The Critically Ill Cardiac Patient

This state-of-the-art clinical text reference on multisystem management boasts a respected team of academic cardiologists, cardiovascular and general surgeons, anesthesiologists, and pulmonary and non-pulmonary intensivists who share their expertise on the critical care of the cardiac patient. The collaborative perspective of these authors provides detailed information on every aspect of patient management. Detailed focus on surgical perioperative issues includes: cardiac risk and management, abdominal crises in critically ill cardiac patients, cardiac trauma, and cardiovascular complications of organ transplantation. Obstetric emergencies in patients with cardiac disease are covered extensively, and the use of scoring systems and outcome assessment is presented. Medical intensive care issues receive up-to-the-minute coverage, including respiratory failure, oxygen transport, regional circulation, cardiac metabolism in nutrition, renal failure, CNS dysfunction, sepsis and septic shock, critical care cardiac transport, coagulation, pharmacology, toxicology, and advances in monitoring. Pharmacology issues include cardiac and non-cardiac effects of various drugs and the cardiac toxicity of both illicit and licit drugs. Discussion is offered on cardiorespiratory monitoring, management of cardiac complications, and intensive care radiology. This informative guide will increase understanding and competence in multidisciplinary critical care and afford more efficient, effective treatment for the critically ill cardiac patient.