Preface to first edition
Preface to second edition
1. A systematic approach to caring for the seriously ill
2. Organisation of an Intensive Care Unit
3. Routine care of the seriously ill
4. Fluid therapy and electrolytes
5. Nutrition and metabolism
6. Acid base balance
7. Sedation, analgesia and muscle relaxants
8. Shock and anaphylaxis
9. Multiorgan failure
10. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
11. Body temperature disorders
12. Transport of the seriously ill
13. Infection
14. Trauma
15. Poisoning
16. Acute respiratory failure
17. Interpretation of the portable chest film
18. Specific respiratory problems
19. Ventilatory techniques
20. Cardiorespiratory monitoring
21. Acute cardiovascular failure
22. Specific cardiovascular problems
23. Acute cranial disasters
24. Specific intercranial problems
25. Critical care neurology
26. Acute renal failure
27. Critical care gastroenterology
28. Critical care haematology
29. Critical care endocrinology
30. Obstetrics emergencies
31. Economics, outcome and ethics intensive care
Appendix 1. SI units
Appendix 2. Normal biochemical values
Appendix 3. Normal haematological/clotting values
Appendix 4. Normal urine values
Appendix 5. Normal CSF values
Appendix 6. Respiratory physiology and blood gases
Appendix 7. Cardiorespiratory abbreviations
Appendix 8. Toxicology
Index.
