Delirium in Critical Care - Valerie J. Page, E. Wesley Ely

Delirium in Critical Care

Buch | Softcover
256 Seiten
2015 | 2nd Revised edition
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-43365-6 (ISBN)
52,35 inkl. MwSt
This concise handbook describes tools the bedside clinician can use to prevent, diagnose and manage delirium in critically ill patients. Fully up to date, including new developments in assessing risk and diagnosis and the effect of antipsychotics, this second edition is essential reading for trainees, consultants and nurses in the ICU.
The fully updated second edition of this popular handbook concisely summarises all current knowledge about delirium in critically ill patients and describes simple tools the bedside clinician can use to prevent, diagnose and manage delirium. Chapters discuss new developments in assessing risk and diagnosis, crucial discoveries regarding delirium and long-term cognitive outcomes, and dangers of sedation and death. Updated management advice reflects new evidence about antipsychotics and delirium. This book explains how to minimise the risks of delirium, drugs to avoid, drugs to use and when to use them, as well as current theories regarding pathophysiology, different motoric subtypes leading to missed diagnosis, and the adverse impact of delirium on patient outcomes. While there are still unanswered questions, this edition contains all the available answers. Illustrated with real-life case reports, Delirium in Critical Care is essential reading for trainees, consultants and nurses in the ICU and emergency department.

Valerie J. Page is Consultant in Critical Care, Watford General Hospital, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, UK. E. Wesley Ely is Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Foreword David K. Menon; A patient testimony; 1. What is delirium in critical care?; 2. How common is delirium in critical care?; 3. What does delirium look like in critical care?; 4. Delirium in critical care - how does it happen?; 5. Delirium - what causes it? Risk factors; 6. Delirium in critical care - why is it important?; 7. Delirium in critical care - how do we diagnose it?; 8. How to prevent delirium?; 9. Treatment of delirium in critical care; 10. Mental capacity and restraints; 11. End of life care; 12. What's the future?; Selected references; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 12.3.2015
Reihe/Serie Core Critical Care
Zusatzinfo 30 Tables, black and white; 19 Halftones, unspecified; 16 Line drawings, unspecified
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 125 x 190 mm
Gewicht 270 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Anästhesie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Intensivmedizin
ISBN-10 1-107-43365-7 / 1107433657
ISBN-13 978-1-107-43365-6 / 9781107433656
Zustand Neuware
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