Oxford Textbook of Advanced Critical Care Echocardiography

Anthony McLean. BSc(Hons),MBChB (Otago), MD, FRACP, FCSANZ, FCICM, MRACMA. Head of Nepean Intensive Care Medicine and Professor with the University of Sydney, his research background ranges from critical care echocardiography and heart failure to genomics of sepsis in critically ill patients. An ardent educator in critical care echocardiography he is involved in regular basic and advanced workshops, in addition to haemodynamic workshops, both nationally and internationally. A lead clinician of both a busy Intensive Care Unit and medium sized echocardiography laboratory performing over 4500 studies annually, this mix has led to a range of research studies relevant to the haemodynamic unstable patient population. He leads a team of enthusiastic and dedicated clinicians pushing the boundaries of the use of echocardiography in the critical care setting.Stephen Huang received his PhD in Physiology and is a Professor at the University of Sydney Medical School. He works at the Nepean Hospital Intensive Care Unit and is an accredited echocardiographer. He has 20 years of experience in teaching critical care echocardiography and is a renowned teacher and trainer worldwide. He is the co-author of Critical Care Ultrasound Manual, a popular basic critical care ultrasound textbook. Stephen's research interest is in critical care echocardiography and haemodynamics, and has published numerous papers in the field.Andrew Hilton is Intensive Care Specialist and Deputy Director Austin ICU, Melbourne, Australia. He has over 25 years experience in perioperative and critical care echocardiography, including extensive experience in teaching echocardiography in the critical care environment. Over this time, he has been involved in many echocardiography workshops, courses and forums, and related research. He is particularly interested in "echo-physiology" and translating the rigor and methods of traditional cardiology based echocardiography to the fluid and dynamic critical care context. Other interests include echocardiographic assessment and guided treatment of acute heart failure, and optimisation of extracorporeal circulatory support. He is also an examiner for the Diploma of Diagnostic Ultrasound (Critical Care) for the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine.

• PART I: General principles1: Basic doppler principles2: Common doppler artefacts and pitfalls3: Haemodynamics for echocardiography4: Cardiac mechanics5: Heart-lung interactionsPART II: Echo assessments6: Left ventricular systolic function7: Left ventricular diastolic function8: Right Ventricular Function9: Pulmonary hypertension10: Preload and fluid responsiveness11: Cardiac output measurement12: Pericardial Effusion & Cardiac Tamponade13: Dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction14: Valvular stenosis15: Valvular Regurgitation16: 16 Adult Congenital Heart Disease17: MiscellaneousPart III: Integrative Approach18: Hypotension19: Acute Pulmonary Embolism20: Septic shock21: Acute respiratory failure22: Chest pain23: Post-cardiac surgery24: Trauma25: Mechanically ventilated patientsPart IV: Future Developments26: Strain, twist and torsion in left ventricular assessment27: Strain imaging in right ventricle assessment28: Contrast echocardiography29: 3D Echocardiography in the Intensive Care30: Accreditation in Advanced Critical Care Echocardiography

This is an excellent introduction to a technology designed to provide real-time answers to cardiopulmonary performance in the ICU. A particular strength is effective presentation of physiologic principles underlying the imaging techniques utilized.