Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care (2^nd Ed., Revised edition)

Most patients with critical cardiac or thoracic conditions will at some stage pass through the cardiothoracic critical care unit. Critical care presents more complex clinical data than any other area of medicine. The new edition of Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care focuses on the latest practise in the management of patients in cardiothoracic intensive care. The practice of cardiothoracic critical care medicine is constantly evolving, and this new edition reflects the modernized learning styles for trainees. Each chapter includes key learning points as well as sample multiple choice questions and answers to assist in exam preparation. This edition also features updated chapters on ECMO, perioperative management of patients undergoing emergency cardiothoracic surgery, and advanced modes of organ support for patients. This text provides key knowledge in a concise and accessible manner for trainees, clinicians and consultants from specialities and disciplines such as cardiology and anaesthesia, and nursing and physiotherapy.

Part I. Diagnosis: 1. History and physical examination Joe Arrowsmith; 2. Electrocardiography David Begley; 3. Echocardiography Andrew Roscoe; 4. Coronary angiography Stephen Hoole; 5. Bronchoscopy Pasupathy Sivasothy; 6. Microbiology testing Ruth Capeller; 7. Radiology for cardiothoracic intensivists Deepa Gopalan; Part II. Practical Procedures: 8. Airway management (intubation and tracheostomy) Christiana Burt; 9. Chest drainage Alia Noorani; 10. Cardiac pacing and defibrillation Patrick Heck; 11. Arterial and venous catheterisation and invasive monitoring Chris Meadows; Part III. Therapeutic Intervention: 12. Antibiotics and infections Oana Cole; 13. Blood products and transfusion Martin Besser; 14. Fluid administration Kamen Valchanov; 15. Inotropes and vasopressors Charles Shayan; 16. Sedation and analgesia Barbora Parizkova; 17. Mechanical ventilation (include oscillators, non-invasive ventilation, and differential ventilation) Eric Ortman; 18. Renal replacement therapy Marlise Ostermann; 19. Nutrition Peter Faber; 20. Physiotherapy and rehabilitation Adam Baddeley; Part IV. Advanced Organ Support: 21. Heart failure support: intra-aortic balloon pump Marius Berman; 22. Ventricular assist devices Steven Tsui; 23. Cardiac ECMO David Jenkins; 24. Respiratory ECMO Daniel Brodie; Part V. Acute Disorders: 25A. Cardiac arrest in cardiothoracic intensive care Jonathan Mackay; 25B. Cardiac arrest in out-of-hospital patients Lisen Hockings; 26. Airway emergencies Guillermo Martinez; 27. Chest pain as a symptom Will Davies; 28. Dyspnoea and acute respiratory failure Ken Parhar; 29. Shock Fabio Guarracino; 30. Systemic hypertension Antonio Rubino; 31. Pulmonary hypertension Joanna Pepke-Zaba; 32. The infected patient Simon Finey; 33. Seizures Ari Ercole; 34. Acute abdomen in cardiac ICU Justin Davies; 35. Cardiothoracic trauma Ravi De Silva; 36. The bleeding cardiac surgery patient Jerrold Levy; Part VI. Perioperative Care: The Patient Post Cardiac Surgery: 37. Coronary artery bypass grafting patients in ICU Sam Nashef; 38. Post heart valve surgical patients in ICU Yasir Abu-Omar; 39. Post-pulmonary endarterectomy patients in ICU Choo Ng; 40. Heart transplantation Stephen Pettit; 41. Lung transplantation Jas Parmar; 42. Aortic surgical patients in ICU Pedro Catarino; 43. Thoracic surgical patients Sunit Ghosh; Part VII. Disease Management in CTICU: Incidence, Etiology, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Treatment: 44. Respiratory disorders: ARDS Charlotte Summers; 45. Cardiovascular disorders: the heart failure patient in ICU Jayan Parameshwar; 46. Neurological disorders in cardiothoracic ICU Max Damian; 47. Psychiatric disorders and acute confusional state in cardiothoracic ICU Karin Neufeld; 48. Haematological disorders in cardiothoracic ICU Jerrold Levy; 49. Pregnancy and cardiovascular disease Kiran Salaunkey; 50. Paediatric cardiothoracic ICU Duncan Macrae; 51. Grown-up-congenital-heart disease patients in ICU Susanna Price; 52. Difficult to wean from mechanical ventilation patients in ICU Michael Davies; Part VIII. Provision and Delivery of Cardiothoracic Intensive Care: 53. Nursing in cardiothoracic ICU and outreach care Jo-anne Fowles; 54. Systems and processes in cardiothoracic ICU Alain Vuylsteke; 55. Clinical information systems Matthew Jones; 56. Medico-legal and ethical issues in cardiothoracic ICU Oana Cole; 57. Education in cardiothoracic ICU Amy Needham.

Kamen Valchanov is a Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at Papworth Hospital.
Nicola Jones is a Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at Papworth Hospital.
Charles Hogue is the Professor and Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.