This new bedside manual guides you through all the practical aspects of managing patients
following cardiothoracic surgery and critically ill cardiology patients. Primarily designed
to use in cardiothoracic intensive care units and coronary care units, it covers the
perioperative management for the full range of cardiothoracic surgical procedures, the
management of complications, and related issues. Core topics in cardiothoracic critical
care, such as hemodynamic instability, arrhythmias, bleeding, and mechanical cardiac support,
are afforded broad coverage. Also included are sections on advanced ventilatory techniques
and veno-venous ECMO for treating severe respiratory failure, as well as nutritional support,
treating and preventing infection, renal failure, and care of the dying patient. Concisely
written and featuring liberal use of illustrations as well as an integrated, tightly edited
style, and a limited number of key references, this volume will become your reference of
choice for the care of of cardiothoracic surgery patients and critically ill cardiology
patients. Also included is a companion CD-ROM featuring over 700 still and 200 video clips
of radiographs, CT scans, MRI scans, and echocardiograms, both transthoracic and
transesophageal.

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