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Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Volume 2: Respiratory, Cardiovascular and Central Nervous Systems Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 2014 Edition
Author(s): Derek S. Wheeler (Editor), Hector R. Wong (Editor), Thomas P. Shanley (Editor)
- Publisher: Springer
- Publication Date: 3 Sept. 2016
- Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 2014
- Language: English
- Print length: 760 pages
- ISBN-10: 1447171012
- ISBN-13: 9781447171010
Book Description
The second edition of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine spans three volumes, with major sections dedicated to specific organ systems. Each major section consists of separate chapters dedicated to reviewing the specific disease processes affecting each organ system. Each chapter concludes with a comprehensive list of references, with brief, concise remarks denoting references of ‘special interest’ and ‘of interest’. Consequently, the books are unique in their comprehensive coverage of pediatric critical care and their ease of use and will be of value to those studying towards pediatric critical care examinations and those who are already qualified.
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
The Editors and contributors of this book take seriously the statement that “For all of the science inherent in the specialty of pediatric critical care medicine, there is still art in providing comfort and solace to our patients and their families. No technology will ever replace the compassion in the touch of a hand or the soothing words of a calm and gentle voice.”
The four volumes of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence, 2nd Edition detail the continued growth and evolution of the pediatric critical care medicine speciality. They reveal the technological innovations in monitoring and information management and gives witness to the rapid evolution and adoption of novel monitoring techniques, such as continuous venous oximetry and near-infrared spectroscopy. They also cover advances in molecular biology that have led to the era of personalized medicine with the ability to individualize treatment to the unique and specific needs of apatient. As such this volume and its three sister titles will be of immense value to all studying and practicing pediatric critical care medicine or those involved in the management of this group of patients.