Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care (Hardcover)

Foreword A. M. Batchelor; Preface; Abbreviations; Section 1. Admission to critical care; Section 2. General considerations in cardiothoracic critical care; Section 3. System management in cardiothoracic critical care; Section 3-1. Cardiovascular system in cardiothoracic critical care; Section 3-2. Respiratory system in cardiothoracic critical care; Section 3-3. Renal system in cardiothoracic critical care; Section 3-4. Haematology and transfusion in cardiothoracic critical care; Section 3-5. Gastro-intestinal system in cardiothoracic critical care; Section 3-6. Immune system and infection in cardiothoracic critical care; Section 3-7. Endrocrine system in cardiothoracic critical care; Section 3-8. Neurological system in cardiothoracic critical care; Section 4. Procedure specific care in cardiothoracic critical care; Section 5. Discharge and follow up from cardiothoracic critical care; Section 6. Structure and organisation in cardiothoracic critical care; Section 7. Ethics, legal issues and research in cardiothoracic critical care; Index.