Overview

Transoesophageal Echocardiography is routinely used for perioperative and postoperative monitoring of cardiac surgical patients. This book is a practical guide for the anaesthetist, intensivist, or cardiac surgeon covering the principles and techniques of diagnosis and monitoring. The authors have covered the fundamentals, including the basic physics and measurements, and principles of examination. The role of TOE in cardiac surgery is explained followed by chapters addressing the monitoring of each cardiac structure and abnormalities. This highly practical, illustrated guide will appeal to anaesthetists, intensivists and cardiac surgeons, both in training and in practice. It will also be of interest to sonographers, cardiologists and cardiology trainees involved in the management of cardiac surgical patients.

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Author:   David Sidebotham ,  Alan Merry ,  Malcolm Leggett ,  Gary Bashein
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.550kg
ISBN:  

9780750654968

ISBN 10:   0750654961
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   06 June 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780702034275
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

1. The Role of Perioperative Transoesophageal Echocardiography 2. Physical Principles, Ultrasonic Image Formation, and Artifacts 3. Principles of Doppler Ultrasound 4. Image Planes and Standard Views 5. Common Diagnostic Pitfalls and Cardiac Masses 6. The Evaluation of Haemodynamic Instability 7. Systolic Left Ventricular Function 8. Dyastolic Dysfunction 9. The Mitral Valve 10. The Aortic Valve and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract 11. The Thoracic Aorta 12. Prosthetic Valves 13. The Right Ventricule,Tricuspid Valve and Pulmonary Valve 14. Transplantation and Mechanical Cardiac Support 15. Adult Congenital Heart Disease 16. Aspects of Quantitative and Semi-Quantitative Echocardiography Appendix 1. Cleaning and Care of the Probe Appendix 2. Normal values Abbreviations

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