Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiac Care

Intensive care: a concise textbook

Professional errors and patient safety in intensive cardiac care unit:

Abstract Introduction: Use of progressive technology, clinical skills and caring methods appropriate to critical situations of patient in intensive Cardiac Care Unit is probably related to professional errors and disorder in patient safety. There is a little data about this subject. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore professional errors and patient safety in Cardiac Care Unit. Meth...

Recent Developments in Intensive Cardiac Care for Acute Cardiac Disorders

emergencies that can develop into rapidly evolving life-threatening situations requiring efficient and rapid interventions. In its original concept, the CCU was designed for arrhythmia monitoring and treatment of patients with acute coronary syndromes. In present scenario, the CCU has evolved into a critical care environment that delivers care both to patients with acute single-system cardiovas...

The effect of stress and hemodynamic indices of patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit

Introduction: Hospitalization in the cardiac care unit (CCU) is a stressful event that can adversely affect the patient's recovery process. Another factor that may be affected by stress is hemodynamic indices. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of stress on hemodynamic indices in patients admitted to the CCU. Materials and Methods: The present study is a descriptive correlational...

Cardiac Intensive Care

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine www.pccmjournal.org 587 Objectives: To determine whether the measurement of cerebral and somatic regional oxygen saturation during an extubation readiness trial predicts extubation failure in postoperative cardiac patients. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: Tertiary care center cardiac ICU. Patients: Pediatric patients 1 day to 21 years old follo...