15 – Inotropes and Vasopressors

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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…

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14 – Fluid Administration

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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…

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17 – Mechanical Ventilation

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17 Mechanical Ventilation Anja Schneider and Erik Ortmann Introduction Most patients admitted to the cardiothoracic critical care unit will require a form of mechanical ventilation at some point during their…

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16 – Sedation and Analgesia

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16 Sedation and Analgesia Lachlan Miles and Barbora Parizkova Introduction Analgesia and sedation are ubiquitous in the management of the intubated ICU patient, and attitudes towards them have undergone a…

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13 – Blood Products and Transfusion

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13 Blood Products and Transfusion Martin Besser Introduction Along with cardiothoracic operating departments, cardiothoracic intensive care units are some of the greatest consumers of blood products in the world; so…

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10 – Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation

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10 Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation Sérgio Barra and Patrick Heck Introduction Patients admitted to a cardiothoracic critical care unit (CCU) are at increased risk for cardiac arrhythmias and severe conduction…

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7 – Radiology for Cardiothoracic Intensivists

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7 Radiology for Cardiothoracic Intensivists Kristian H Mortensen , Peter A Barry and Deepa Gopalan Introduction Diagnostic imaging of patients in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit (ICU) can pose unique…

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