Critical Care for Surgical PatientsJohn M. Beal |
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abdominal acute adequate airway alveoli application appropriate artery assessment associated atrial bleeding blood body breathing cardiac cardiac output catheter cause cent changes chest clinical common complications continuous critically ill decrease determined diagnosis disease drugs early effects emergency et al evaluation failure Figure flow fluid frequently function glucose heart hemorrhage immediate important increased indicated infection initial injury intracranial pressure lead less loss lung maintain major measurement mechanical Medical ment monitoring muscle myocardial myocardial infarction necessary normal nursing obstruction occur operation organ oxygen pain patient PEEP performed period placed positive possible postoperative present pressure problems procedure pulmonary pulmonary artery removed renal require respiratory response result severe significant Surg surgery surgical technique therapy tients tion tissue trauma treated treatment tube unit usually vascular vein venous ventilation ventilatory ventricular volume