Description

The Washington Manual of Critical Care is a concise pocket manual for physicians and nurses. It is distinguished from the multitude of other critical care handbooks on the market (many of them ours) by its consistent presentation of algorithms displaying the decision-making pathways used evaluation and treatment of disorders common to the ICU. The first edition published in 2008 and has already more than doubled its intial forecast. The new edition will transition to a full color format and will include coverage of Deep Venous Thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolism, fetal-maternal critical care, C difficile infection, and alternative hemodynamic monitoring.

Key Features

NEW alternative hemodynamic monitoring
NEW C difficile infection
NEW Deep Venous Thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolism
NEW fetal-maternal critical care
NEW color format
concise review of the entire field of adult critical care
consistent presentation of evaluation and treatment algorithms
Easy-to-read, often bulleted text
part of the Washington Manual series

Authors

Marin Kollef MD Professor of Medicine, Virginia E. and Sam J. Golman Chair in Respiratory Intensive Care Medicine, Director, Respiratory Care Services
Warren Isakow MDAssistant Professor of Medicine, Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO