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Mechanical Circulatory and Respiratory Support

  • 1st Edition - September 19, 2017
  • Newer edition is available
  • Editors: Shaun D. Gregory, John F. Fraser, Michael Stevens
  • Language: English

Mechanical Circulatory and Respiratory Support is a comprehensive overview of the past, present and future development of mechanical circulatory and respiratory support devices.… Read more

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Description

Mechanical Circulatory and Respiratory Support is a comprehensive overview of the past, present and future development of mechanical circulatory and respiratory support devices. Content from over 60 internationally-renowned experts focusses on the entire life-cycle of mechanical circulatory and respiratory support – from the descent into heart and lung failure, alternative medical management, device options, device design, implantation techniques, complications and medical management of the supported patient, patient-device interactions, cost effectiveness, route to market and a view to the future.

This book is written as a useful resource for biomedical engineers and clinicians who are designing new mechanical circulatory or respiratory support devices, while also providing a comprehensive guide of the entire field for those who are already familiar with some areas and want to learn more. Reviews of the most cutting-edge research are provided throughout each chapter, along with guides on how to design new devices and which areas require specific focus for future research and development.

Key features

  • Covers a variety of disciplines, from anatomy of organs and evolution of cardiovascular devices, to their clinical applications and the manufacturing and marketing of devices
  • Provides engineering and clinical perspectives to assist readers in the design of a market appropriate device
  • Discusses history, design, usage, and development of mechanical circulatory and respiratory support systems

Readership

Biomedical Engineers, Clinicians, Mechanical Engineers, Medical Device Designers, Medical Engineering Students

Table of contents

Part 1: Heart Failure and Non-Device Treatment

1. The Descent into Heart and Lung Failure

2. Optimizing the Patient and Timing of the Introduction of Mechanical Circulatory and Extracorporeal Respiratory Support.

3. Heart and Lung Transplantation

Part 2: Types of Cardiovascular Devices

4. First Generation Ventricular Assist Devices

5. Second Generation Ventricular Assist Devices

6. Third Generation Ventricular Assist Devices

7. Biventricular Assist Devices

8. Total Artificial Hearts

9. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

10. Pediatric devices

Part 3: Pump Design

11. Hydraulic Design

12. Motor design

13. Impeller suspension

14. Pulsatile vs Continuous Flow

15. Preclinical Evaluation

Part 4: Implantation and Medical Management

16. Surgical Implantation

17. Complications of Mechanical Circulatory and Respiratory Support

18. Medical Management of the Supported Patient

Part 5: Physiological Interaction Between Devices and Patient

19. Cannula Design

20. Blood-Device Interaction

21. Physiological Control

Part 6: Physical Interface/Interface Between Implantable Device and Clinician/Patient

22. Percutaneous and Transcutaneous Connections

23. Wearable Systems

Part 7: Route to Market (and staying there!)

24. Route to Market

25. Cost effectiveness

Part 8: Summaries

26. The Past, Present and Future

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About the editors

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Shaun D. Gregory

Shaun D. Gregory is a Cardiovascular Engineer with a focus on mechanical circulatory and respiratory support. He brings together multidisciplinary teams of engineering, biomedical science, design, and medicine to develop novel technical solutions for clinically relevant problems. Dr. Gregory is a Professor at the School of Mechanical, Medical, and Process Engineering at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Director of the QUT Centre for Biomedical Technologies, Co-Director of the Artificial Heart Frontiers Program, Director of the Heart Hackathon international student team competition, and President-Elect of the International Society for Mechanical Circulatory Support.
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Innovative Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology Laboratory, Brisbane, Australia

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John F. Fraser

John F. Fraser is a Founder/Director of the Critical Care Research Group, a Director of the ICU at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and a President of Asia Pacific ELSO and holds five professorships across Australian universities. He is the Inaugural Ambassador for MedTech in his home state of Queensland. With more than 600 publications mainly in the heart and lung arena, he has been awarded numerous international awards for his research and continues to contribute to the education of generations of clinicians, scientists, and engineers.
Affiliations and expertise
Pre-eminent Staff Specialist in Intensive Care, Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

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Michael Stevens

Michael C. Stevens has bachelor and PhD degrees in biomedical engineering and has a special research interest in control of mechanical devices that support the heart. He has worked in cardiovascular research institutes in Australia and in the United States and is now employed by the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of New South Wales, the largest biomedical engineering school in the southern hemisphere.
Affiliations and expertise
Research Associate, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

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