Surviving Sepsis

Surviving Sepsis
Author: K. I. A. Marie Brazil
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-03-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781955302012

Sepsis Management in Resource-limited Settings

Sepsis Management in Resource-limited Settings
Author: Arjen M. Dondorp
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2019-02-08
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3030031438

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. It constitutes a unique source of knowledge and guidance for all healthcare workers who care for patients with sepsis and septic shock in resource-limited settings. More than eighty percent of the worldwide deaths related to sepsis occur in resource-limited settings in low and middle-income countries. Current international sepsis guidelines cannot be implemented without adaptations towards these settings, mainly because of the difference in local resources and a different spectrum of infectious diseases causing sepsis. This prompted members of the Global Intensive Care working group of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) and the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU, Bangkok, Thailand) - among which the Editors – to develop with an international group of experts a comprehensive set of recommendations for the management of sepsis in resource-limited settings. Recommendations are based on both current scientific evidence and clinical experience of clinicians working in resource-limited settings. The book includes an overview chapter outlining the current challenges and future directions of sepsis management as well as general recommendations on the structure and organization of intensive care services in resource-limited settings. Specific recommendations on the recognition and management of patients with sepsis and septic shock in these settings are grouped into seven chapters. The book provides evidence-based practical guidance for doctors in low and middle income countries treating patients with sepsis, and highlights areas for further research and discussion.

Sepsis

Sepsis
Author: Nicholas S. Ward
Publisher: Humana Press
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2017-05-29
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3319484702

This book is designed to provide a comprehensive and state-of-the-art resource for clinicians who care for patients with sepsis and research scientist alike, . Patients with severe sepsis requiring ICU admission have very high rates of ICU and overall hospital mortality, with estimates ranging from 18 to 50%. Risk factors for death from sepsis include underlying illness, increased age, and multi-system organ failure. This is compounded by the significant variation in the management of early severe sepsis. Care of these patients and clinical conditions can be quite complex, and materials are collected from the most current, evidence-based resources. Book sections have been structured to review the overall definitions and epidemiology of sepsis as well as current insights into the pathophysiology of sepsis. This review summarizes the evidence for the international consensus guidelines for the identification and management of sepsis. The latter part of this book reviews emerging concepts and approaches in the diagnosis and management of sepsis that may significantly reduce mortality in the future. Sepsis: Pathophysiology, Definitions and the Challenge of Bedside Management represents a collaboration between authors drawn from a variety of disciplines and contributions from basic scientists and highly recognized clinical opinion leaders with expertise in clinical trials.​

ABC of Sepsis

ABC of Sepsis
Author: Ron Daniels
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2009-12-21
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 140518194X

The importance of early prevention and treatment of sepsis has never been greater. In the UK alone sepsis contributes to more deaths than lung cancer, from bowel cancer and breast cancer combined, and approximately one third of patients who suffer from severe sepsis die. The ABC of Sepsis provides a much needed introduction and an invaluable aid in the increasing efforts to reduce hospital infection and improve patient safety. As growing numbers of junior medical staff experience emergency medicine, critical care and acute medicine as part of the Foundation Programme, there is an increasing need to develop the skills required to treat severe sepsis. The editors are involved with the Survive Sepsis campaign - developed to improve the recognition, diagnosis and treatment of sepsis - and are perfectly placed to guide junior medics, GPs, specialist nurses, critical care nurses and primary care staff through this core aspect of acute medicine.

Oxford Handbook of Critical Care Nursing

Oxford Handbook of Critical Care Nursing
Author: Fiona Creed
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2016-01-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0191059331

Focused on the practical issues of nursing care and nursing procedures, the Oxford Handbook of Critical Care Nursing has been written by nurses, for nurses Reflecting current best practice, this handbook is an easily accessible and evidence-based guide for all levels of nursing staff working in critical care environments. It provides the nurse at the bedside with the answers to day-to-day problems experienced when caring for critically ill patients, and is also a guide to some of the less commonly encountered issues. Now including more detail on the psychological issues facing critically ill patients and further information on the intricacies of receiving and transferring critically ill patients to and from critical care environments, this handbook is a concise, practical, evidence-based guide for nursing professionals caring for critically ill patients

Clinical Fluid Therapy in the Perioperative Setting

Clinical Fluid Therapy in the Perioperative Setting
Author: Robert G. Hahn
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2016-05-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1107119553

The world's most renowned researchers in fluid management explain what you should know when providing infusion fluids to surgical patients.

Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines

Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines
Author: Duodecim Medical Publications
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1428
Release: 2005-03-04
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780470011843

Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines fills the demand for a handbook discussing the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of diseases and conditions encountered by health care professionals. The title was first published in Finland by the Finnish Medical Society, where it is now considered to be the single most important support tool for the physicians' decision making in their daily work. What sets EBM Guidelines apart from competing books? Provides physicians with fast and easy access to practice guidelines based on the best available research evidence Covers practically all medical conditions encountered in general practice Developed by over 300 experienced general practitioners and specialists worldwide Includes both diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines, and recommendations on diagnostic tests and drug dosage Presented in a user-friendly format with self contained chapters based on clinical subjects Clear and concise explanations of all available evidence results in the guideline for treatment The strength of evidence is graded from A-D making this title a quick and easy reference whenever and wherever you need it! Assumes no prior knowledge of EBM or statistics - all the work of searching and appraisal has been done for you! Seeks to include guidelines where clinical evidence is incomplete or unavailable Contains full-colour photographs and tables throughout Easy-to-read and fast support at the point of care - EBM Guidelines: Summarises the best available evidence - Cochrane reviews - DARE abstracts - Clinical Evidence topics - original articles in medical journals - abstracts in the Health Technology Assessment Database - NHS Economic Evaluation Evaluates and grades the strength of all individual evidence from A (Strong research-based evidence) to D (No scientific evidence) Suggests guidelines based on clinical evidence. If clinical evidence is inadequate or missing, an expert panel evaluate all other available information and suggests the appropriate guideline With over 1000 problem-orientated or disease-specific guidelines including reference to evidence summaries for all guidelines, this title is the most extensive collection of guidelines for primary care today. Here are just a few examples of the raving reviews for Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines: "An excellent resource... quick to use, even during consultations...very helpful to check whether our preferred diagnostic and therapeutic methods are adequate...competent suggestions based on real evidence..." —Heinz Bhend, PRIMARY CARE "clinically useful answers...easy-to-read ...this resource is worth using..." —Carl Heneghan, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Oxford, UK, EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE Journal

Health Professionals for a New Century

Health Professionals for a New Century
Author:
Publisher: Harvard School of Public Health, Frangois-Xavier Bagnoud Cen
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2011
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780674061484

One hundred years ago a series of seminal documents, starting with the Flexner Report of 1910, sparked an enormous burst of energy to harness the power of science to transform higher education in health. Professional education, however, has not been able to keep pace with the challenges of the 21st century. A new generation of reforms is needed to meet the demands of health systems in an interdependent world. The report of the Commission on the Education of Health Professionals for the 21st Century, a global independent initiative consisting of 20 leaders from diverse disciplinary backgrounds and institutional affiliations, articulates a fresh vision and recommends renewed actions. Building on a rich legacy of educational reforms during the past century, the Commission's findings and recommendations adopt a global and multi-professional perspective using a systems approach to analyze education and health, with a focus on institutional and instructional reforms.

Chalk Talks in Internal Medicine

Chalk Talks in Internal Medicine
Author: Somnath Mookherjee
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2020-09-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3030348148

This book provides teaching scripts for medical educators in internal medicine and coaches them in creating their own teaching scripts. Every year, thousands of attending internists are asked to train the next generation of physicians to master a growing body of knowledge. Formal teaching time has become increasingly limited due to rising clinical workload, medical documentation requirements, duty hour restrictions, and other time pressures. In addition, today’s physicians-in-training expect teaching sessions that deliver focused, evidence-based content that is integrated into clinical workflow. In keeping with both time pressures and trainee expectations, academic internists must be prepared to effectively and efficiently teach important diagnostic and management concepts. A teaching script is a methodical and structured plan that aids in effective teaching. The teaching scripts in this book anticipate learners’ misconceptions, highlight a limited number of teaching points, provide evidence to support the teaching points, use strategies to engage the learners, and provide a cognitive scaffold for teaching the topic that the teacher can refine over time. All divisions of internal medicine (e.g. cardiology, rheumatology, and gastroenterology) are covered and a section on undifferentiated symptom-based presentations (e.g. fatigue, fever, and unintentional weight loss) is included. This book provides well-constructed teaching scripts for commonly encountered clinical scenarios, is authored by experienced academic internists and allows the reader to either implement them directly or modify them for their own use. Each teaching script is designed to be taught in 10-15 minutes, but can be easily adjusted by the reader for longer or shorter talks. Teaching Scripts in Internal Medicine is an ideal tool for internal medicine attending physicians and trainees, as well as physician’s assistants, nurse practitioners, and all others who teach and learn internal medicine.

Vitamin C

Vitamin C
Author: Qi Chen
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2020-01-23
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0429807813

Vitamin C holds a unique place in scientific and cultural history. In this book, a group of leading scientific researchers describe new insights into the myriad ways vitamin C is employed during normal physiological functioning. In addition, the text provides an extensive overview of the following: the rationale for utilizing vitamin C in the clinic, updates on recent uses of vitamin C in cancer treatment through high-dose intravenous therapies, the role vitamin C plays in the treatment of sepsis and infectious disease, management of the ways vitamin C can improve stem cell differentiation, as well as vitamin C use in other important health situations. Features Includes chapters from a team of leading international scholars Reviews the history and recent research on the functions, benefits, and uses of vitamin C Focuses special attention on the way vitamin C can be used in the treatment of cancers Discusses how vitamin C can be employed against infectious disease