Griffiths / Cordingley / Price Cardiovascular Critical Care

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4443-1451-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 504 Seiten, E-Book

Remarkable improvements in cardiac survival rates have madecardiovascular critical care much more common, but no lesschallenging for the practitioner. This important volume draws onthe skills of an expert team of editors and contributors to presenta timely overview of clinical practice.
The book covers the full range of the field, from pre-operativeassessment and the haematological complications of cardiovascularsurgery and critical care to the care of patients with:
· Arrhythmias
· HeartFailure
· AdultCongenital Heart Disease
· MitralValve Disease
· AorticValve Disease
· InfectiveEndocarditis
· Vasculitis
The authors also address the special problems associated withthe management of conditions consequent upon pregnancy, eclampsia,and the hypertensive crisis.
With high-quality illustrations and a helpful index,Cardiovascular Critical Care gives you access to informationthat helps you provide the best possible care to your patients.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Griffiths, Mark

Griffiths, Mark J. D.

Cordingley, Jeremy

Price, Susanna

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors.
Introduction.
Chapter 1 Shock (Marius Terblanche and NicoleAssmann).
Chapter 2 Resuscitation in Intensive Care (David A.Zideman).
Chapter 3 Cardiovascular Monitoring in Critical Care (MichaelR. Pinsky).
Chapter 4 Cardiovascular Investigation of the Critically Ill(Susanna Price and Jeremy J. Cordingley).
Chapter 5 Haematological Aspects of Cardiovascular Critical Care(Kanchan Rege and Mark J.D. Griffiths).
Chapter 6 Cardiovascular Support: Pharmacological (Joseph E.Arrowsmith and Florian Falter).
Chapter 7 Arrhythmias (Hugh Montgomery and VivekSivaraman).
Chapter 8 Mechanical Heart Failure Therapy (RichardTrimlett).
Chapter 9 Care of the High Risk Patient Undergoing Surgery(Justin Woods and Andrew Rhodes).
Chapter 10 Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Principles ofManagement in Critical Care (Susanna Price and BrianKeogh).
Chapter 11 Common Complications of Cardiovascular CriticalIllness (Simon J. Finney and Mark J.D. Griffiths).
Chapter 12 Haemodynamic Management of Severe Sepsis(Jean-Louis Vincent).
Chapter 13 Acute Coronary Syndromes and Myocardial Infarction(Alex Hobson and Nick Curzen).
Chapter 14 Cardiogenic Shock (Divaka Perera and Gerald S.Carr-White).
Chapter 15 Peri-operative Care of the Heart Transplant Recipient(Keith McNeil and John Dunning).
Chapter 16 Adult Congenital Heart Disease Syndromes (AntoniaPijuan Domènech, Katerina Chamaidi and Michael A.Gatzoulis).
Chapter 17 Management of Arrhythmias in Adults with CongenitalHeart Disease (Barbara J. Deal).
Chapter 18 Mitral Valve Disease (Susanna Price and DerekGibson).
Chapter 19 Aortic Valve Disease (Susanna Price and DerekGibson).
Chapter 20 Infective Endocarditis (David Hunter and JohnPepper).
Chapter 21 Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Failure(Alain Vuylsteke).
Chapter 22 Aortic Dissection (Maninder S. Kalkat, VamsidharB. Dronavalli, David Alexander and Robert S. Bonser).
Chapter 23 Emergency Management of Cardiac Trauma (JamesNapier and Mark Messent).
Chapter 24 Hypertensive Crises (Liao Pinhu and Mark J.D.Griffiths).
Chapter 25 Pregnancy (Lorna Swan).
Chapter 26 Vasculitis (Lorna Swan).
Chapter 27 Endocrine Problems and Cardiovascular Critical Care(Phil Marino and Susanna Price).
Chapter 28 Haemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy: A PersonalHistory 1961-1994 (Ronald Bradley).
Index.
The colour plate section.

Über Autor(innen)

Edited by Mark J.D. Griffiths, MRCP, PhD, EDICM, BDICM,Consultant Physician, Adult Intensive Care Unit, Royal BromptonHospital, London, UK
Jeremy J. Cordingley, MBBS, MRCP, FRCA, EDICM, Consultantin Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia, Royal BromptonHospital, London, UK
Susanna S. Price MB, BS, BSc, MRCP, EDICM, PhD,Consultant Cardiologist and Intensivist, Royal Brompton &Harefield NHS Trust, London, UK