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Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit has been entirely rewritten in this second edition. All statements are justified by the best available evidence, avoiding unsubstantiated expert opinion. The book contains a new section dedicated to the microbiology of the critically ill; specifically, how to process and interpret surveillance cultures to distinguish the ‘normal’ from the ‘abnormal’ carrier state. There are five totally new chapters dealing with evidence-based infection control molecular techniques for outbreak analysis; clinical virology in neonatal, paediatric and adult intensive care; the six basic principles of the therapy of an infection; and the role of the pharmacist in infection control. Attention is given to special topics such as nutrition, gut mucosal protection, and the control of antimicrobial resistance. The addition of enteral to parenteral antimicrobials contributes to the control of multi-resistant micro-organisms. This completely revised second edition is a must-have for anyone requiring in-depth knowledge in the ever expanding field of infection control.
"In the late 1980s, a VHS tape circulated through the martial arts underground ... Gracies in Action showed a slim Brazilian fighter in a traditional gi fighting a boixer, a wrestler, and finally a karate master ... In 1993 the Ultimate Fighting Championship debuted in Denver, Colorado ... Since then, under the leadership of Dana White, the popularity of MMA has skyrocketed. In Into the Cage ... you will find the history of mixed martial arts, an in-depth appreciation of mixed martial arts styles, a behind-the-scenes look at The Ultimate Fighter, and a glimpse into life with a flight team and what it takes to face an opponent in the Octagon"--Publisher's description.
The volume belongs to the series "Topics in Anaethesia and Critical Care", edited by Prof. Antonino Gullo. The titles of this series deal with different topics of critical care medicine. Aim of the volume is to describe the management of infections, in particular, the diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia in the Intensive Care Unit; the book also deals with the management of antimicrobial resistance and on microbiological studies in critically ill patients.
This volume, the first of a new series, deals with the basic aspects of anaesthesia, intensive care (IC) and pain in neonates and children. Internationally recognised guidelines aimed at standardising the most important procedures, such as the treatment of hypothermia, are also discussed. The book includes contributions from anesthesiologists from The Hospital for Sick Children, which is affiliated with the University of Toronto and is Canada's most research-intensive hospital.
As architects and designers, we struggle to reconcile ever increasing environmental, humanitarian, and technological demands placed on our projects. Our new geological era, the Anthropocene, marks humans as the largest environmental force on the planet and suggests that conventional anthropocentric approaches to design must accommodate a more complex understanding of the interrelationship between architecture and environment Here, for the first time, editor Ariane Lourie Harrison collects the essays of architects, theorists, and sustainable designers that together provide a framework for a posthuman understanding of the design environment. An introductory essay defines the key terms, concept...
Advances in Immunology, a long-established and highly respected publication, presents current developments as well as comprehensive reviews in immunology. Articles address the wide range of topics that comprise immunology, including molecular and cellular activation mechanisms, phylogeny and molecular evolution, and clinical modalities. Edited and authored by the foremost scientists in the field, each volume provides up-to-date information and directions for future research.
Contributors produce an international overview of developments in digital literacy among young learners, offering innovative paths between traditional narratives that offer only complete acceptance or total dismissal of digital natives.
This volume constitutes the proceedings of the 6th CCF Conference, Big Data 2018, held in Xi'an, China, in October 2018. The 32 revised full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 880 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on natural language processing and text mining; big data analytics and smart computing; big data applications; the application of big data in machine learning; social networks and recommendation systems; parallel computing and storage of big data; data quality control and data governance; big data system and management.