Manual of Pediatric Cardiac Care Volume II

This two-volume manual covers the most relevant protocols in pediatric cardiac care to serve as a practical guide that matches and reflects the high level of accumulated knowledge and expertise in this clinical field. It includes 179 chapters and offers comprehensive, precise, and up-to-date practical tips with specific care protocols to provide the most efficient strategies for high-quality care in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). 

This book simplifies learning with many tables, flowcharts, graphs, and algorithms for easy access and fast action. Volume II covers many vital sections, such as ethical considerations in pediatric cardiac patients, pediatric cardiac surgery, pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCICU) guidelines, clinical pharmacy guidelines, adults with congenital heart disease, appendix (with normal values/reference tables/graphs/scores and various calculated indexes used and needed for proper pediatric cardiac care).

This manual is a must-have resource for pediatricians, neonatologists, clinical pharmacy specialists, pediatric intensive care physicians, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric cardiac intensive care physicians, pediatric cardiac surgeons, and/or surgeons interested in pediatric cardiac surgery.

Section 13: Ethical Considerations in Pediatric Cardiac Patients.- Section 14: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.- Section 15: Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU) Guidelines.- Section 16: Clinical Pharmacy Guidelines.- Section 17: Adults with Congenital Heart Disease.- Section 18: APPENDIX.

Editor-in-Chief:

Talât Mesud Yelbuz, MD, PhD, Cardiac Sciences Department, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Editors:

Mohammed A. Bin-Moallim, MBBS, CABP, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Wael Jasim Mohamed Husain, MBBS, CABP, Pediatric Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Governmental Hospitals, Manama, Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain,

Yousif Saleh Alakeel, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, Department of Pharmaceutical Care Services, King Abdulaziz Medical City; King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Mohamed Salim Kabbani, MD, Cardiac Sciences Department, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, Section of Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,

Abdullah Ali Alghamdi, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Cardiac Sciences Department, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, Section of Cardiac Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia