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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910140747103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
• ISBN: 1-282-65428-4; 9786612654282; 1-4443-1450-5; 1-4443-1451-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (506 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): GriffithsM. J. D
• Disciplina: 616.1/2028
• Soggetti: Cardiac intensive care; Cardiovascular system - Diseases; Critical care medicine
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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