Author Description

The Washington Manual of Critical Care is a concise pocket manual for physicians and nurses. It is distinguished from the multitude of other critical care handbooks on the market (many of them ours) by its consistent presentation of algorithms displaying the decision-making pathways used evaluation and treatment of disorders common to the ICU. The first edition published in 2008 and has already more than doubled its intial forecast. The new edition will transition to a full color format and will include coverage of Deep Venous Thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolism, fetal-maternal critical care, C difficile infection, and alternative hemodynamic monitoring.