Oxford Desk Reference: Critical Care

* The definitive reference on the latest evidence based practice in critical care
* Designed to cover the whole discipline of critical care, advocating the optimum management of a particular condition
* Reflects current best practice with an international expert author team
* Topics are presented in a consistent easy-to-read format for reference during a busy clinic

Critical care medicine is an evolving speciality in which the amount of available information is growing daily and spread across a myriad of books, journals and websites. This essential guide brings together this information in an easy-to-use format. Up-to-date, relevant, and evidence-based information on the management of the critically ill is combined in one resource, ideal for the use of Intensive Care Units, High Dependency Units, acute medical or surgical wards, Accident and Emergency departments and operating theatres.

The book is designed such that each subject will form a self-contained topic in its own right, laid out across two or four pages to facilitate the key aim of rapid and easy access to information. This makes the information included simple to find, read and absorb, so that the book can be consulted in the clinic or ward setting for information on the optimum management of a particular condition.

With chapters written by internationally renowned critical care specialists and edited by the three of the leading figures in UK Critical Care, this book should be an essential resource for all critical care physicians.



1: Respiratory Therapy Techniques
2: Cardiovascular Therapy Techniques
3: Renal Therapy Techniques
4: Gastrointestinal Therapy Techniques
5: Nutrition
6: Respiratory Monitoring
7: Cardiovascular Monitoring
8: Neurological Monitoring
9: Fluids
10: Respiratory Drugs
11: Cardiovascular Drugs
12: Gastrointestinal Drugs
13: Neurological Drugs
14: Haematological Drugs
15: Miscellaneous Drugs
16: Resuscitation
17: Respiratory Disorders
18: Cardiovascular Disorders
19: Renal Disorders
20: Gastrointestinal Disorders
21: Hepatic Disorders
22: Neurological Disorders
23: Haematological Disorders
24: Metabolic Disorders
25: Poisoning
26: Shock
27: Infection and Inflammation
28: Trauma and Burns
29: Physical Disorders
30: Pain and Post-Operative Intensive Care
31: Obstetric Emergencies
32: Death and Dying
33: ICU Organisation and Management