23 Cardiac Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Jason M Ali and David P Jenkins Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an advanced form of temporary life support to aid respiratory and/or cardiac function…
25B Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit Lisen Hockings and Sophia Fisher Introduction Patients suffering from cardiac arrest in the community and surviving it are frequently transferred…
25A Resuscitation after Adult Cardiac Surgery Jonathan H Mackay Defibrillation, ventilation, pacing and resuscitation are essential components of cardiac surgical care. The 2015 European Resuscitation Council (ERC) guidelines report the…
22 Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) Harikrishna M Doshi and Steven SL Tsui Introduction The UK National Heart Failure Audit 2013–2014 estimated that there are 2 million people in the UK…
27 Chest Pain as a Symptom on the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit Will Davies Introduction Chest pain as a symptom can lead to over 400 eventual diagnoses. Up to one third…
20 Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Adam Baddeley and Allaina Eden Introduction Physiotherapy over the last decade has evolved considerably in the areas of critical care, cardiac and thoracic surgery. This chapter…
18 Renal Replacement Therapy Jonah Powell-Tuck , Matt Varrier and Marlies Ostermann Introduction Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of cardiovascular surgery affecting >20% of patients. The aetiology…
19 Nutritional Support for Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care Peter Faber As most patients after routine cardiac surgery quickly resume baseline nutritional intake, specific dietetic assessment and support is rarely…
15 Inotropes and Vasopressors Gabriel Kleinman , Shahzad Shaefi and Charles Shayan Introduction Ahlquist’s discovery in animal models of two distinct types of adrenergic receptors in 1948 set the foundation…
14 Fluid Administration Vasileios Zochios and Kamen Valchanov Introduction Intravenous fluid administration is performed in critically ill patients to maintain fluid volume homeostasis and to achieve many other goals. Intensivists…
