PromptCat.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prognostic risks and preoperative assessment / Davy C.H. Cheng, Tirone E. David -- Fast track cardiac anesthesia management in on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery / Daniel Bainbridge and Davy C.H. Cheng -- Anesthetic management in valvular heart surgery / Rita Katznelson, Patricia Murphy -- Anesthetic management in robotic cardiac surgery / Wojtek Dobkowski -- Circulatory arrest and neuroprotection / John Murkin and Ivan Iglesias -- Anesthesia for combined cardiac and thoracic surgery / Peter Slinger -- Anesthesia for intrathoracic transplantation / Karen M. McRae -- Anesthesia for patients with ventricular assist devices / Jacek M. Karski -- Anesthesia and congenital heart disease / Helen Holtby -- Anesthetic management of co-morbid diseases affecting cardiopulmonary bypass / Neal Badner --

Regional anesthesia techniques and management / George Djaiani -- Perioperative monitoring in cardiac surgery / Daniel Bainbridge -- Perioperative transesophageal echocardiography / Annette Vegas -- Essence of CPB circuit and intra-aortic balloon pump / Peter Allen -- Weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass and low output syndrome / Annette Vegas -- Pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular dysfunction post-CPB / A.K. Dhir, Fiona Ralley -- Perioperative blood conservation in cardiac surgery / Bruce Spiess -- Antifibrinolytics and coagulation management / Jacek Karski, Keyvan Karkouti -- Heparin associated thrombocytopenia and alternatives to heparin / Fiona Ralley -- Management of cardiac surgical emergency / Ravi Taneja --

Myocardial protection during cardiac surgery / Shafie Fazel, Richard D. Weisel -- On-pump coronary artery bypass surgery / Terry M. Yau -- Off-pump coronary revascularization surgery / Richard Novick -- Robotic coronary artery revascularization surgery / W. Douglas Boyd, Bob Kiaii, and Scott McClure -- Surgery of the aortic valve / Tirone E. David -- Surgery of the mitral valve / Tirone E. David -- Tricuspid valve surgery / Tirone E. David -- Robotic cardiac valvular surgery / Alan Menkis -- Surgery of the ascending aorta / Tirone E. David -- Surgery of the transverse aortic arch and cerebral protection / Christopher M. Feindel --

Surgery of descending thoracic aorta / Steve Singh and Michael A. Borger -- Combined cardiac and vascular surgery / Michael A. Borger -- Surgery for mechanical complications of myocardial infarction / Tirone E. David -- Surgery for end-stage heart disease and heart transplantation / Viv Rao and Christopher M. S. Feindel -- Lung and heart-lung transplantation / Shaf H. Keshavjee and Stefan Fischer -- Ventricular assist devices / Viv Rao -- Adult congenital heart surgery / Glen S. VanArsdell, Igor Konstantinov, and William Williams -- Ventricular reconstruction or aneurysm resection for ischemic cardiomyopathy / Lynda L. Mickleborough -- AICD and pacemakers insertion / Raymond Yee ... [et al.] -- Routine cardiac surgery recovery care: extubation to discharge / Daniel Bainbridge and Davy C.H. Cheng --

Common problems in the cardiac surgery recovery unit / Annette Vegas -- Atrial and ventricular arrhythmia management / Christopher A. Palin, Charles W. Hogue -- Post cardiac surgery pacing therapy / Douglas A. Cameron -- Tamponade and chest reopening / Terry M. Yau -- Infection, sternal debridement, and septic shock / Lois Champion -- Difficult weaning from mechanical ventilation and tracheotomy care / Thomas Higgins, Patrick C. Lee -- Renal failure and dialysis / Atilio Barbeito, Mark Stafford-Smith -- Neurological complications and management / Ronald Butler -- Routine surgical ward care / Susan Lenkei and Stephanie J. Brister -- Common ward complications and management / Stephanie J. Brister and Susan Lenkei.