| Phys. Description |
xxxiii, 484 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge medicine |
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Cambridge medicine (Series)
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| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
History and examination -- Electrocardiography -- Echocardiography in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit -- Coronary angiography -- Bronchoscopy in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit -- Microbiology testing -- Radiology for cardiothoracic intensivists -- Airway management in cardiothoracic intensive care : intubation and tracheostomy -- Chest drainage -- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation -- Arterial and venous catheterisation and invasive monitoring -- Antibiotics in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit -- Blood products and transfusion -- Fluid administration -- Inotripes and vasopressors -- Sedation and analgesia -- Mechanical ventilation -- Renal replacement therapy -- Nutritional support for cardiac surgery and intensive care -- Physiotherapy and rehabilitation -- Percutaneous mechanical circulatory support -- Venticular assist devices (VAD) -- Cardiac extracorporeal membrane oxygenation -- Respiratory extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit -- Resuscitation after adult cardiac surgery -- Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit -- Airway emergencies -- Chest pain as a symptom on the cardiothoracic intensive care unit -- Acute dyspnoea and respiratory failure -- Shock in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit -- Systemic hypertension in cardiothoracic critical care -- Pulmonary hypertension in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit -- The infected patient -- Seizures -- The acute abdomen in the cardiac intensive care unit -- Cardiothoracic trauma -- The bleeding cardiac surgical patient -- Management after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery -- Intensive care unit management following valve surgery -- Pulmonary endarterectomy patients in cardiothoracic critical care -- Heart transplantation -- Lung transplantation -- Aortic surgical patients in the intensive care unit -- Thoracic surgical patients -- Respiratory disorders : acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Cardiovascular disorders : the heart failure patient in the intensive care unit -- Neurological aspects of cardiac surgery -- Postoperative delirium -- Haematological disorders and cardiothoracic intensive care -- Pregnancy and cardiovascular disorders -- Paediatric cardiac intensive care -- Grown-up congenital heart disease (GUCH) patients in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit -- Difficult to wean from mechanical ventilation patients in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit -- Cardiothoracic critical care nursing, outreach and follow-up -- Systems and processes in cardiothoracic critical care -- Clinical information systems -- Medical law and ethics in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit -- Training in cardiothoracic intensive care. |
| Subject |
Cardiovascular Diseases -- therapy.
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Critical Care -- methods.
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Thoracic Diseases -- therapy.
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Postoperative Care -- methods.
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| Alt Author |
Valchanov, Kamen, editor.
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Jones, Nicola, editor.
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Hogue, Charles W., editor.
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| ISBN |
9781107131637 (hbk.) |
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1107131634 (hbk.) |
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