The Oxford Specialist Handbook in Cardiothoracic Critical Care summarises current knowledge and provides an evidence base for all aspects of patient care. Written by leading experts in the field, it offers a guide to clinical decision-making in a user-friendly format.
Written in the Oxford Handbook format, each section consists of concise topics, ideal for quick reference. Portable, accessible and reliable, the book equips clinicians with the core scientific and clinical knowledge needed to help them safely develop management plans based on current best practice. It is divided into four sections, providing a concise overview of postoperative management, organ dysfunction, specific patient groups, and treatments and procedures.
This enables clinicians to confidently manage all patients in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit, including those immediately following cardiac surgery, those experiencing acute cardiovascular events, those with pre-existing heart disease, and many others. It provides knowledge and builds confidence in routinely performed procedures such as pacemaker insertion, central venous catheterisation and echocardiography.
This concise, practical guide will be useful for general intensivists and is an essential pocket reference for intensive care nurses, advanced clinical practitioners, and trainees and consultants in cardiothoracic surgery and intensive care. This edition has been updated to cover all recent developments in the management of this critically ill patient population.
