ICU Protocols: A Step-wise Approach 3rd Edition (2-Volume Set)

ICU Protocols: A Step-wise Approach 3rd Edition – 2-Volume Set

ICU Protocols: A Step-wise Approach, Third Edition, edited by Rajesh Chawla and Subhash Todi, is a comprehensive two-volume reference devoted to the practical, evidence-based management of critically ill patients. Published by Springer Nature in association with the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, it provides concise point-of-care guidance for clinical emergencies encountered in everyday intensive-care practice.

Every chapter follows a structured, step-wise approach supported by algorithms, flowcharts, tables, bullet points and illustrations. The thoroughly revised third edition incorporates current guidelines, landmark research and recent advances in critical-care medicine.

Volume 1 covers respiratory medicine, cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology, nephrology and infectious diseases. Volume 2 covers endocrine and metabolic emergencies, oncology, blood disorders, trauma, burns, toxicology, envenomation, thermoregulation, obstetrics, perioperative care, pediatrics and essential ICU procedures.

Key Features

• Complete third-edition two-volume hardcover set
• Official publication associated with the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
• Provides step-by-step guidance on point-of-care treatment
• Covers commonly encountered clinical emergencies in the ICU
• Thoroughly revised according to contemporary evidence and guidelines
• Uses concise explanations for quick bedside consultation
• Includes practical algorithms and management flowcharts
• Contains informative figures, tables and bulleted summaries
• Provides formulas and calculations used in daily ICU practice
• Includes updated critical-care drug dosages and formulations
• Expands coverage of pharmacology and drug interactions
• Discusses emerging diagnostic technologies
• Includes content on artificial intelligence in critical care
• Covers patient safety, error prevention and ICU quality control
• Includes updated ICU scoring systems
• Provides enriched suggested readings and current online resources
• Suitable for clinical reference, formal training and workshops

Volume 1: Major Sections

• Respiratory system
• Cardiovascular system
• Nervous system and neurocritical care
• Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary emergencies
• Renal system and renal-replacement therapy
• Infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship

Volume 1: Selected Topics

• Airway management
• Acute respiratory failure
• Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation
• High-flow nasal cannula therapy
• Basic mechanical ventilation
• Mechanical ventilation in ARDS
• Management of refractory hypoxaemia
• Ventilator weaning
• Pulmonary thromboembolism
• Severe community-acquired pneumonia
• Ventilator-associated pneumonia
• Oxygen therapy, pulse oximetry and capnography
• Haemodynamic monitoring
• Fluid therapy, vasopressors and inotropes
• Fluid stewardship
• Critical-care echocardiography
• Acute coronary syndromes
• Cardiorespiratory arrest
• Cardiogenic shock and acute heart failure
• Cardiac arrhythmias
• Hypertensive emergencies
• Acute ischaemic stroke
• Intracerebral and subarachnoid haemorrhage
• Status epilepticus
• Coma and acute febrile encephalopathy
• Brain death
• Intracranial-pressure monitoring
• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Acute pancreatitis
• Acute and chronic liver failure
• Nutrition support in the ICU
• Acute kidney injury and oliguria
• Renal-replacement therapy
• New-onset fever in the ICU
• Severe bacterial and fungal infections
• Tropical infections
• Infections in immunocompromised patients
• Central-line-associated bloodstream infection
• Septic shock and sepsis mimics
• Antibiotic stewardship

Volume 2: Major Sections

• Endocrine and metabolic emergencies
• Oncology and blood disorders
• Trauma and burns
• Toxicology, envenomation and thermoregulation
• Obstetric critical care
• Perioperative care
• Pediatric critical care
• ICU organization, quality and safety
• Essential ICU procedures
• Drug dosages, formulas and calculations

Volume 2: Selected Topics

• Hyponatraemia and hypernatraemia
• Hypokalaemia and hyperkalaemia
• Calcium, phosphorus and magnesium abnormalities
• Arterial blood-gas interpretation
• Pituitary, thyroid and adrenal emergencies
• Glycaemic control and diabetic emergencies
• Transfusion practices and complications
• Disseminated intravascular coagulation
• Thrombocytopenia and haematological syndromes
• Oncological emergencies
• General management of trauma
• Traumatic brain and spinal injury
• Torso trauma
• Burns and inhalation injuries
• Syndromic approach to poisoning
• Drug overdose and substance-related emergencies
• Snakebite and other forms of envenomation
• Heat stroke and hypothermia
• Severe pre-eclampsia and obstetric emergencies
• Perioperative management of critically ill patients
• Pediatric ICU emergencies
• ICU procedures and bedside techniques
• Quality control and scoring systems in the ICU
• Patient safety and error prevention
• Artificial intelligence in critical care
• ICU formulas, calculations and drug dosages

Recommended For

• Intensivists and critical-care specialists
• Critical-care residents and fellows
• Junior doctors and trainees working in ICUs
• Anaesthesiologists and emergency physicians
• Pulmonologists and internal-medicine physicians
• IDCCM, IFCCM and FICM candidates
• EDIC and postgraduate critical-care candidates
• Critical-care nurses and allied healthcare professionals
• Participants in critical-care courses and workshops
• Hospitals, medical colleges and institutional libraries

Book Information

Buy ICU Protocols in Bangladesh

Order the original ICU Protocols: A Step-wise Approach 3rd Edition (2-Volume Set) by Rajesh Chawla and Subhash Todi from Century Publishers. We supply original and imported critical care, intensive care, emergency medicine and anaesthesia books to doctors, trainees, hospitals, institutions and medical libraries throughout Bangladesh.