A Practical Approach to Cardiac Anesthesia

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.

Section I: Cardiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology 1. 1. Cardiovascular Physiology: A Primer Thomas Gayeski, Brad Steenwyk, and Jack Crawford 2. Cardiovascular Drugs John F. Butterworth, IV Section II: Anesthetic Management for Cardiac Surgery 3. The Cardiac Surgical Patient Donald E. Martin and Charles E. Chambers 4. Monitoring the Cardiac Surgical Patient Mark A. Gerhardt, Thomas M. Skeehan, and Katarzyna Walosik-Arenall 5. Transesophageal Echocardiography Jack S. Shanewise 6. Induction of Anesthesia Ferenc Puskas, Michael B. Howie, and Glenn P. Gravlee 7. Anesthetic Management in the Precardiopulmonary Bypass Period Anand R. Mehta, Mark E. Romanoff, and Michael G. Licina 8. Anesthetic Management during Cardiopulmonary Bypass Neville M. Gibbs and David R. Larach 9. The Postcardiopulmonary Bypass Period: Weaning to ICU Transport Benjamin N. Morris, Mark E. Romanoff, and Roger L. Royster 10. Postoperative Care of the Cardiac Surgical Patient Breandan Sullivan and Michael H. Wall Section III: Anesthetic Management of Specific Cardiac Disorders 11. Anesthetic Management of Myocardial Revascularization Michael S. Green, Gary Okum, and Jay C. Horrow 12. Anesthetic Management for the Surgical Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease Matthew Townsley and Donald E. Martin 13. Alternative Approaches to Cardiac Surgery with and without Cardiopulmonary Bypass James Y. Kim, James Ramsay, Michael G. Licina, and Anand R. Mehta 14. Anesthetic Management for Patients with Congenital Heart Disease: The Pediatric Population Laurie K. Davies, S. Adil Husain, and Nathaen Weitzel 15. Anesthetic Management for Patients with Congenital Heart Disease: The Adult Population Nathaen Weitzel, S. Adil Husain, and Laurie K. Davies 16. Anesthetic Management of Cardiac Transplantation Kishan Dwarakanath, Anne L. Rother, and Charles D. Collard 17. Arrhythmia, Rhythm Management Devices, and Catheter and Surgical Ablation Soraya M. Samii and Jerry Luck 18. Blood Transfusion Colleen G. Koch 19. Coagulation/Anticoagulation Linda Shore-Lesserson 20. Anesthetic Considerations for Patients with Pericardial Disease Matthew M. Townsley and Michael L. Shelton Section IV: Circulatory Support 21. Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Equipment, Circuits, and Pathophysiology Eugene A. Hessel, II, Glenn S. Murphy, Robert C. Groom, and Joseph N. Ghansah 22. Devices for Cardiac Support and Replacement Glenn P. Gravlee and Joe Cleveland 23. Intraoperative Myocardial Protection John W.C. Entwistle, III, Percy Boateng, and Andrew S. Wechsler 24. Protection of the Brain during Cardiac Surgery John M. Murkin Section V: Thoracic Anesthesia and Pain Management 25. Anesthetic Management for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections Amanda A. Fox and John R. Cooper, Jr. 26. Anesthetic Management for Surgery of the Lungs and Mediastinum Peter Slinger and Erin A. Sullivan 27. Pain Management for Cardiothoracic Procedures Mark Stafford-Smith and Thomas M. McLoughlin, Jr.