Description
This manual is a practical guide to the care of children after cardiac surgery.
The second edition has been fully revised to include the latest advances in the field and includes many new topics.
Beginning with discussion on preparing for and receiving a paediatric patient from the operating theatre, the next chapter describes monitoring techniques.
Each of the following sections discusses the management of different conditions that may arise after surgery, including mediastinal bleeding, arrhythmias, capillary leak syndrome, pulmonary, gastrointestinal and renal issues, and infection.
Drug administration and dosages are also discussed in depth.
Key points
- Concise guide to the care of children after cardiac surgery
- Fully revised, second edition including many new topics
- Covers drug administration and dosages
- Previous edition (9789350906392) published in 2013
About the Author
Prashant Shah MBBS MS DNB Cardiothoracic Surgery (Gold Medal)
Director, Chief Consultant and Paediatric Cardiac Surgeon, Child Heart International, Chennai; Visiting Senior Consultant, Sooriya Hospital, Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Book Information
ISBN 9789352702688
Author Prashant Shah
Format Paperback
Page Count 204
Imprint Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
Publisher Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers