What You’ll Learn

• General and special intensive care
• Foundations of hygiene, pharmacology, and organ systems
• Treatment and therapy of various diseases and conditions
• Practical skills such as patient handover, room checks, and transportation
• Pain therapy, prophylaxis, communication, and patient positioning
• Body care, nutrition, and digestion, as well as wound management
• Ventilation forms and weaning
• Acute respiratory failure, sepsis, polytrauma, and shock
• Anesthesia and post-anesthesia care
• Reanimation and emergency care

Written by Practitioners for Practitioners

The authors, experienced nurses and doctors, have written this book with practicality in mind, focusing on the specific needs of intensive care and medicine professionals.

New in the 3rd Edition

• Completely revised and updated chapter on sepsis
• New and comprehensive section on acid-base balance