Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency A.P.I.C.E. Proceedin
Improving standards of care is a real challenge in Intensive Care Medicine. Bettering clinical performance, patient safety, risk management and audit represents the cornerstone for raising the quality of care in ICU patients. Communication is the platform
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Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency A.P.I.C.E. Proceedings of the 22nd Postgraduate Course in Critical Care Medicine Venice-Mestre, Italy – November 9-11, 2007
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ANTONINO GULLO, M.D. Head, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Head, Postgraduated School of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Catania University Hospital Catania, Italy
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Table of Contents
ADVANCES ON CRITICAL CARE Chapter 1 - Organization of the Rapid Response System P. DIGIACOMO, M.A. DEVITA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 2 - Transoesophageal Echocardiography: Clinical Assessment, Techniques and Procedures in Critical Care and ICU F. GUARRACINO, C. CARIELLO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 3 - Use of Pulse Oximeter Waveform as a Non Invasive Functional Haemodynamic Monitoring Technique M. CANNESSON, J.-J. LEHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Chapter 4 - Continuous Monitoring of Organ Chemistry – a Paradigm Shift in Management of Intensive Care U. UNGERSTEDT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Chapter 5 - General Anaesthesia and the Developing Brain V. JEVTOVIC-TODOROVIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
AIRWAY Chapter 6 - Airway Management: The Essential G. FROVA, M. SORBELLO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Chapter 7 - Best Method to Establish the Grade of Difficult Airway. Clinical Assessment, Techniques and Procedures in Critical Care and ICU F. PETRI
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