Pediatric and congenital cardiology, cardiac surgery and intensive care /
[Book]
Eduardo M. Da Cruz, Dunbar Ivy, James Jaggers, editors
1 online resource (lxviii, 3,572 pages) :
illustrations (some color)
Includes index
General aspects -- Fetal cardiology -- Assessment of the cardiac patient -- Preventive cardiology -- Cardiovascular anesthesia -- Cardio-pulmonary bypass -- Monitoring of the cardiac patient -- Cardiopulmonary and intracardiac interactions -- Cardiovascular pharmacology -- General principles of interventional cardiac catheterization -- Innovative interventional techniques -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- Nursing issues related to the cardiac patient -- Congenital cardiovascular diseases in pediatrics -- Cardiovascular dysfunction in infants, children and adolescents -- Pulmonary hypertension -- Systemic vasculopathies -- Acquired cardiac diseases -- The adult with congenital cardiac defects -- Extracorporeal life support (ecls) of the cardiac patient -- Heart and lung transplant -- Arrhythmias and conductive disorders -- Upper airway and tracheal pathology -- Extra-cardiac issues and complications -- Outcomes, long term follow-up and cardiac recovery -- Leadership issues of a pediatric heart center -- Miscellaneous
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Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care provides a consistent and comprehensive approach to multiple congenital and acquired cardiac pathologies pre, peri and postoperatively, with the use of algorhythms, guidelines and current research issues. Included with this book are interactive videos with the most common interventions, online access to practical learning activities, and to the comprehensive Aristotle score and database. This reference work satisfies the need for a universal and practical review of management of critically ill children and adults with congenital heart disease, based upon taskforce decisions and the cumulative experience of the world leaders in the field