A state-of-the-art text-reference on monitoring of the anesthetized or critically ill patient, for all health care personnel requiring information or knowledge regarding monitoring of these patients. The volume is divided into five sections: general principles; monitoring the cardiovascular system; monitoring the respiratory system; monitoring the central nervous system; miscellaneous monitoring; and monitoring and subspecialties. This updated edition (2nd ed., 1990) adds new chapters including monitoring and patient safety focusing on epidemiology, and human factors issues in monitoring. The chapter on electrocardiographic monitoring has been divided into two chapters, one dealing with arrhythmia and the other with detection of ischemia. A chapter on monitoring coagulation status has also been added.
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