Containing all of the new and updated information from Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine, Fifth Edition, this bench manual of procedures and techniques is available as a separate portable paperback reference. This extremely practical "how-to" guide provides graphically illustrated, step-by-step instructions for every diagnostic and therapeutic procedure used in adult critical care. Coverage of each procedure includes indications, contraindications, equipment, technique, complications, and ongoing care. All ICU staff as well as well as general practitioners can depend on this manual of immediate access to reliable, easy-to-follow instructions.