Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Perioperative Care in Cardiac Anesthesia and Surgery; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; SECTION I: Introduction; Prognostic Risks and Preoperative Assessment; SECTION II: Anesthesia and Cardiopulmonary Bypass Management; Fast-track Cardiac Anesthesia Management in On-pump and Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery; Anesthetic Management in Valvular Heart Surgery; Anesthetic Management in Robotic Cardiac Surgery; Circulatory Arrest and Neuroprotection; Anesthesia for Combined Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery; Anesthesia for Intrathoracic Transplantation.
  • Anesthesia for Patients with Ventricular Assist DevicesAnesthesia and Congenital Heart Disease; Anesthetic Management of Comorbid Diseases Affecting Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Regional Anesthesia Techniques and Management; Perioperative Monitoring in Cardiac Anesthesia; Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography; Essence of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuit and Intra-aortic Balloon Pump; Weaning from Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Low Output Syndrome; Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Dysfunction Postcardiopulmonary Bypass; Perioperative Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery.
  • Antifibrinolytics and Coagulation ManagementHeparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Alternatives to Heparin; Management of the Cardiac Surgical Emergency; SECTION III: Surgical Technique and Postoperative Consideration; Myocardial Protection During Cardiac Surgery; On-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery; Off-pump Coronary Revascularization Surgery; Robotic Coronary Artery Revascularization Surgery; Surgery of the Aortic Valve; Surgery of the Mitral Valve; Tricuspid Valve Surgery; Robotic Cardiac Valvular Surgery; Surgery of the Ascending Aorta.
  • Surgery of the Transverse Aortic Arch and Cerebral ProtectionSurgery of the Descending Thoracic Aorta; Combined Cardiac and Vascular Surgery; Surgery for Mechanical Complications of Myocardial Infarction; Surgery for End-stage Heart Disease and Heart Transplantation; Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation; Ventricular Assist Devices; Adult Congenital Heart Surgery; Ventricular Reconstruction or Aneurysm Resection for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy; Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator and Pacemaker Insertion; SECTION IV: Cardiac Surgical Recovery Unit.
  • Routine Cardiac Surgery Recovery Care: Extubation to DischargeCommon Problems in the Cardiac Surgery Recovery Unit; Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmia Management; Postcardiac Surgery Pacing Therapy; Tamponade and Chest Reopening; Infection, Sternal Debridement, and Septic Shock; Difficult Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation and Tracheotomy Care; Renal Failure and Dialysis; Neurologic Complications and Management; SECTION V: Surgical Ward Management; Routine Surgical Ward Care; Common Ward Complications and Management; SECTION VI: Appendices.