Current management of patients after cardiopulmonary bypass.
The postoperative management of cardiac surgical patients is reviewed with particular reference to some of the recent advances and current controversies. It is emphasised that there has been a marked decrease in the incidence of many of the major problems associated with cardiopulmonary bypass and that, in the majority of cases, cardiac surgery is now a routine procedure associated with a very low morbidity and mortality.
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000517:prevention & control; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000188:drug therapy; D002302:Cardiac Output; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014665:Vasodilator Agents