title: [Intensive care of surgical patients].
abstract: It is reported on the management of seriously ill patients in a critical care unit. Special attention is drawn to shock. For better intensive care, a system analysis has been developed including the cardiac and respiratory systems, AV shunts, capillary bed and peripheral perfusion, central nervous system, kidney, hepato-biliary system, G. I. tract, muscoloskeletal system, electrolytes, and infections. The various systems are extensively discussed. The description also includes the handling of records, the typing of patients, the prediction of outcome, the composition and training of nursing staff, and general guidelines for the management of an intensive care unit.
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008499:Medical Records; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012769:Shock / Q000451:nursing*; D000078329:Workforce
vernacular_title: Intensivpflege chirurgischer Patienten.