Chapter 4 – Arterial Shunts and Pulmonary Artery Banding
Chapter 4 Arterial Shunts and Pulmonary Artery Banding David J. Barron Introduction There are a number of conditions or clinical situations in which it is not possible or safe to…
Chapter 3 – Imaging in Congenital Heart Disease
Chapter 3 Imaging in Congenital Heart Disease Oliver Stumper Introduction The diagnosis of congenital heart disease is a medical/clinical art that has been supported by vast improvement in imaging techniques…
Chapter 1 – The Fetal Circulation and Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Chapter 1 The Fetal Circulation and Patent Ductus Arteriosus Timothy J. Jones Introduction In contrast to the adult, who is surrounded by air with a changing environmental temperature, the developing…
55 – Clinical Information Systems
55 Clinical Information Systems Matthew Jones Introduction Critical care is a highly data intensive environment. It has been estimated that over the course of a 24 hour period nearly 1500…
56 – Medical Law and Ethics in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
56 Medical Law and Ethics in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit Oana Cole The specialty of intensive care has evolved significantly since its inception, approximately 50 years ago. With further…
57 – Training in Cardiothoracic Intensive Care
57 Training in Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Amy Needham and Chinmay Padvardthan The hardest conviction to get into the mind of a beginner is that the education upon which he is…
54 – Systems and Processes in Cardiothoracic Critical Care
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
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
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
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…
