An indispensible pocket reference for critical care trainees, consultants and intensive care nurses, this new Oxford Specialist Handbook provides an evidence-based approach to all aspects of patient care in cardiothoracic intensive care.
Written in the Oxford Handbook format, each section is comprised of short topics ideal for quick reference. Portable, accessible, and reliable, the book equips the clinician with the basic scientific and clinical knowledge to safely assist in formulating management plans, based on current best practice.
Cardiothoracic Critical Care addresses major recent developments in cardiothoracic critical care, such as cardiovascular support, mechanical support (IABP, VADS, and ECMO), and drug therapies such as nitric oxide and other new inotropic agents. The management of postoperative bleeding is covered in detail, as it increasingly involves updated fluid and blood-product therapies including blood preservation techniques such as cell salvage.
Author(s): Robyn Smith, Mike Higgins, Alistair Macfie
Series: Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Critical Care
Edition: 1
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Year: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 400
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OXFORD MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS
Cardiothoracic Critical Care
Series
Oxford Specialist Handbooks published and forthcoming
Copyright
Foreword
Preface
Contents
Symbols and Abbreviations
Contributors
Part 1 Early postoperative management
Chapter 1 The normal postoperative cardiac patient
Chapter 2Risk prediction and outcome
Chapter 3Fast-tracking the low-risk patient
Chapter 4Resuscitation in the cardiac intensive care setting
Chapter 5Myocardial ischaemia and infarction
Chapter 6Bleeding management
Chapter 7Postoperative hypotension
Chapter 8Glucose, lactate, and acid–base
Chapter 9Postoperative medications
Chapter 10 Information handover and care planning
Part 2Organ dysfunction
Chapter 11 Heart
Chapter 12 Lung
Chapter 13 Kidney
Chapter 14 Gastrointestinal
Chapter 15 Nervous system
Chapter 16 Immune system
Chapter 17 Haematology
Part 3Specific patient groups
Chapter 18 The thoracic patient
Chapter 19 The adult patient with congenital heart disease
Chapter 20The obstetric patient with cardiac disease
Chapter 21 Heart failure resistant to standard medical therapy
Chapter 22The transplant patient
Chapter 23Acute cardiology
Part 4Treatments and procedures
Chapter 24Central venous cannulation, pulmonary artery catheter, and minimally invasive cardiac output monitoring
Chapter 25Airway management
Chapter 26Respiratory management
Chapter 27Circulatory support
Chapter 28Epicardial pacing
Chapter 29Sedation and pain relief
Chapter 30Wound management
Chapter 31 Infection control and prevention
Chapter 32Bedside echocardiography
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