Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is developing rapidly, and is now part of the toolkit for the management of all patients with severe respiratory or cardiac failure. Clinicians of all disciplines are in need of a simple manual, easy and fun to read, that will take them through the management of these patients, explaining the principles of safe and successful practice. Part of the Core Critical Care series, this book is an easy-to-read guide for the aspiring ECMO clinician. Doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, dieticians, pharmacists and all other key members of the team will learn the basics required to better understand the technology and care of the patient. The experienced clinician will enjoy reading through the chapters, which present structured thoughts and knowledge acquired through clinical experience.

Part of the Core Critical Care series, this book is an easy-to-read guide for the aspiring ECMO clinician.

About the Author
Dr Alain Vuylsteke BSc, MA, MD, FRCA, FICM is a Consultant in Intensive Care and Clinical Director at Papworth Hospital, Cambridgeshire. Daniel Brodie, MD is Associate Professor of Medicine at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Centre, New York. Alain Combes, MD PhD is Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at the University of Paris, Pierre et Marie Curie, and Senior Intensivist at the Service de Reanimation Medicale Institut de Cardiologie, Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris. Jo-anne Fowles is Senior Nurse in Critical Care at Papworth Hospital, Cambridgeshire. Giles Peek, MD FRCS CTh FFICM is Chief of the Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, co-Director of the Pediatric Heart Center, and ECMO Director of the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at Green Medical Arts Pavilion, New York.


Book Information
ISBN 9781107681248
Author Alain Vuylsteke
Format Paperback
Page Count 228
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 250g
Dimensions(mm) 185mm * 123mm * 10mm