Critical Care Administration
A Comprehensive Clinical Guide
Editors: Hidalgo, Jorge, Perez-Fernandez, Javier, Rodríguez-Vega, Gloria M. (Eds.)
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- Provides a thorough framework for how to develop an efficient, cost-effective critical care program
- Written by experts in the field
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- About this book
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This book provides a state-of-the-art overview on critical care administration. The text reviews important aspects and considerations involved in developing an efficient, cost-effective critical care program, while maintaining a safe and high-quality work environment. Major topics covered include different models of critical care services, planning and budgeting, administration support, staffing models, tele/smart ICU, protocols and guidelines, and disaster preparedness and management.
Written by experts in the field, Critical Care Administration: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide is a practical, handy resource for critical care professionals involved in the administration and management of ICUs. - About the authors
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Jorge Hidalgo, MD, MCCM, MACP, FCCPProfessor of Critical CareHead Division of Critical CareKarl Heusner Memorial HospitalBelize City, BelizeCentral America
Javier Pérez-Fernández, MD, FCCM, FCCPMedical Director, Critical Care ServicesBaptist Hospital of MiamiSouth Florida Critical Care ServicesAssociate Clinical Professor of MedicineFlorida International UniversityHerbert Wertheim School of MedicineMiami, FLUSA
Gloria M. Rodríguez-Vega, MD, MCCM, FACP, FCCPChief, Department of Critical Care Director, Neurosurgical ICUHIMA-San Pablo-Caguas, CaguasPuerto Rico - Reviews
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“An appropriate audience is senior trainees and providers facing leadership decisions, emanating from a group of international leaders in the design of critical care programs. … This book is an important contribution. … The content is detailed and practical with concise presentation, which makes this an easily utilized tool.” (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, June 5, 2020)
- Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Critical Care Services: Scope of Practice
Pages 1-20
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Planning and Budgeting
Pages 21-41
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Setting the Goals
Pages 43-52
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Administration Support
Pages 53-68
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Quality Indicators: The Use of Metrics in Critical Care Medicine
Pages 69-81
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Critical Care Administration
- Book Subtitle
- A Comprehensive Clinical Guide
- Editors
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- Jorge Hidalgo
- Javier Perez-Fernandez
- Gloria M. Rodríguez-Vega
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-33808-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-33808-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-33807-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-33810-7
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIX, 277
- Number of Illustrations
- 6 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour
- Topics