(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy 10.1 Bacterial Pericarditis Bacterial pericarditis is a relatively uncommon cause of…
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy 15.1 Definition Constrictive pericarditis is a pericardial syndrome where the pericardium…
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy 2.1 Overview and Epidemiology The pericardium may be affected by all…
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy Different aetiological agents either infectious or non-infectious (see chapter on the…
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy Despite a large amount of new data, there are still several…
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy Pericardial diseases are relatively common diseases that may affect the pericardium…
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy 18.1 Overview and Introduction Consensus documents have been developed by the…
(1) Cardiology Department, Maria Vittoria Hospital and Department of Public Health and Pediatrics University of Torino, Torino, Italy 17.1 Introduction Management of pericardial diseases should consider specific issues related…
Source Pneumoperitoneum (PP) Steep Trendelenburg (ST) PP + ST CVP CO SVR MAP Airway compliance Airway pressure FRC ICP CBF * * VBF Ocular pressure CPP PP + ST =…
Fig. 13.1 Semi-lateral decubitus position Fig. 13.2 Semi-lateral decubitus position with modified low-lithotomy Fig. 13.3 Low-lithotomy position In all cases, we place the scrub nurse and assistant surgeon on the…
