Publisher's Synopsis
This text is an annually-updated two-volume looseleaf reference work, covering curent thinking on important topics in the fields of pulmonary and critical care medicine. New chapters incorporated into this update include: non-respiratory nosocomial infections in ICS; ECMO; poisonings; upper airway obstruction; burns; coma; acute and chronic renal failure; gastrointestinal and hepatic disease in the ICU; oxygen toxicity; endocrine disorders in the ICU; critical care issues in pregnancy; fluid and electrolytes; seizures; oncological issues in the ICU; haemorrhagic and thrombotic disorders; massive haemoptysis; atypical tuberculosis; congenital lung diseases; therapeutic aerosols and particle deposition; and transplant immunology.
