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The ICU Guide for Families: Understanding Intensive Care and How You Can Support Your Loved One - Hardcover

Goitein, Lara

 
9781538153949: The ICU Guide for Families: Understanding Intensive Care and How You Can Support Your Loved One
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1538153947 ISBN 13: 9781538153949
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2021

Synopsis

ICU events are not uncommon but knowing what to do when a loved one is placed there is. This work explores the ICU with an eye toward guiding families to getting the best care for their beloved patient

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About the Author

Lara Goitein, MD, is a physician specializing in pulmonary and critical care medicine, and has practiced in ICUs for twelve years, including at the Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA), Intermountain Healthcare (St. George, Utah), University of Washington Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center (Seattle, WA), Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound (Redmond, WA), Presbyterian Hospital (Albuquerque, NM), and most recently at Christus St. Vincent Regional Health System (Santa Fe, New Mexico). In this capacity she has cared for thousands of patients and supported their families through their ICU stays. During the last five years, Dr. Goitein designed and implemented a novel hospital quality program. She is one of sixteen members of JAMA Internal Medicine's editorial board and serves as a frequent reviewer and guest editor for that journal. She has been published frequently in leading medical journals as well as mainstream media outlets.

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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1538153947
ISBN 13 
9781538153949
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
238