in acute illness - p. 1349 145. 120 Sedation and pain management in intensive care - p. 1356 146. Index - p. 1367
