Cardiovascular critical care / edited by Mark J.D. Griffiths ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Griffiths, M. J. D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cardiac intensive care.

Cardiovascular system--Diseases.

Cardiovascular system.

Critical care medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (506 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Remarkable improvements in cardiac survival rates have made cardiovascular critical care much more common, but no less challenging for the practitioner. This important volume draws on the skills of an expert team of editors and contributors to present a timely overview of clinical practice. The book covers the full range of the field, from pre-operative assessment and the haematological complications of cardiovascular surgery and critical care to the care of patients with: · Arrhythmias · Heart Failure · Adult Congenital Heart Disease · Mitral Valve Di

Contents:

Cardiovascular Critical Care; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1: Shock; 2: Resuscitation in Intensive Care; 3: Cardiovascular Monitoring in Critical Care; 4: Cardiovascular Investigation of the Critically Ill; Colour plates; 5: Haematological Aspects of Cardiovascular Critical Care; 6: Cardiovascular Support: Pharmacological; 7: Arrhythmias; 8: Mechanical Heart Failure Therapy; 9: Care of the High Risk Patient Undergoing Surgery; 10: Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Principles of Management in Critical Care; 11: Common Complications of Cardiovascular Critical Illness

12: Haemodynamic Management of Severe Sepsis13: Acute Coronary Syndromes and Myocardial Infarction; 14: Cardiogenic Shock; 15: Peri-operative Care of the Heart Transplant Recipient; 16: Adult Congenital Heart Disease Syndromes; 17: Management of Arrhythmias in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease; 18: Mitral Valve Disease; 19: Aortic Valve Disease; 20: Infective Endocarditis; 21: Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Failure; 22: Aortic Dissection; 23: Emergency Management of Cardiac Trauma; 24: Hypertensive Crises; 25: Pregnancy; 26: Vasculitis

27: Endocrine Problems and Cardiovascular Critical Care28: Haemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy: A Personal History 1961-1994; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-65428-4

9786612654282

1-4443-1450-5

1-4443-1451-3

OCLC:

657692513