Onco-critical Care An Evidence-based Approach

This book provides insights into the care of cancer patients in the intensive care unit in a comprehensive manner. It provides an evidence-based approach to practitioners and postgraduate students to understand about the critical care needs of the patients suffering from malignancies. It helps the r...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kumar, Vinod (Editor), Gupta, Nishkarsh (Editor), Mishra, Seema (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Management of fluids and electrolytes in oncocritical patient
  • Transfusion therapy: when to use it and how to minimize it
  • Parenteral and entral nutrition in onco ICU
  • Complications and toxicities related to cancer treatment in the ICU
  • Carcinoid crisis in the intensive care unit
  • Blast crisis of chronic myeloid Leukemia (CML)
  • Critical care in paediatric tumours
  • Haematuria in critically ill cancer patients
  • Acute kidney injury and renal replacement therapy in the oncology ICU
  • Neuro-oncological problems in the intensive care unit
  • Mental status dysfunction in the intensive care unit: postoperative cognitive impairment
  • Oncological emergencies (tumor lysis syndrome, hypercalcemia, SVC obstruction, metastatic spinal cord compression)
  • Pain management in critical oncology patients
  • Monitoring in postsurgical patient
  • Post surgical care in head and neck cancer patients
  • Critical care of hepatopancreatobiliary surgery patients
  • Critical care of the thoracic surgical patient
  • Post surgical critical care for HIPEC surgeries
  • Critical care of mediastinal mass surgery patients
  • Critical care of brain tumor surgery patients
  • Palliative care in oncocritical setting
  • Ethical issues at end of life care in the intensive care unit
  • Design and organization of oncocritical care unit
  • ICU staffing, models, and outcomes
  • General approach to cancer patients
  • Communication with patient and family in ICU
  • Admission and discharge in the critical care in oncology setting
  • Clinical research in onco-critical care
  • Predicting outcomes in onco-critical care
  • Blood gas analysis and acid-base disorder
  • Airway management and mechanical ventilation
  • Tracheostomy: need and practice
  • Sedation, analgesia, and neuromuscular paralysis in oncology ICU
  • Oxygen therapy in cancer patients
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Point of care ultrasound in ICU
  • Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
  • Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI)
  • Sepsis in cancer patient
  • Care of post stem cell transplant patient
  • Febrile Neutropenia
  • Graft versus host disease (GHVD) in critically ill oncologic patients
  • Antibiotic stewardship in oncocritical patient