Handbook of Patient Care in Cardiac Surgery (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Handbook Series)

The thoroughly updated Seventh Edition of this popular and widely used handbook presents the most current protocols and recommendations for care of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. This edition reflects current ACLS guidelines and the latest developments in cardiac surgery. The transplantation chapter has been entirely rewritten by a new author. Experts from leading hospitals offer detailed, practical guidelines on preoperative evaluation and preparation, intraoperative management, and postoperative care for all current cardiac surgical procedures. Perspectives valuable for cardiac surgeons, cardiac nurses, and anesthesiologists are included throughout. Coverage includes a chapter on infants and children. Appendices list drug dosages for adults and for infants and children.

The thoroughly updated Seventh Edition of this popular and widely used handbook presents the most current protocols and recommendations for care of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. This edition reflects current ACLS guidelines and the latest developments in cardiac surgery. The transplantation chapter has been entirely rewritten by a new author.

Experts from leading hospitals offer detailed, practical guidelines on preoperative evaluation and preparation, intraoperative management, and postoperative care for all current cardiac surgical procedures. Perspectives valuable for cardiac surgeons, cardiac nurses, and anesthesiologists are included throughout. Coverage includes a chapter on infants and children. Appendices list drug dosages for adults and for infants and children.

"Now in its Seventh Edition, this popular handbook presents extensively updated patient management strategies for the care of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. In a concise, user-friendly format, this resource covers the practical aspects of preoperative evaluation and planning, intraoperative management, and postoperative care. Considerable emphasis is placed on the prevention and management of the perioperative complications that will inevitabiy occur in a busy, contemporary cardiac surgery practice."--Jacket Presents protocols and recommendations for care of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. This title shows ACLS guidelines and the developments in cardiac surgery. It offers practical guidelines on preoperative evaluation and preparation, intraoperative management, and postoperative care for different cardiac surgical procedures. Preoperative evaluation and management Operative management Postoperative management Postoperative complications involving the heart and lungs Postoperative complications involving other organ systems Late postoperative management Management of infants and children Mechanical cardiac support and transplantation.