Introducing the first text to integrate cardiac, thoracic and vascular anesthesia in one accessible resource. This comprehensive text provides a solid foundation of general principles, including preoperative assessment, cost-benefit effectiveness of preoperative workup, cardiac and pulmonary anatomy and physiology, as well as organ system effects of anesthetics. Expert contributors offer a clinical approach to a special section on postoperative considerations and focus on postoperative management. Also features helpful algorithms for decision making.

This comprehensive text delivers cutting-edge scientific knowledge and expert clinical guidance on anesthesia for the vascular surgical patient or the patient with cardiac disease undergoing major noncardiac surgery. It covers cardiovascular anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology; preoperative assessment and management, specific perioperative considerations, and postoperative management. This 2nd Edition features eight completely rewritten chapters and six new chapters. Extensive updates throughout reflect all the new procedures, drugs, techniques, and monitoring modalities that have emerged over the last decade. Delivers cutting-edge scientific knowledge that serves as a basis for clinical practice. Provides comprehensive coverage of anesthesia, including cardiovascular anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology preoperative assessment and management specific perioperative considerations and postoperative management. Integrates recent developments from the fields of anesthesiology, cardiology, cardiovascular pharmacology, vascular surgery, and critical care medicine to present a complete clinical picture Offers fresh perspectives from many new contributors who are leaders in their fields. Explores all the new procedures, drugs, techniques, and monitoring modalities that have emerged over the last decade. Devotes more coverage to regional anesthesia or combined regional and general anesthesia for modification of stress responses, improved pain control, better wound healing, and control of inflammatory/immunomodulatory changes associated with surgery. Places increased emphasis on the physiology, diseases, and surgery of the peripheral vasculature throughout, including a new chapter on The Peripheral Circulation in Patients with Vascular Disease (Chapter 1). Includes a new chapter on Imaging of the Vasculature(Chapter 2), that is completely up to date and easy to read. Covers anesthesia and perioperative care for all of the latest procedures, including new information on minimally invasive techniques and new chapters on Interventional Vascular Radiologic Procedures (Chapter 4) and Choice of Invasive vs. Noninvasive Surgery (Chapter 7). Features expanded material on postoperative care, especially on new techniques for pain management, and includes new chapters on Respiratory Complications and Management (Chapter 18) and Ethical Decisions/End of Life Care in Patients with Vascular Disease (Chapter 20).

This concise book meets the market need for an accessible and up-to-date guide on understanding and managing cardiac anesthesia patients. It reflects the continual evolution of the very complex field of cardiac anesthesia. Organized into 10 sections, beginning chapters comprehensively examine the foundational concepts of cardiovascular function. The book then functions as a practical guide for clinical settings, including patient evaluation, operating room and anesthetic management, and postoperative care. Each chapter is authored by experienced cardiac anesthesiologists and many are supplemented by high quality, images, videos and tables. Written for the student, trainee, and junior cardiac anesthesiologist, Cardiac Anesthesia: The Basics of Evaluation and Management covers the core concepts needed to treat the cardiac surgery patient and to the skillset needed to succeed in this field.

Thirteen chapters by anesthesiologists and other doctors discuss cardiac physiology, cardiovascular monitoring, drugs, pacemakers and other devices, cardiopulmonary bypass, ischemic heart disease, valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease, off-pump cardiac surgery, noncardiac surgery, less common diseases, thoracic aortic disease, and vascular surgery. Approximately 100 illustrations, as well as many case studies, support the major points. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

What every resident and practicing anesthesiologist needs to know about thoracic anesthesia—in one concise handbook Thoracic Anesthesia is the definitive introduction for anesthesiologists in training and the must-have reference for anesthesiologists who do not practice thoracic anesthesia exclusively. Here, you’ll find a current, detailed review of the basic, need-to-know concepts of thoracic anesthesia, along with clear, practical suggestions for handling commonly encountered scenarios. Written by top specialists in the field, the book is filled with high-yield insights into such pivotal topics as respiratory physiology, pulmonary pharmacology, imaging, one-lung ventilation, and postoperative care. FEATURES The ultimate thoracic anesthesia primer, designed for residents and experienced anesthesiologists/nurse anesthetists who must meet the growing demand for skilled practitioners in the thoracic operating room Comprehensive, yet concise presentation and compact format make the text a perfect at-a-glance reference in the OR Acknowledged experts in each topic area review key concepts that clarify a given condition—and summarize the best management strategies for delivering safe and effective perioperative care to thoracic surgical patients Focus on the major principles of thoracic anesthesia covers chest physiology, mechanisms of pain, biology of chest malignancies, and lung separation techniques Chapter on practice improvement and patient safety highlights the delivery of modern, high-quality perioperative thoracic care through a multi-disciplinary, team approach Top-to-bottom coverage of the latest thoracic anesthesia techniques and procedures: Preoperative risk stratification, Closed thorax procedures, Lung resections for cancer and benign chest tumors, Extrapleural pneumonectomy, Pericardial window procedures, Esophageal cancer operations, Bronchopleural fistula, Lung transplantation, Thoracic trauma management Special chapter on anesthesia for pediatric thoracic surgery presents the most current clinical perspectives that help you achieve positive outcomes even in the most challenging pediatric cases Section on postoperative management of thoracic surgical patients thoroughly reviews routine postoperative care as well as how to handle respiratory, renal, and cardiovascular complications, and both acute and chronic post thoracotomy pain

A multi-authored textbook (Di Nardo and Schwartz are joined by four others in several chapters) by cardiac anesthetists who received their residency training at Beth Israel, a major teaching hospital of the Harvard Med. School. Chapters review relevant physiology, outline specific goals for the anesthetic plan, and describe a specific anesthetic plan (from pre-op to postbypass management). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

"This important manuscript reviews basic vascular anatomy and physiology. The vascular system is part of the cardiovascular system, which maintains blood supply to all organs and tissues to upkeep the human metabolic activities. Vascular system has three components: artery, vein, and capillaries where oxygen, nutrients and metabolites exchange. Vascular wall biology has been a very hot topic for the last decades since it is involved in numerous physiological and pathological processes, yet many aspects remain unknown. There are three layers in the vascular wall: Tunica intima, Tunica media and Tunica adventitia. Adventitia has mainly collagenous and elastic fibers, and its physiological function was mostly unknown till recently it is believed to be involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. The vascular tone can be altered by neurohumoral and other factors. The brain and the heart and other vital organs have the capability to regulate their blood flow via a phenomenon called "autoregulation", which maintains relatively constant blood flow to vital organs over a wide range of perfusion pressure"--

The thoroughly updated Second Edition of this highly acclaimed text provides a concise yet comprehensive reference on the clinical and scientific principles of cardiovascular and thoracic anesthesia. The foremost authorities in cardiac anesthesia cover topics particular to this specialized field, such as extracorporeal circulation, transesophageal echocardiography, the physiology and pharmacology of anticoagulation, cardiac catheterization, invasive cardiology, and congenital heart disease. Ideal for residents, fellows, and practicing anesthesiologists, this important text provides comprehensive, practical guidance for all aspects of cardiac anesthesia.

This comprehensive reference presents all of the information necessary for the proper anesthetic management of all cardiac patients-regardless of what type of surgery they are undergoing. It also addresses high-risk anesthesia and surgery in the ambulatory, neurosurgical, thoracic, vascular, and obstetrical suites. Conveniently organized, Section I examines pre-operative evaluation, medications, and monitoring. Section II reviews specific cardiac conditions and how best to manage them during surgery. Section III covers a variety of cardiac procedures, and Section IV reviews non-cardiac procedures for patients with cardiac disease. Contains information on the latest monitoring techniques One of the most complete and comprehensive chapters on the subject of TEE as it applies to cardiac and non-cardiac surgical setting Examines all kinds of cardiac conditions and their management, including ischemic, valvular, and congenital heart disease, electrical disturbances, and rare cardiac conditions. Discusses today's hottest topics, such as pain management, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, cardiothoracic intensive care, and cardiopulmonary bypass. Pain management is discussed both in terms of treating surgical pain in patients with cardiac disease, as well as treating original pain with traditional anesthetic pain management techniques.

The most widely used clinical reference in cardiac anesthesia, A Practical Approach to Cardiac Anesthesia, provides complete information on drugs, monitoring, cardiopulmonary bypass, circulatory support, and anesthetic management of specific cardiac disorders. This large handbook incorporates clinically relevant basic science into a practical "what-to-do" approach and is written in an easy-to-read outline format. Designed for practicing anesthesiologists, as well as anesthesia residents, fellows in cardiothoracic anesthesia, perfusionists, and all other anesthesia practitioners, this handbook delivers comprehensive and expertly presented views of the discipline – with outstanding color graphics and the practical, how-to style of a manual.