OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF CARDIOTHORACIC ANAESTHESIA

- Focuses on worldwide practice, using a fully international editor and contributor team, reflecting multi-national and contemporary opinions, ideas, and research
- Provides a comprehensive and detailed overview of all aspects of cardiac and thoracic anaesthesia, two interconnected and challenging specialties
- Part of the authoritative Oxford Textbooks in Anaesthesia series
The new Oxford Textbook of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia provides a comprehensive overview of and a thorough grounding in this challenging subspecialty. Both cardiac and thoracic anaesthesia demand high levels of knowledge and skill, as minimally invasive surgical techniques demand a sounder understanding of the specialties and as more patients with co-morbidities present for surgery.
Part of the Oxford Textbooks in Anaesthesia series, this volume covers the anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, post-operative complications, critical care, and all clinical aspects of cardiac and thoracic anaesthesia. Practical aspects, such as team working, and designing and equipping cardiothoracic theatre and critical care, are also included. The expert and international author team use their experience to ensure this textbook reflects current world-wide practice across the globe.
This volume is published with a concurrent online version, which features access to the full content of the textbook, contains links from the references to primary research journal articles, allows full text searches, and provides access to figures and tables that can be downloaded to PowerPoint ®.
Designed for consultants and trainees in cardiac and thoracic anaesthesia, this is the definitive source of expert knowledge for anaesthetists in this subspecialty.

Readership: Consultant and trainee anaesthetists, and consultant and trainee critical care specialists who manage patients undergoing cardiac and thoracic surgery.

CONTENTS:
1.An history of cardiothoracic anaesthesia
2.Anatomy and pathology of the heart and major vascular system
3.Cardiovascular physiology, pathophysiology, and monitoring
4.Thoracic anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology
5.The inflammatory response to cardiothoracic surgery
6.Cardiovascular and pulmonary pharmacology
7.Diagnosis and assessment of cardiac disease
8.Diagnosis and assessment of lung disease
9.Structural cardiac intervention
10.Blood gases, clinical chemistry, and acid-base
11.Cardiopulmonary bypass
12.Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
13.Mechanical support of the circulation
14.Hypothermia and circulatory arrest
15.Myocardial protection during cardiac surgery
16.Antithrombotic and antiplatelet therapy
17.Haemostasis management
18.Blood management
19.Anaesthesia for adult cardiac surgery
20. Anaesthesia for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
21.Paediatric cardiac and thoracic anaesthesia
22.Anaesthesia for thoracic aortic surgery
23.Anaesthesia for heart transplantation
24. Anaesthesia for adult patients with acquired heart disease for non-cardiac surgery
25.Anaesthesia for cardiac electrophysiological interventions
26.Critical care following cardiac surgery
27.Enhanced recovery from heart surgery
28.Ultrasound imaging in critical care
29.Cardiovascular complications of cardiac surgery
30.Pulmonary complications after cardiac surgery
31.Renal, hepatic, and gastrointestinal complications of cardiac surgery
32.Cerebral complications of heart surgery
33.Anaesthesia for thoracic surgery
34.Anaesthesia for interventional bronchoscopy
35. Anaesthesia for lung transplantation
36.Postoperative thoracic surgical care
37.Complications of thoracic surgery
38. Pain relief after thoracic and cardiac surgery
39.Chronic pain after cardiothoracic surgery
40.Designing state-of-the-art cardiothoracic surgical suites
41.Training programmes for cardiothoracic anaesthesia: Curriculums, administration, and evaluations
42. Teamwork and minimizing error
43. Audit and research in cardiothoracic anaesthesia