Thoroughly revised, this handv manual is filled with practical Jvice for the entire cardiac care team. It covers all aspects of care of the surgical heart patient—from preoperative assessment to postoperative management to treatment protocols.
• Enhance your clinical acumen with the latest details on coronary artery disease • fluid, electrolyte, and renal function • management of postoperative cardiac arrhythmias • mechanical devices • and postoperative myocardial ischemia.
• Keep current on the latest m care via an updated appendix of Management Summaries.
• Improve patient outcomes with chapters written by both nurses and doctors, emphasizing the critical care team approach to cardiac surgery.
• Master every procedure through new images and line drawings that illuminate key steps.
• Get to the information you need quickly thanks to a logical organization, including individual sections on preoperative, operative, and postoperative issues.