Cardiothoracic Intensive Care

By Alex Yartsev - 11/07/2015

Offered below is an organised list of summaries on the topic of cardiothoracic intensive care from the Critical Care Compendium, courtesy of LITFL. Given the mixture of topics, the ideal audience for this material is the final stage exam candidate pursuing dual CICM and ACEM fellowship qualifications.

Cardiothoracic Intensive Care in the Critical Care Compendium
Cardiovascular physiology Cardiovascular Physiology Overview Afterload Preload Venous Return in Shock Cardiac Output Contractility Cardiac Output Measurement systolic pressure variation Valvular and structural cardiac lesions Cardiac Lesions and Severe Clinical Signs Murmurs and Valve Lesions Differential diagnosis for Murmurs Aortic Regurgitation Emergent Valve Disorders Percutaneous Valve Replacement Literature Summaries Aortic regurgitation signs Signs of tetralogy of Fallot Investigations of cardiac and vascular lesions mitral regurgitation echocardiography mitral stenosis echocardiography pericardial effusion and tamponade echocardiography pulmonary hypertension echocardiography Aortic dissection echocardiography Aortic regurgitation echocardiography Aortic steosis echocardiography Vascular surgical issues Carotid endarterectomy Detecting myocardial ischemia post AAA repair Hypertension post AAA repair Renal failure Post AAA Repair Vascath into an artery, arterial placement Vascular surgery literature summaries Thoracic surgical issues Oesophageal perforation Pneumonectomy Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Lung reduction surgery Lung transplant Acute aortic dissection Superior Vena Cava (SVC) Obstruction Differential diagnosis of SVC Obstruction Open lung biopsy Cardiac surgical issues and cardiopulmonary bypass Cardiothoracic surgery literature summaries Cardiopulmonary bypass Indications for adult cardiac surgery Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery Factors determining LIMA flow Off pump versus on pump CABG Heart Transplant Patient Complications of cardiac surgery Haemorrhage post-cardiac surgery Hypertension post-cardiac surgery Hypotension post-cardiac surgery Hypoxaemia post-cardiac surgery Hypothermia post-cardiac surgery ICU post-cardiac surgery Phrenic nerve palsy post-cardiac surgery Post-pericardiotomy syndrome Vasoplegia post-cardiopulmonary bypass The Pulmonary Artery Catheter and PiCCO PAC vs TOE in Shock PiCCO Pulmonary Artery Catheter- Literature Summaries Pulmonary Artery Catheters Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure and Wedging History of the Pulmonary Artery Catheter Temporary pacing Temporary Epicardial Cardiac Pacing Temporary Pacemaker Troubleshooting Temporary Transvenous Cardiac Pacing Temporary venous pacing wire Transcutaneous Pacing Magnet Pacemakers Pacing Modes, Advantages and Disadvantages Pacing Modes - Advantades and Disadvantages, comparison Temporary Pacemaker Problems Temporary pacemaker trouble-shooting Overdrive Pacing Extracorporeal support ECMO Literature Summaries ECMO Trouble-shooting, ECLS, troubleshooting ECMO, extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation, ECLS Indications for Extracorporeal Therapies Ventricular Assist Device, VAD Mechanical Circulatory Support -A Practical Approach Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump

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Cardiothoracic Intensive Care

Cardiovascular physiology

Valvular and structural cardiac lesions

Investigations of cardiac and vascular lesions

Vascular surgical issues

Thoracic surgical issues

Cardiac surgical issues and cardiopulmonary bypass

Complications of cardiac surgery

The Pulmonary Artery Catheter and PiCCO

Temporary pacing

Extracorporeal support