Therapeutic Hypothermia

Informationen zum Autor Stephan A. Mayer, Daniel I. Sessler Klappentext Heralding critical developments in the rapidly expanding field of therapeutic hypothermia! this reference serves as the first authoritative source on thermoregulation! body temperature manipulation! and the consequences of hypothermia. Zusammenfassung Heralding critical developments in the rapidly expanding field of therapeutic hypothermia, this reference serves as the first authoritative source on thermoregulation, body temperature manipulation, and the consequences of hypothermia. Contributors include recognized leaders and pioneers who have done much of the critical research in the field. Inhaltsverzeichnis Thermoregulation and Heat Balance o Hyperthermia and Fever o Temperature Monitoring o Biological and Molecular Mechanisms of Hypothermic Neuroprotection o Effects of Hypothermia on Cerebral Metabolism, Blood Flow, and Autoregulation o Complications of Hypothermia o Complications of Rewarming o Defeating Thermoregulatory Defenses Against Induction of Therapeutic Hypothermia o Thermodynamics and Thermal Conductivity o Surface and Endovascular Cooling o Direct Brain Cooling o Prevention and Treatment of Fever in Neurocritical Care o Hypothermia for Traumatic Brain Injury and ICP Control o Hypothermia for Ischemic Stroke o Hypothermia in Cardia Arrest o Hypothermia in Neurological and Cardiac Anesthesia o Hypothermia for Acute Myocardial Infarction

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• Authors: Stephan A. (Columbia-Presbyterian Medical C Mayer, Stephan A. Sessler Mayer
• Assisted by: Stephan A. Mayer (Editor), Mayer Stephan A. (Editor), Daniel I. Sessler (Editor), Sessler Daniel I. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.11.2004
• EAN: 9780824754785
• ISBN: 978-0-8247-5478-5
• No. of pages: 648
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / General, MEDICAL / Critical Care, MEDICAL / Neurology, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Anaesthetics, Critical care surgery