54 Systems and Processes in Cardiothoracic Critical Care James Moore and Alain Vuylsteke A cardiothoracic critical care unit is a highly complex environment requiring an interplay of multiple medical specialties…
53 Cardiothoracic Critical Care Nursing, Outreach and Follow-up Jo-anne Fowles Introduction Caring for the critically ill cardiothoracic patient requires a multidisciplinary approach with nursing roles being pivotal. Nursing the critically…
44 Respiratory Disorders: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Alastair Proudfoot and Charlotte Summers Definitions and Epidemiology Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterised by acute inflammation affecting the gas exchange surface…
52 Difficult to Wean from Mechanical Ventilation Patients in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit Michael G Davies Introduction Weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) may be classified as simple, difficult…
46 Neurological Aspects of Cardiac Surgery Max S Damian Introduction Cardiac surgery’s profound intervention in systemic blood pressure and circulation carries a high potential to affect the brain in a…
48 Haematological Disorders and Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Jerrold H Levy , Kamrouz Ghadimi and Ian Welsby Introduction Cardiac surgical patients are at great risk for bleeding due to multiple factors….
50 Paediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Ajay Desai , Lidia Casanueva and Duncan Macrae Introduction Cardiovascular disorders are common in critically ill children, accounting for around 30% of the UK annual…
49 Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disorders Kiran Salaunkey Introduction There is an increasing prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women of child bearing age. It is estimated that about 0.2–4% of…
51 Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease (GUCH) Patients in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit Susanna Price and Niki Walker Introduction The numbers of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) surviving to…
47 Postoperative Delirium Makeida B Koyi , Joseph G Hobelmann and Karin J Neufeld Introduction Delirium is a psychiatric syndrome produced by an underlying medical aetiology and it is a…
