Description

By Dr. Charlotte E. Harrington

What happens when a patient suddenly deteriorates and every second matters?

One moment, the ICU may feel controlled. Monitors show familiar numbers. The team reviews the patient’s progress. Then the situation changes. Blood pressure falls. Oxygen levels drop. A new rhythm appears on the monitor. A procedure may be needed. The team must assess, decide, and act.

Critical care demands more than knowing individual facts. You need to understand how those facts connect at the bedside.

Atlas of Critical Care was created for that purpose.

The book brings together essential principles of intensive care medicine, emergency management, organ support, critical care procedures, patient safety, recovery, and modern developments in one organized reference.

Instead of searching through disconnected materials, you can move from assessment to intervention, from emergency stabilization to ongoing management, and from intensive care to recovery.

The content covers the major areas you are likely to encounter when caring for critically ill patients, including:

• Critical care assessment, monitoring, and organ support• Cardiac, lung, and abdominal ultrasound• Ultrasound-guided procedures and procedural safety• Trauma and emergency critical care• Massive hemorrhage and damage control resuscitation• Gastrointestinal and hepatic emergencies• Endocrine and metabolic emergencies• Hematologic and immunologic disorders• Obstetric, pediatric, geriatric, and other special populations• ICU procedures and complication management• Mechanical ventilation and respiratory support• ICU-acquired weakness, early mobilization, and rehabilitation• Delirium prevention and cognitive recovery• Family-centered care and post-intensive care syndrome• Precision and personalized critical care• Artificial intelligence, digital health, and Tele-ICU care• Emerging organ support technologies• Evidence-based practice, research, and professional development

The book also provides practical reference material covering critical care scoring systems, emergency medications, mechanical ventilation principles, ICU algorithms, infection prevention, procedural safety, laboratory reference concepts, and essential critical care terminology.