Oxford specialist handbook of cardiothoracic surgery / Joanna Chikwe, David Cook, Aaron Weiss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chikwe, Joanna.

Contributor:

Cook, David.

Weiss, Aaron.

Series:

Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Surgery

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heart--Surgery--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Heart.

Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (868 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cardiothoracic Surgery covers all areas of adult and paediatric, cardiac and thoracic surgery and intensive care. This new edition, with updated cardiac surgery and thoracic sections, provides on-the-spot guidance to common and less common operative procedures.Every chapter is divided into topics presented across two pages to enable easy reference, with pages on intensive care edged in red for immediate access. Completely updated with current evidence and guidelines, the book is practically oriented to provide reliable guidance in intensive care and in theatre. Fully indexed and lavishly illus

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Symbols and abbreviations; 1 Preoperative assessment; 2 Applied basic science; 3 Cardiac anesthesia; 4 Cardiopulmonary bypass; 5 Cardiac ICU; 6 Complications; 7 Ischemic heart disease; 8 Valve disease; 9 The thoracic aorta; 10 Less invasive options; 11 Other conditions; 12 Congenital surgery; 13 Assessment and anesthesia for thoracic surgery; 14 Lung and pleura; 15 Esophagus; 16 Mediastinum and chest wall; 17 Chest trauma; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-164169-3

0-19-174284-8

0-19-164168-5

OCLC:

855504949