Libri di Edward A. Bittner

With concise, full-color coverage of this rapidly enlarging field, Critical Care Handbook of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Seventh Edition, is your go-to guide for practical, complete, and current information on medical and surgical critical care. Edited by Drs. Edward A. Bittner, Lorenzo Berra, Peter J. Fagenholz, Jean Kwo, Jarone Lee, and Abraham Sonny, this user-friendly handbook is designed for rapid reference, providing reliable, hospital-tested protocols that reflect today's most advanced critical care practices. An at-a-glance outline format and portable size make it an essential manual for medical students, residents with rotations in ICUs, and physicians and nurses who work in critical care.  Reflects a multidisciplinary approach throughout, in a convenient size for on-the-go reference  Contains well-written, comprehensive coverage of general principles, specific considerations such as ARDS, and health care services such as ICU handoffs and transitions  Uses an efficient outline format with bolded key words and concepts  Includes new chapters on critical care management of COVID-19, heart failure, and pulmonary hypertension  The VST Ebook includes four new videos on Patient Positioning, Direct Laryngoscopy, Blood Cultures, and Fetal Heart Monitoring   Written by MGH attendings, fellows in critical care, nurses, and residents in anesthesia, critical care, and pain medicine, with input from surgery, pulmonary care, pediatrics, neurology, and pharmacy    Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience  Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone.  Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.

Practical, portable, and accessible, this new addition to the LWW Handbook Series covers all facets of care given to patients postoperatively, both early on in the PACU and later on the floor. A multidisciplinary team of residents, fellows, and faculty at the highly esteemed Massachusetts General Hospital employ an easy-to-use outline format to cover topics such as patient care, postoperative complications, special considerations, CPR in the PACU, ethico-legal issues, and PACU administration.Key FeaturesCovers the wide variety of patients encountered in the PACU (such as patients just out of thoracic surgery vs. those coming from genitourinary surgery).Presents the combined experience and knowledge of anesthesiologists, surgeons, and perianesthesia nurses, mirroring the team structure of care given postoperatively.Discusses the considerations necessary for special patient populations such as obese patients or substance abuse patients.Addresses PACU organization and management, quality assurance, infection control, legal and ethical issues, and more.Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac. Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience:The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time - providing a seamless reading experience online or offlinePowerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooksMultiple viewing options that enable you to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity as well as responsive designThe ability to highlight text and add notes with one click

Prepare for success on in-training, certifying, and recertification exams! Anesthesia Review: Blasting the Boards is a high-yield study guide designed to maximize your study time and help you ace the written boards. A full-color, outline format features bulleted lists and numerous diagrams to facilitate quick memorization and information retrieval. It's an ideal review resource for residents, CRNAs preparing for certification, and practitioners who need to recertify. Key Features *22 succinct chapters cover the five content areas tested - basic sciences, clinical sciences, organ-based basic and clinical sciences, clinical subspecialties, and special problems or issues in anesthesiology.* Content is presented in high-yield, digestible chunks using a full-color, outline format.*Anesthesiology keywords are highlighted for quick memorization and retrieval.*Recently identified knowledge gaps are addressed in each chapter.* Every chapter concludes with five or more multiple choice questions and explanations.Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:*Complete content with enhanced navigation*Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web*Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation*Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text* Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues*Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use

Il Manuale di Procedure di Anestesia Clinica del Massachusetts General Hospital, 10ª edizione, offre linee guida attuali, complete e concise su tuttigli aspetti dell’anestesia, dell’assistenza perioperatoria, dell’assistenza critica e della gestione del dolore. Questa guida affidabile, fornisce risposte rapide ai problemi più frequenti che si incontrano nella pratica anestesiologica quotidiana, rappresentando una risorsa preziosa per gli anestesisti praticanti e gli specializzandi, nonché per i tirocinanti e gli infermieri d’anestesia