Congenital Heart Disease

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Congenital Heart Disease Classification, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcome

   • Angelo Micheletti

   Pages 1-67

3. Routine and Emergency Bedside Equipment Setup

   • Samantha Scolari

   Pages 69-79

4. Vital Signs: Parameters, Frequency, and Pediatric and Cardiac Early Warning Scores

   • Veronica Mattioli

   Pages 81-95

5. Acid-Base Balance in Pediatric Congenital Heart Patients

   • Marco Ranucci

   Pages 97-104

6. Cardiac Medications: Dosages, Preparation and Administration

   • Grandi Nadia

   Pages 105-113

7. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

   • Alessandra Rizza, Zaccaria Ricci

   Pages 115-133

8. Nutrition Management: Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and Oral Intake

   • Piyagarnt Vichayavilas, Laura Kashtan

   Pages 135-147

9. Respiratory Physiotherapy After Paediatric Cardiac Surgery: The Interaction between Physiotherapist, Nurse and Parent

   • Davide Girelli

   Pages 149-162

10. Respiratory System and Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with CHD

    • Giuseppe Isgrò, Simona Silvetti

    Pages 163-175

11. Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Non-Pharmacological Treatment: An Overview

    • Vincenzo Pazzano, Fabio Anselmo Saputo, Letizia Verticelli, Ilaria Tamburri, Antonio Longoni

    Pages 177-192

12. Nursing Care at the Pediatric Cardiology Ward

    • Mary C. McLellan

    Pages 193-204

13. Nursing Care for Patients with CHD in the Operating Theater

    • Christina Sillman, Marilynne Ngo

    Pages 205-216

14. Nursing Care in Cath Lab

    • Eliana Zarlenga

    Pages 217-228

15. Nursing Care in ICU

    • Michele Sannino, Giulia P. Pisani

    Pages 229-245

16. Nursing Care for Patient with Heart Failure

    • Mauro Cotza, Giovanni Carboni

    Pages 247-270

17. Nursing Care for Patients with Congenital Heart Disease During Follow-Up: Transfer and Transition

    • Serena Francesca Flocco, Eva Goossens

    Pages 271-280

18. Perspectives From Well-Being to Organizational Health in Congenital Heart Disease’s Nursing Care

    • Adelaide Orlando

    Pages 281-287

19. Self-Care in Congenital Heart Disease Patients

    • Rosario Caruso

    Pages 289-294

20. Nursing Research and Quality Improvement Initiatives for Patients with Congenital Heart Disease

    • Federica Dellafiore, Eva Goossens

    Pages 295-303

This book provides the theoretical and practical basis of technical nursing in congenital heart disease; it is intended for nurses and nursing students, and for anyone involved in the treatment of these patients. The improvements in diagnosis and management of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are due to the recent advances in cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology and have meant that an increasing number of infants are reaching adolescence and adulthood.  This manual is a practical and easy-to-use guide, which promotes effective cooperation between health professionals. 

Congenital heart disease is a disorder that is present at birth, and studies show that the incidence is around eight cases per thousand live births. The heart is formed during the first four - ten weeks of gestation, and alterations to this process can affect normal development, leading to heart defects. There are various types of heart defects: abnormalities that affect a single part of the heart (for example a valve) but also, highly complex abnormalities where there is severe damage to the cardiac architecture. The seriousness of the disease and the effects on child health vary: some forms have no real impact on child health and allow a normal life, while others are incompatible with life.

• Congenital Heart Disease
• Nursing Care
• Nursing Care Transition
• Nursing research
• Pediatric cardiology

“Nurses and nursing students are the target audience. The book is written at an appropriate level with appropriate content for this group. … This will be a nice asset to nurses and nursing students working with pediatric patients with congenital heart disease who then transition to adulthood.” (Gina M. Oliver, Doody's Book Reviews, October 18, 2019)

• Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato University Hospital, San Donato Milanese (MI), Italy

  Serena Francesca Flocco

• Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy

  Angelo Lillo

• Health Professions Research and Development Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese (MI), Italy

  Federica Dellafiore

• Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Academic Center for Nursing and Midwifery, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

  Eva Goossens

Serena Francesca Flocco, RN, MsN(s) Coordinator Nurse of Congenital Pediatric and Adult Heart Outpatient Clinic, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy. Adjunct professor of Nursing at University of Milan and Supervisor of Nursing Undergraduate programs at University of Milan. She leads Nursing Scientific Projects “AICCA Onlus” (Associazione italiana dei Cardiopatici Congeniti Adulti. She is an Affiliate member of the Italian Society of Pediatric Cardiology.

Angelo Lillo, RN Mentor on student nurses in Level I II° center of Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Unit of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Research EBN: currently involved in the research of the management of central venous catheters. Manager of Staff Training, Manager of Biomedical equipment. National Coordinator of Affiliates members of the Italian Society of Pediatric Cardiology.

Federica Dellafiore, RN, MSN, PhD(c) Doctoral student at University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy). Research nurse at the Health Professions Research and Development Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy. Adjunct professor of Nursing at University of Milan, Thesis supervisor at University of Milan, Supervisor of Nursing Undergraduate programs at University of Milan, Affiliate member of the Italian Society of Pediatric Cardiology.

Eva Goossens, PhD, RN is a Post-doctoral fellow at the Academic Center for Nursing and Midwifery (KU Leuven) and the Research Foundation Flanders, FWO Brussels Belgium, chair of Belgian Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing (BWGCVN) and Science Committee Member of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (CCNAP).

 

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