{"product_id":"critical-care-management-of-the-obese-patient-isbn-9780470655900","title":"Critical Care Management of the Obese Patient","description":"This book provides health professionals with sound clinical advice on management of the obese patient admitted into hospital. It addresses all aspects of the patient's care, as well as serving as a resource to facilitate the management of services, use of clinical information, and negotiation of ethical issues that occur in intensive care. As the number of obese patients in intensive care continues to grow, this book will serve as a comprehensive clinical resource for everyday use by both obesity specialists and emergency medicine physicians.  List of Contributors, viii  \u003cp\u003ePreface, xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Physiology and Consequences of Obesity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e Cardiovascular Physiology in Obesity, 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEric J. Chan and Martin A. Alpert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2\u003c\/b\u003e Effects of Obesity on Respiratory Physiology, 13\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilippe Abou Jaoude, Jahan Porhomayon, and Ali A. El Solh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3\u003c\/b\u003e Gastrointestinal Physiology in Obesity, 21\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlexander D. Miras and Carel W. le Roux\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4\u003c\/b\u003e Metabolic and Endocrine Physiology in Obesity, 28\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaula Alvarez-Castro, Susana Sangiao-Alvarellos, and Fernando Cordido\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5\u003c\/b\u003e Renal Physiology in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 38\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEric A.J. Hoste and Jan J. De Waele\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Positive Pressure Ventilation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6\u003c\/b\u003e Sedation, Paralysis, and Pain Management of the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 47\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher G. Hughes, Lisa Weavind, and Pratik P. Pandharipande\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Airway Management in the Morbidly Obese Patient, 58\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Tielborg and Anthony Passannante\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8\u003c\/b\u003e Mechanical Ventilation of the Obese Patient, 67\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMohammed Mogri and M. Jeffery Mador\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9\u003c\/b\u003e Management of Acute Lung Injury in the Obese Patient, 74\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHallie C. Prescott and James M. O’Brien Jr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Management of Obesity Complications in Critical Care\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10\u003c\/b\u003e Management of Infectious Complications in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 85\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKristin Turza Campbell, Laura H. Rosenberger, Amani D. Politano, Tjasa Hranjec, and Robert G. Sawyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11\u003c\/b\u003e Management of Gastrointestinal Complications in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 93\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBenjamin H. Levy III and David A. Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12\u003c\/b\u003e Management of Endocrine Complications in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 102\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph Varon and Ilse M. Espina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13\u003c\/b\u003e Management of Venous Thromboembolism in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 108\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTerence K. Trow and Richard A. Matthay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14\u003c\/b\u003e Nursing Care of the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 116\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMargaret E. McAtee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Hemodynamic Monitoring and Radiological Investigations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15\u003c\/b\u003e Hemodynamic Monitoring of the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 125\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWim K. Lagrand, Eline R. van Slobbe-Bijlsma, and Marcus J. Schultz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16\u003c\/b\u003e Diagnostic Imaging of the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVenkata S. Katabathina, Neeraj Lalwani, Carlos S. Restrepo, and Srinivasa R. Prasad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Postsurgical Management\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17\u003c\/b\u003e Postoperative Care of the Obese Patient, 149\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHui Sen Chong and Robert L. Bell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18\u003c\/b\u003e Management of the Obese Patient with Trauma, 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHadley K. Herbert and Therèse M. Duane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19\u003c\/b\u003e Abdominal Solid Organ Transplantation in the Obese Patient, 169\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eErin C. Hall and Dorry L. Segev\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20\u003c\/b\u003e Critical Care Management of the Obese Patient after Bariatric Surgery, 179\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eScott E. Mimms and Samer G. Mattar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21\u003c\/b\u003e Nutritional Requirements of the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 186\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBikram S. Bal, Frederick C. Finelli, and Timothy R. Koch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Pharmacology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22\u003c\/b\u003e Drug Dosing in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 197\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrian L. Erstad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Prognosis and Ethics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23\u003c\/b\u003e Prognosis and Outcome of the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 211\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYasser Sakr, Mohamed Zeiden, and Juliana Marques\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e24\u003c\/b\u003e Ethical Considerations in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 218\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark D. Siegel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultiple Choice Questions, 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Multiple Choice Questions, 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex, 236\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Critical Care Management of the Obese Patientdoes indeed provide a very useful reference for anybody who is involved in managing critically ill patients because, as time goes on, more and more of these patients are likely to be obese.”  (\u003ci\u003eDiabetes Update\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 October 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAli El Solh\u003c\/strong\u003e, MD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Anesthesiology, and Social and Preventive Medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is a practicing physician and has been Director of the Critical Care Unit for more than 12 years. 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