Kumar Soumitra. The Protocol Book for Intensive Care

4th edition. — Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2014. — 540 p. — ISBN: 978-93-5090-740-5.Medical Sciences have progressed by leaps and bounds—not only in understanding of pathogenesis but also in formulation of evidence-based and
cost-effective approach in their management. Parallel to novel diagnostic aids, technological improvement in acute care medicine has supplemented quality of management to a greater extent to achieve precision. The medical practice is ever-changing with the introduction of newer concepts and devices in an algorithmic manner as it is done in this fourth edition of the book The Protocol Book for Intensive Care under the able editorship of Professor Soumitra Kumar and his team. This book covers all the major branches of medical emergencies such as cardiology, pulmonary medicine, central nervous system, metabolic medicine, and of course, rheumatology. In this multidisciplinary and multiauthor book the presentations are simple, logical and maintain orderly flow of decision-making process.
The compilation of most of the ‘acute care medicine’ by thoughtful contribution of senior experienced clinicians of Kolkata under the guidance of erudite Professor Kumar has come out like ‘Pocket Guidelines Update’. I am sure this algorithmic approach with holistic vision would be very practical
for the clinicians who practice acute emergencies.
I am convinced that timely arrival of this edition will improve level of acute care further in patients with health crisis. And for this laudable effort of educational promotion, Professor Soumitra Kumar and his associates deserve special appreciation and thanks.