Trends in Critical Care Medicine

Overview & Synopsis

This book, published by IntechOpen, presents the current trends and developments in certain areas of critical care medicine. From challenges in managing cardiogenic shock and stroke to issues such as lung ultrasound, eye care, and pharmacology safety in neonatal critical care, it aims to help the reader gain a better understanding of these dynamic fields. It also includes themes that trigger ethical questions at the bedside, like withholding /withdrawing therapy, clinical thinking, and brain death; thus, providing a more complete image of contemporary intensive care medicine.