title: [Cardio-thoracic intensive therapy--status].
abstract: Cardio-thoracic intensive care units primarily receive patients for recovery following cardio-thoracic surgery. Approximately 70% of the patients belong to this category. 18% are patients who are admitted or readmitted directly. Transplantations, pulmonary endarterectomy, congenital heart diseases and therapeutic hypothermia patients are a small group (12%) but make up a large part of the activity because of their extended length of stay. The use of ventricular assist devices and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation are both important in the future management of cardio-ventilatory recovery.
authors.affiliation: Rigshospitalet, Hjertecentret, Thoraxanaestesiologisk Klinik 4142, København Ø. michael.wanscher@rh.hosp.dk
authors.forename: Michael C J
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Wanscher
authors.forename: Christian Lindskov
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Christiansen
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hassager
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sloth
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003325:Coronary Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012138:Respiratory Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data