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Management of the Critically Ill Adult With Congenital Heart Disease.
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The effects of chronic comorbidities on the management of critically ill adults are explored, and the adjustments of current ICU management modalities and pharmacology to optimize care are discussed.About:
This article is published in Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia.The article was published on 2017-11-01. It has received 9 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Population & Intensive care unit.read more
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Trends in patient characteristic, cost, and mortality among mechanically ventilated adult patients with congenital heart disease in the United States
Karen Ho,Idris Bare,Eric Sy,Eric Sy,Jyoptal Singh,Alexander R. Opotowsky,Payam Dehghani,Payam Dehghani +7 more
TL;DR: Remarkably, despite an increase in the age and comorbidity burden in this cohort, case-fatality ratio of these patients and the cost per patient remained stable, there is a growing need for health care resources in the management of this cohort of patients.
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Trends in Patient Characteristic, Cost, and Mortality Among Mechanically Ventilated Adult Patients With Congenital Heart Disease in the United States
TL;DR: In this article , the authors evaluated patient characteristics and trends in mortality of mechanically ventilated patients with ACHD with an ICD-9 procedure code for mechanical ventilation using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS).
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Special considerations in critical care of the congenital heart disease patient.
TL;DR: In this article , the authors focus on the pathophysiology, long-term sequelae, and different treatment modalities to supply a framework for the ICU physician caring for these patients.
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Anaesthesia for the child with a univentricular heart: a practical approach
TL;DR: An evaluation of the use of near-infrared spectroscopy, transoesophageal echocardiography and ventricular assist devices, as technologies with increasing application in the management of this challenging patient population of congenital heart disease is evaluated.
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Physiopathological Approach of the Fontan Patient for Noncardiac Surgery for the Anesthesiologist
TL;DR: The objective of this chapter is to provide the anesthesiologist with useful and applicable concepts in the evaluation and perioperative management of patients with a Fontan repair, especially for noncardiac surgeries.
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The effect of cardiac resynchronization on morbidity and mortality in heart failure
John G.F. Cleland,Jean-Claude Daubert,Erland Erdmann,Nick Freemantle,Daniel Gras,Lukas Kappenberger,Luigi Tavazzi +6 more
TL;DR: Cardiac resynchronization has been shown to reduce symptoms and improve left ventricular function in patients with heart failure due to systolic dysfunction and cardiac dyssynchrony.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors defined the following terms: ALAT, alanine aminotransferase, ASAT, aspartate AMINOTE, and APAH, associated pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis
Gilbert Habib,Patrizio Lancellotti,Manuel J. Antunes,Maria Grazia Bongiorni,Jean-Paul Casalta,Paola Anna Erba,José M. Miró,Barbara J.M. Mulder,Pilar Tornos Mas,José Luis Zamorano +9 more
TL;DR: This document summarizes current knowledge about three-dimensional AIDS, congenital heart disease, cardiac device-related infective endocarditis, and cardiac implantable electronic device in the context of acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
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Rapid measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide in the emergency diagnosis of heart failure.
Alan S. Maisel,Padma Krishnaswamy,Richard M. Nowak,James McCord,Judd E. Hollander,Philippe Duc,Torbjørn Omland,Alan B. Storrow,William T. Abraham,Alan H.B. Wu,Paul Clopton,Philippe Gabriel Steg,Arne Westheim,Catherine W. Knudsen,Alberto Perez,Radmila Kazanegra,Howard C. Herrmann,Peter A. McCullough +17 more
TL;DR: Used in conjunction with other clinical information, rapid measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide is useful in establishing or excluding the diagnosis of congestive heart failure in patients with acute dyspnea.
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Adult Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
Juliana Barr,Gilles L. Fraser,Kathleen Puntillo,E. Wesley Ely,Céline Gélinas,Joseph F. Dasta,Judy E. Davidson,John W. Devlin,John P. Kress,Aaron M. Joffe,Douglas B. Coursin,Daniel Herr,Avery Tung,Bryce R.H. Robinson,Dorrie K. Fontaine,Michael A. E. Ramsay,Richard R. Riker,Curtis N. Sessler,Brenda T. Pun,Yoanna Skrobik,Roman Jaeschke +20 more
TL;DR: These guidelines provide a roadmap for developing integrated, evidence-based, and patient-centered protocols for preventing and treating pain, agitation, and delirium in critically ill patients.