Trauma in Pregnancy
Fig. 11.1 Anatomic and Physiologic Considerations of Pregnancy Emergency Department Evaluation and Management Primary Survey The general principles of Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) apply to all pregnant trauma patients,…
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Premature Rupture of Membranes and Preterm Labor
Method Result Nitrazine Amniotic fluid pH 7.1–7.3 turns nitrazine paper yellow; >7.3 is blue Ferning Amniotic fluid crystallizes and appears like a fern, identified under microscope Pooling on speculum exam…
Anesthetic management of the patient with extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support
The use of short-term mechanical circulatory support in the form of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in adult patients has increased over the last decade. Cardiothoracic anesthesiologists may care for these…
Long-term outcomes and management of lung transplant recipients
Lung transplantation is an established treatment for patients with end-stage lung disease. Improvements in immunosuppression and therapeutic management of infections have resulted in improved long-term survival and a decline in…
Acute postoperative management after lung transplantation
Despite many advances in the field of lung transplantation, lung transplant recipients have the lowest median survival of any solid organ transplant population. Complications such as reperfusion injury, graft rejection,…
Intraoperative anesthetic management of lung transplantation patients
Lung transplantation is a high-risk procedure that requires a highly trained cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and a considerable degree of vigilance. In the 50 years since the first lung transplantation, improvements in…
Pre-anaesthetic evaluation of the patient with end-stage lung disease
Lung transplantation is a viable alternative for end-stage lung diseases, which offers good quality of life and survival outcomes for recipients. The aims of pre-assessment for potential lung transplant recipients…
Anesthetic management of the patient with a ventricular assist device
The use of long- and short-term mechanical circulatory support in the form of ventricular assist device (VAD) has increased over the last decade. Although cardiothoracic anesthesiologists care for these patients…
Postoperative management of heart transplantation patients
Heart transplant recipients are at risk for a number of post-transplantation complications such as graft dysfunction, rejection, and infection. The rates of many complications are decreasing over time, and prognosis…
Anesthetic management of the patient undergoing heart transplantation
Cardiac transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage heart failure. Over the years, significant advances in patient selection, donor optimization and selection, and optimization of immunosuppression strategies…
