Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521872839 ISBN 13: 9780521872836

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Most patients with critical cardiac or thoracic conditions will at some stage pass through the cardiothoracic critical care unit. Critical care presents more complex clinical data than any other area of medicine. Continuous monitoring makes diagnosis easy and further information can be easily obtained via a variety of diagnostic tools. Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care will guide clinicians from all disciplines in the management of cardiothoracic patients, demystifying the critical care unit and providing the key knowledge in a concise and accessible manner. The central section is a detailed discussion of the management of each physiologic system; additional sections cover admission, general considerations in cardiothoracic critical care, procedure-specific care, discharge and follow-up, structure and organization of the unit, and ethical and legal issues. All aspects of the overall care of the critically ill cardiothoracic patient are explained concisely and comprehensively by experts in the field.

About this title

About the Authors

Andrew Klein is a Consultant Anaesthetist at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge.

Alain Vuylsteke is a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge.

Samer A. M. Nashef is a Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521872839
• ISBN 13: 9780521872836
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 566
• Editor: Klein Andrew, Vuylsteke Alain, Nashef Samer A. M.