Pulmonary Artery Catheter in Critical Care A Concise Handbook

Name: Pulmonary Artery Catheter in Critical Care A Concise Handbook
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ISBN: 9780632042128

ISBN-10: 0632042125

ISBN-13: 9780632042128

Edition: 2nd 1997 (Revised)

Authors: Claude Perret, Damian Tagan, Francois Feihl, John J. Marini

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Book details

List price: $125.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/13/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 9.45" wide x 6.30" long
Language: English



Preface


Methods


Anatomy of the Standard Catheter


Insertion of the Catheter


Complications


Management and Withdrawal of the Catheter


Measuring Pressures


Measuring Cardiac Output


Measuring Blood Gases in Mixed Venous Blood


Cytology Obtained from Pulmonary Microvascular Blood


Special Catheters


Pathophysiological Background


Definitions


Measured and Calculated Variables


Interpretation of Pulmonary Artery Occlusion Pressure (PAOP) and its Limitations


Problems Associated with Mechanical Ventilation


Oxygen Delivery and Uptake


Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve


Continuous Measurement of O2 Saturation in Mixed Venous Blood (sVo2)


Shunts


Information Content of Pressure Waveforms


Indications


Characteristics Hemodynamic Profiles in Specific Conditions:


Shock


Acute Left Ventricular Failure


Acute Right Ventricular Failure


Mechanical Complications of Myocardial Infarction


Pericardial Tamponade


Impaired Ventricular Filling During Diastole


Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension


Hemodynamic Changes During Pregnancy


Cardiac Arrest


Interpretation Strategy


Factors Which May Modify or Disturb the Interpretation of Measurements


Nature and Severity of the Observed Hemodynamic Profile


Compatibility between Hemodynamic Profile and Clinical Picture


Suspecting Tissue Hypoxia


Therapeutic Implications


Case Studies


Bibliography


Index