Emergency management of the hi-tech patient in acute and critical care : a practical guide to managing patients with hi-tech hardware / senior editors, Ioannis Koutroulis, Nicholas Tsarouhas ; editors, Richard S. Lin, Jill C. Posner, Michael Seneff, Robert Shesser.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The idea of writing this book was born in early 2016; we knew that the road would be bumpy, yet exciting! We are thrilled to introduce the first edition of our manual to assist healthcare providers in managing our very unique patients with various hardware devices. These "hi-tech" devices help our patients breathe, walk, hear, and do a host of other essential activities of daily living. Importantly, when these patients seek emergency care due to device malfunction, infections, or other complications, it is crucial that the medical provider know how to manage both the patient, as well as the device"-- Provided by publisher.

About the Author
Editors

Ioannis Koutroulis, MD, PhD, MBA, is an Attending Physician in Emergency Medicine at Children’s National Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Genomics, and Precision Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Nicholas Tsarouhas, MD, is an Attending Physician in the Emergency Department and Medical Director of the Emergency Transport Team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine.

Associate Editors

Richard S. Lin, MD, is an Attending Physician in the Critical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Director of the Progressive Care Unit, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine.

Jill C. Posner, MD, MSCE, MSEd, is a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, and Attending Physician at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Michael Seneff, MD, is Director of the Intensive Care Unit and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the George Washington University Hospital, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Robert Shesser, MD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.