ESSENTIALS OF PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE, 2 VOL.

Revised and updated, this two-volume set is concerned with medical research in the diagnosis and treatment of paediatric diseases. It incorporates new sections with information on pharmacology and technology, inflammation and shock, membrane oxygenation, and nitride oxide therapy.

Tentative contents: Volume 1 pathophysiology, monitoring, and treatment - Section 1 Neurology: disorders of consciousness; status epilepticus; cerebral resuscitation - hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy; Reye's syndrome; neuromuscular weakness; increased intracranial pressure; brain death; cerebrovascular disorders. Section 2 Pulmonary: respiratory failure; neonatal respiratory disease - hyaline membrane disease and meconium aspiration syndrome; congenital diaphragmatic hernia; sudden infant death syndrome and apparent life-threatening events; obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome; acute upper airway obstruction - croup, epiglottis, bacterial tracheitis and retropharyngeal abscess; acute severe asthma; acute respiratory distress syndrome; aspiration pneumonia; sequelae of intubation; bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Section 3 Cardiac: cardiopulmonary interaction; cardiac tamponade; pulmonary hypertension syndromes; congestive heart failure; cyanotic heart disease; cyanotic congenital heart disease and neonatal polycythemia; dilated cardiomyopathy and myocarditis; cardiac arrhythmias. Section 4 Inflammation: molecular intensive care; systemic inflammatory response syndrome; shock; multiple organ system failure - a continuum of multiple organ system dysfunction; the endothelium; toxic shock syndrome; connective tissue disorders; anaphylaxis. Section 5 Infection: sepsis; pneumonia; pleural effusion and empyema; nosocomial infections; meningitis and encephalitis; meningococcemia; peritonitis; respiratory syncytial virus; bronchiotitis; human immunodeficiency virus infection; infections in the immunosuppressed patient; tuberculosis. Section 6 Haematology/oncology: disseminated intravascular coagulation and other acquired bleeding disorders; life-threatening complications of sickle cell disease; methaemoglobinaemia; severe anaemia; oncology. Section 7 Renal: acute renal failure; haemolytic-uraemic syndrome; hypertensive crisis. Section 8 Endocrine/metabolic: abnormalities of fluids, electrolytes, and calcium; abnormalities in temperature regulation; acute crises of inborn errors of metabolism; diabetic ketoacidosis; acute adrenocortical insufficiency; thyrotoxic crisis and euthyroid sick syndrome; syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion; central diabetes insipidus. Section 9 Anaesthesia and surgery - perioperative principles: anaesthesia; malignant hyperthermia; cardiothoracic surgery; neurosurgery; otolaryngology; major craniofacial surgery; general paediatric surgery. (Part contents).