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The Oxford Textbook of Advanced Critical Care Echocardiography provides a physiological and evidence-based reference guide to the principles and techniques of advanced echocardiography. Both transoesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography are addressed making this an ideal adjunct to more advanced echo courses for intensivists.
List of contents
- PART I: General principles
- 1: Basic doppler principles
- 2: Common doppler artefacts and pitfalls
- 3: Haemodynamics for echocardiography
- 4: Cardiac mechanics
- 5: Heart-lung interactions
- PART II: Echo assessments
- 6: Left ventricular systolic function
- 7: Left ventricular diastolic function
- 8: Right Ventricular Function
- 9: Pulmonary hypertension
- 10: Preload and fluid responsiveness
- 11: Cardiac output measurement
- 12: Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade
- 13: Dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction
- 14: Valvular stenosis
- 15: Valvular Regurgitation
- 16: 16 Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- 17: Miscellaneous
- Part III: Integrative Approach
- 18: Hypotension
- 19: Acute Pulmonary Embolism
- 20: Septic shock
- 21: Acute respiratory failure
- 22: Chest pain
- 23: Post-cardiac surgery
- 24: Trauma
- 25: Mechanically ventilated patients
- Part IV: Future Developments
- 26: Strain, twist and torsion in left ventricular assessment
- 27: Strain imaging in right ventricle assessment
- 28: Contrast echocardiography
- 29: 3D Echocardiography in the Intensive Care
- 30: Accreditation in Advanced Critical Care Echocardiography
About the author
Anthony McLean. BSc(Hons),MBChB (Otago), MD, FRACP, FCSANZ, FCICM, MRACMA. Head of Nepean Intensive Care Medicine and Professor with the University of Sydney, his research background ranges from critical care echocardiography and heart failure to genomics of sepsis in critically ill patients. An ardent educator in critical care echocardiography he is involved in regular basic and advanced workshops, in addition to haemodynamic workshops, both nationally and internationally. A lead clinician of both a busy Intensive Care Unit and medium sized echocardiography laboratory performing over 4500 studies annually, this mix has led to a range of research studies relevant to the haemodynamic unstable patient population. He leads a team of enthusiastic and dedicated clinicians pushing the boundaries of the use of echocardiography in the critical care setting.
Stephen Huang received his PhD in Physiology and is a Professor at the University of Sydney Medical School. He works at the Nepean Hospital Intensive Care Unit and is an accredited echocardiographer. He has 20 years of experience in teaching critical care echocardiography and is a renowned teacher and trainer worldwide. He is the co-author of Critical Care Ultrasound Manual, a popular basic critical care ultrasound textbook. Stephen's research interest is in critical care echocardiography and haemodynamics, and has published numerous papers in the field.
Andrew Hilton is Intensive Care Specialist and Deputy Director Austin ICU, Melbourne, Australia. He has over 25 years experience in perioperative and critical care echocardiography, including extensive experience in teaching echocardiography in the critical care environment. Over this time, he has been involved in many echocardiography workshops, courses and forums, and related research. He is particularly interested in "echo-physiology" and translating the rigor and methods of traditional cardiology based echocardiography to the fluid and dynamic critical care context. Other interests include echocardiographic assessment and guided treatment of acute heart failure, and optimisation of extracorporeal circulatory support. He is also an examiner for the Diploma of Diagnostic Ultrasound (Critical Care) for the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine.
Summary
The Oxford Textbook of Advanced Critical Care Echocardiography provides a physiological and evidence-based reference guide to the principles and techniques of advanced echocardiography. Both transoesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography are addressed making this an ideal adjunct to more advanced echo courses for intensivists.
