Intensive Care of the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease

I General aspects.- 1 The ideal Intensive Care Unit for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease.- 2 A macroscopic overview of the critically-ill Adult with Congenital Heart Disease.- 3 Nomenclature, classification and risk Score Assessment of the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease.- 4 Overview of cardiac surgical challenges in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease.- 5 Pharmacological considerations in the acute care of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease.- 6 Preparing Adults with Congenital Heart Disease for surgery or interventions.- 7 General intensive care monitoring and management.- 8 Cardiovascular anesthesia of the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease.- 9 Sedation and analgesia of the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease.- II Advanced management of the critically-ill Adult with Congenital Heart Disease.- 10 Cardio-pulmonary interactions in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease.- 11 Critical Care Management of the Adult with Tetralogy of Fallot.- 12 Critical Care Management of the Adult with Aortic Coarctation.- 13 Critical Care Management of the Adult with Univentricular heart.- 14 Critical Care Management of the ACHD patient with Aortopathies.- 15 Critical Care Management of the ACHD patient with Heart failure.- 16 Critical Care Management of the Adult with Eisenmenger Syndrome and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.- 17 Critical Care Management of the ACHD patient with Arrhythmias and conduction disorders.- 18 Critical Care Management of the ACHD patient with Endocarditis.- 19 The critically-ill pregnant ACHD patient.- III Specific Management Topics.- 20 Advanced Cardiac support in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease.- 21 Transplant evaluation and acute Post-Transplant care of the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease.- 22 Management of extra-cardiac complications of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease.- 23 Impact of non-cardiac co-morbidities in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease.- 24 Critical care nursing of the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease.- 25 Nutrition of the critically-ill Adult with Congenital Heart Disease and nutritional rehabilitation.- 26 Cardiac rehabilitation.- 27 Neuro-psychological rehabilitation and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in ACHD patients.- 28 Transitioning the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease patient from the intensive care to the ward.- 29 Modern Anticoagulation options for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease.- 30 ACHD Advanced Directives & discontinuation of life in the critical care environment.- Tables: normal values, algorithms (Appendix)