Cardiac Anesthesia provides a concise yet comprehensive reference on the clinical and scientific principles of cardiovascular and thoracic anesthesia.
Contents
Foundations of Cardiac Anesthesia
- History of Cardiac Surgery and Anesthesia
- Principles of Cardiovascular Physiology
- Cardiac Pharmacology
- Pharmacologic Management of Arrhythmias
- Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiac Catherization
The Cardiac Surgery Patient: General Considerations
- Preoperative Anesthetic Evaluation
- Electrocardiographic Monitoring
- Hemodynamic and Related Monitoring
- Intraoperative Echocardiography
- Cardiovascular Pharmacology of Anesthetics
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- The Coagulation System and Cardiac Surgery
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass Equipment
- Myocardial Preservation
- Pathophysiology and Management of Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Termination of Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Postbypass Hemodynamin Management
- Brain Injury and Brain Protection
Intensive Care Medicine
- Adult Intensive Care and Complications
- Pediatric Intensive Care
Special Considerations
- Anesthesia for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Surgical and Device Therapy for Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac and Lung Transplantation
- Cardiac Reoperations
- Anesthesia for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Anesthesia for Pulmonary and Mediastinal Surgery
- Anesthesia for Thoracic Aortic Surgery
- Emergency Situations
The Cardiac Patient and Anesthesia for Noncardiac Surgery
- Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery in the Pregnant Patient
- The Adult Noncardiac Patient
- Pediatric Noncardiac Anesthesia
The Anesthesiologist and Cardiac Surgery
- Practice Management: Quality Aspects
- Education in Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
Index
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