synopsis of intensive care medicine provides a comprehensive account of current intensive care practice in adaults and children. It allows the busy intensivist or anaesthetist to update abd review the management of any of the common disorders seen in major ICU quickly and easily.

It will be essential reading for trainees in intensive care medicine as it covers the pathophysiology, diagnosis, management and prognosis of the diseases they will encounter in a readable and relevant way and provides an excellent guide to the management of cardiac, respiratory, rendal and hepatic failure.