| Description |
viii, 442 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction / Julie Asquith -- Sect. 1. Resuscitation, stabilisation and monitoring. 2. Assessment of the critically ill child / Carol Williams. 3. Monitoring physiological signs / Colin Way. 4. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in infants and children / Jos Latour. 5. Transportation of the critically ill child / Gavin Morrison -- Sect. 2. Anatomical and physiological basis of critical illness in infancy and childhood. 6. Respiratory anatomy and physiology in infants and children / Michael Marsh. 7. Management of the child with respiratory disease / Judith Harris and Michael Marsh. 8. Cardiovascular anatomy and physiology in infants and children / Alan G. Magee. 9. Care and management of infants and children requiring cardiac surgery / Eiri Jones and Bernie Steer. 10. Care and management of infants and children with neurological dysfunction / Yvette Arendse, Alison Green and Carol Williams / [et al.]. 11. Care and management of infants and children with renal dysfunction / Karen Lockhart, Rachelle Lowe and Judith Harris. 12. Care of the critically ill child with infectious disease / Simon Nadel and Rebecca Brownlie. 13. Care of infants and children with multiple injuries / Jenny Walker. 14. Care of infants and children with thermal injuries / Tina Sajjanhar. 15. Care of children with gastrointestinal disorders / Heather E. Steele, Elizabeth Gibbons and Karon Dyke. 16. Haematological and oncological problems in paediatric intensive care / S. P. Attard-Montalto -- Sect. 3. Psychosocial, nutritional and pharmacological issues. 17. Family support in paediatric intensive care / Caroline Haines and Michelle Wolstenholme. 18. Care of the dying child / Mollie Cook. 19. Managing pain in critically ill children / Jayne Fisher and Dawn Harrison. 20. Care of the child requiring long-term ventilation / Trudy A. Ward. 21. Legal and ethical issues in paediatric intensive care / Stephanie Wheeler and Kate Hall. 22. Nutritional needs of the critically ill child / Alison French and Anne-Marie England. 23. Pharmacological support in paediatric intensive care / Rebecca Dallmeyer |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Pediatric intensive care.
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Neonatal intensive care.
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Pediatric nursing.
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Critical Care.
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Child.
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Infant.
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Pediatric Nursing -- methods.
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| Author |
Asquith, Julie.
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Williams, Carol, RSCN.
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| LC no. |
99033459 |
| ISBN |
0443055289 |
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