29 Shock in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit Fabio Guarracino and Rubia Baldassarri Definition Shock may be defined as acute circulatory failure characterised by inadequate tissue perfusion and cellular damage. The…
24 Respiratory Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit Darryl Abrams and Daniel Brodie Introduction Although extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was first introduced in the 1970s as a…
21 Percutaneous Mechanical Circulatory Support Evgeny Pavlushkov and Marius Berman Short-term mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices are used to maintain haemodynamic stability in cardiogenic shock and provide reliable oxygenation in…
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…
