ICU Care in Cardiac Surgery

This book in a concise guide to the care of patients in the intensive care unit after cardiac surgery.

Beginning with an overview of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, cardiac surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass, the next chapters discuss ICU set up and ICU care.

Each of the following sections discusses the clinical and surgical management of issues that may occur in the ICU post-cardiac surgery. Topics include renal failure, arrhythmia, seizures, bleeding and infection, intra aortic balloon pump, tracheostomy, urinary catheterisation and more.

Descriptions and function of instruments and ‘gadgets’ are included, as well as clinical images and diagrams to enhance learning.

Key Points

• Concise guide to ICU care of cardiac surgery patients
• Provides overview of cardiovascular and respiratory systems and surgery
• Covers numerous post-surgery issues and their management
• Includes descriptions and function of instruments and ‘gadgets’

1. Introduction
2. Cardiovascular System
3. Respiratory System
4. Cardiac Surgery
5. Cardiopulmonary Bypass
6. ICU Set Up
7. The ICU Care
8. Renal Failure in Cardiac Surgery
9. CNS System
10. GIT
11. Fluid Haemodynamic and Metabolism
12. Fluid Haemodynamic and Metabolism
13. Hyperkalemia and Hypokalemia
14. Pulmonary Hypertensive Crisis
15. Nutrition
16. Low Co Syndrome
17. Arrythmia
18. Seizures
19. Psychiatric Disturbances
20. Infection
21. Bleeding
22. Drugs in ICU
23. Intra Aortic Balloon Pump
24. Endotracheal Intubation 
25. Resuscitation
26. Tracheostomy
27. Pleural Aspiration
28. Pericardiocentesis
29. Intercostal Drainage
30. Urinary Catheterisation

MA Umre
Former Professor and Head of Department, Cardiac Surgery, VMMC and Safdurjang Hospital, New Delhi, India