Clinical Decision in Critical Care 3rd Edition, 2 Volumes

There is growing interest in the use of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines as a means of reducing inappropriate care and making more effective use of health care resources. Moreover, a standardized approach to management is desirable for optimal patient care and safety, improving communication and understanding between members of the ICU team and associated specialties.

Nowadays with an excessive load of medical literature and emerging evidence, there is a trend to present data in the form of infographics. The visual representation of the evidence has been shown in several studies that it did decrease the cognitive load for the healthcare providers and improve retention of information. This unique approach will benefit all healthcare providers who are dealing with critically ill patients starting from junior trainees to seasoned providers.

In the current version of this book, more visuals are used to illustrate the management of most frequent critically care problems in stepwise approach. More than 160 colored infographics and 100 tables are added. Each topic ends with a list of references to guide the readers about more resources on the web.