This is the PDF eBook version for Principles of Pulmonary Protection in Heart Surgery by Edmo Atique Gabriel, Tomas Salerno
Table of Contents
General Concepts – (Lung Anatomy, Lung Physiology, Histological Features of the Lung, Cell and Molecular Aspects of the Lung, Imaging of the Lung). Pulmonary Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury – (Ischemic Preconditioning and Lung Preservatio, The role of acetilcholin, The role of nitric oxide). Cardiopulmonary bypass and pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury –( Role and Characteristics of Arterial Bronchial Flow, Hemodynamic Variables, Gas Exchange Features, Inflammatory Repercussions). Lung Perfusion: technique and principles – (Types of Solution, Establishment of Hemodynamic Parameters, Extracorporeal System Pathways for Lung Perfusion, Cardioplegic Arrest and Beating Heart Surgery, Hemodynamic Performance , Quality of Gas Exchange, Inflammatory Cell Markers, Cytokines and Cellular Adhesion Molecules, Lactic Acidosis and Enzyme Activity, Alterations in Surfactant Membrane, Macroscopical and Microscopical Findings, Tomographic Findings). Lung Perfusion with Arterial Blood. Lung Perfusion with Venous Blood. Lung Perfusion with Protective Solutions. Lung perfusion and Ultrafiltration. Lung Perfusion and Mechanical Ventilation. Continuous and Intermittent Lung Perfusion. Pulmonary Hemodynamic Profile and Brain Natriuretic Peptide. Lung Perfusion in Heart Surgery – (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Valve Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Congenital Disease Surgery, Heart and Lung Transplantation). Lung Perfusion and ECMO. Lung Perfusion: New Paradigm to Future