Critical Care of Children with Heart Disease - Basic Medical and Surgical Concepts

Critical Care of Children with Heart Disease will summarize the comprehensive medical and surgical management of the acutely-ill patient with congenital and acquired cardiac disease. The aim of the book is to teach bedside physicians, nurses and other caregivers, basic and practical concepts of anatomy, pathophysiology, surgical techniques and peri-operative management of critically ill children and adults with congenital heart disease, allowing these professionals to anticipate, prevent or else treat such pathologies. The book will cover specific cardiac lesions, review their anatomy, pathophysiology, current preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative assessment and management; medical and surgical complications will be briefly described with each lesion further discussed in specific chapters. In addition, the book will have dedicated chapters to management of cardiac patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, hemofiltration, hemo or peritoneal dialysis and plasma exchange. Practical guidelines for cardiovascular nursing care will be also included.

List of contents

General Aspects.- Transition from the Fetal to the Neonatal Circulation.- Triage and Transport of Infants and Children with Cardiac Disease.- Airway Control, Mechanical Ventilation, and Respiratory Care.- Heart-Lung Interactions.- Cardiac Catheterization.- Echocardiography.- Cardiac Anesthesia.- A Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Review.- Sedation and Analgesia.- Monitoring of the Cardiac Patient.- The Effects of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.- Nursing Care of the Pediatric Cardiac Patient.- Cardiac Database and Risk Factor Assessment. Outcomes Analysis for Congenital Cardiac Disease.- Specific Cardiac Lesions.- Patent Ductus Arteriosus.- Atrial Septal Defects.- Ventricular Septal Defects.- Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defects.- Aortopulmonary Window.- Tetralogy of Fallot.- Tetralogy of Fallot with Absent Pulmonary Valve.- Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia.- Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Interventricular Septum.- Pulmonary Stenosis.- Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction.- Coarctation of the Aorta.- Interrupted Aortic Arch.- Mitral Valve Anomalies and Related Disorders.- Mitral Stenosis.- Prosthetic Valves.- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.- Single Ventricle. General Aspects.- Anomalous Pulmonary Veins.- Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries.- Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries (ccTGA) or Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries (l-TGA).- Truncus Arteriosus.- Double Outlet Right Ventricle.- Ebstein's Disease.- Anomalous Coronary Arteries.- Aortic Valve Regurgitation.- Vascular Rings and Pulmonary Sling.- Takayasu Arteritis.- Aortic Dissection.- Tracheal Reconstruction.- Other Topics.- Acute Pulmonary Hypertension.- Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension.- Acute Myocarditis and Cardiomyopathies.- Pericardial Diseases.- Infective Endocarditis.- Cardiac Failure.- Shock in the Cardiac Patient: A Brief Overview.- Mechanical Circulatory Support in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.- Heart Transplantation.- Arrhythmias in the Intensive Care Unit.- Pacemakers (Temporary and Permanent), Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy.- Discontinuation of Life: Ethical and Legal Issues.- The Challenge of Extra-Cardiac Complications.- Respiratory Complications: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Chylothorax, Diaphragmatic Palsy, and Functional and Respiratory Physiotherapy.- Gastrointestinal Complications: Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Malrotation, and Protein Losing Enteropathy.- Malnutrition and Feeding Difficulties: Guidelines for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition.- Hematological Aspects: Anticoagulation, Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia, Plasma Exchange.- Renal Failure and Replacement Therapy.- Neurogical Complications: Intracranial Bleeding, Stroke and Seizures.- Infections in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.- Skin Protection.

About the author

Ricardo Munoz, MD, is chief of Cardiac Intensive Care and director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Pittsbugh. Dr. Munoz trained in pediatric critical care and pediatric cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Children's Hospital of Boston/Harvard Medical School. A fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics and member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, he attended medical school at the Universidad del Notre, Barranquilla, Colombia, and completed his residency at the Hospital Militar Central, Bogota, Colombia. He also completed fellowships at Children's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, both in Boston.

Summary

Critical Care of Children with Heart Disease will summarize the comprehensive medical and surgical management of the acutely-ill patient with congenital and acquired cardiac disease. The aim of the book is to teach bedside physicians, nurses and other caregivers, basic and practical concepts of anatomy, pathophysiology, surgical techniques and peri-operative management of critically ill children and adults with congenital heart disease, allowing these professionals to anticipate, prevent or else treat such pathologies. The book will cover specific cardiac lesions, review their anatomy, pathophysiology, current preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative assessment and management; medical and surgical complications will be briefly described with each lesion further discussed in specific chapters. In addition, the book will have dedicated chapters to management of cardiac patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, hemofiltration, hemo or peritoneal dialysis and plasma exchange. Practical guidelines for cardiovascular nursing care will be also included.

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From the reviews:
“This book is short, fact heavy, and illustrated to provide a quick reference to common pediatric urological and general surgery problems. … book is written fairly simply and will be easy to understand for students and house officers, as well as those already in primary practice. The three editors and 37 contributors … are all adequate to the task and produce as serviceable level of writing. … this is a nice little handbook of some common problems in pediatric urology and pediatric general surgery … . ” (Robert M. Arensman, Doody’s Book Reviews, March, 2011)
“A comprehensive overview of medical and surgical aspects of the care of children with congenital heart ailments. A teaching and practicing source.” (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 8 (3), March, 2011)

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From the reviews:
"This book is short, fact heavy, and illustrated to provide a quick reference to common pediatric urological and general surgery problems. ... book is written fairly simply and will be easy to understand for students and house officers, as well as those already in primary practice. The three editors and 37 contributors ... are all adequate to the task and produce as serviceable level of writing. ... this is a nice little handbook of some common problems in pediatric urology and pediatric general surgery ... . " (Robert M. Arensman, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2011)
"A comprehensive overview of medical and surgical aspects of the care of children with congenital heart ailments. A teaching and practicing source." (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 8 (3), March, 2011)

Product details

• Assisted by: Eduardo Da Cruz (Editor), Eduardo da Cruz et al (Editor), Victo Morell (Editor), Victor Morell (Editor), Ricardo Munoz (Editor), Carol Vetterly (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9781447168416
• ISBN: 978-1-4471-6841-6
• No. of pages: 746
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 263 mm x 44 mm
• Weight: 1610 g
• Illustrations: XXVIII, 746 p.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; C, Medicine, General practice, Surgery, Pediatrics, Cardiology, INTERNAL MEDICINE, critical care medicine, Cardiac Surgery, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, Paediatric medicine, Primary care (Medicine), Primary Care Medicine, Cardiothoracic surgery