Main description:

With the major redeployment of staff during the Covid-19 pandemic, this authoritative textbook provides a practical resource for healthcare professionals who may be new to acute and critical care settings.

Written by nurses for nurses, the book will help readers master patient assessment, non-invasive ventilation, the use of high flow nasal oxygenation and renal care. You will learn about the challenges of resuscitation, leadership and responding to a public health emergency, and effective personal protection and hygiene practices.

Covid-19: Critical Care textbook has been written by experts with frontline experience of working in hospitals during the pandemic and will remain relevant for those responding to future infectious disease outbreaks or waves of Covid-19.

Self-assessment quizzes to support ongoing learning
Suitable for staff re-deployed and those already working in acute and critical care areas
Fully illustrated to demonstrate the use of PPE and coronavirus-specific procedures
Contributions from key experts who have dealt directly with the disease provide practical insights

Contents:

Introduction

COVID-19: a critical care perspectives

COVID-19: Assessment of a Critically Ill Patient

COVID-19: Non-Invasive Ventilation

COVID-19: Invasive Ventilation

COVID-19: Weaning from mechanical ventilation & Tracheostomy Care

COVID-19: Renal Care

COVID-19: Advanced Life Support

Severe COVID-19 disease in pregnancy

COVID-19: Professional and Legal Issues

COVID-19 in a resource limited environment

Severe COVID-19 Case Study

COVID-19 Lessons learnt

Glossary of Terms.