Obesity in Critically Ill Patients, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

The Obesity in Critically Ill Patients issue, Guest Edited by Linda Harrington, focuses on: Obesity-related risks and prevention strategies; Pulmonary considerations of the obese patient; cardiovascular effects of obesity; Postoperative coronary artery bypass patients; Nutritional needs of critically ill obese patients; Pain management in critically ill obese; Sedation of critically ill obese; Skin integrity in critically ill obese; Trauma in the obese patient; and Impact of obesity on critical care resource utilization.

Product details

• Authors: Linda Harrington, Harrington Linda
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Science
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2009
• EAN: 9781437712063
• ISBN: 978-1-4377-1206-3
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 229 mm
• Weight: 380 g
• Series: The Clinics: Nursing
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Nursing / Critical & Intensive Care, Intensive care nursing, Obesity: Treatment & Therapy, Obesity: treatment and therapy, MEDICAL / Bariatrics