TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Use of the Intensive Care Unit A1 - Enfield, Kyle B. A1 - Kirk, Mark A. A2 - Hoffman, Robert S. A2 - Howland, Mary Ann A2 - Lewin, Neal A. A2 - Nelson, Lewis S. A2 - Goldfrank, Lewis R. Y1 - 2015 N1 - T2 - Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 10e AB - The practice of critical care medicine has its roots in the resuscitation of dying patients, and it focuses on the restoration of normal physiology without necessarily involving a complete understanding of a patient’s chronic conditions. Over the past several decades, critical care has led to improved patient survival from many serious conditions. This is the direct result of noninvasive and invasive tools used to describe and correct pathophysiology.29 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1108424667 ER -