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The acclaimed âœmust readâ for anesthesiologists new to the cardiac operating room


Cardiac Anesthesia & Transesophageal Echocardiography, Second Edition is a fast, proven effective way for anesthesiology trainees to acquire the essential skills and knowledge necessary to successfully navigate the cardiac operating room. Enhanced by more than 100 photographs, nearly 200 carefully rendered line drawings, and illustrative case scenarios, this unique guide imparts the basic principles of both cardiac anesthesia and echocardiography in a way that reflects the realities of clinical anesthesia practice. 


Included with the book is online access to nearly 100 narrated, labeled TEE clips that introduce you to both normal and abnormal echocardiograph

Table of Contents
Preface
Contributors to the First Edition
Introduction to Perioperative Echocardiography
What Can Be Learned From Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)?
What Echocardiographic Modalities Are Employed and How Can They Be Used?
What Are the Indications and Contraindications for Perioperative TEE?
Briefly, How Does Echocardiography Work?
What Constitutes the Standard Perioperative TEE Examination?
How Is TEE Routinely Used Perioperatively?
What Is the Role of Three-Dimensional Echocardiography in Perioperative Management?
How Can Echocardiography Be Used to Determine Cardiac Output, Pressure Gradients, and Other Hemodynamic Measures Formerly Done With a Pulmonary Artery (PA) Catheter?
Image and Video Atlas
Chapter 1 Preoperative Evaluation of the Heart Surgery Patient
Consent for Cardiac Anesthesia
Cardiac Surgery and Teamwork
Coronary Stents or Coronary Artery Bypass?
Cardiology Evaluation
Preoperative Assessment
Preoperative Patient Care and Comfort
Chapter 2 Hemodynamics and Cardiac Anesthesia
Hemodynamic Calculations and Invasive Monitors: Why Are They Important and How Does One Determine Them?
The Pumping Heart: How Does the Pump Contract and Relax?
Pharmacology and Hemodynamics: An Introduction
TEE and Hemodynamic Instability: How TEE Advances the Diagnosis of Hypotension?
Avoiding Hemodynamic Collapse: A Case Illustration
Chapter 3 Perioperative Rhythm Abnormalities
The Electrocardiogram
ECG Abnormalities
Bradyarrhythmias
Temporary Pacemaker
Supraventricular Tachycardias
Ventricular Tachycardia and Fibrillation
TEE and the ECG
Case Scenario
Chapter 4 Routine Cardiac Surgery and Anesthesia
Immediate Preoperative Assessment and Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Monitoring and Vascular Access
Anesthetic Induction and Maintenance
Institution of Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Separation From CPB
Sternal Closure and Patient Transport
Commonly Used Vasoactive Drugs in the Cardiac Surgery Patient
Case Illustration
Summary
Chapter 5 The Complicated Patient for Cardiac Anesthesia and Surgery
The Patient With Impaired Systolic and Diastolic Ventricular Function
The Reoperative Patient
The Diabetic Patient and Perioperative Glucose Control
The Vascular Disease Patient in Need of Cardiac Surgery
The Kidney Failure Patient and Cardiac Surgery
Chapter 6 Aortic Valve Disease
Overview
The Clinical Signs and Symptoms of AV Disease
Physiologic Compensatory Mechanisms of AV Disease
Echocardiography and AV Disease
Surgical and Catheter-Mediated AV Replacement
Anesthetic Implications of AV Diseases
Clinical Scenario: The Patient With Mixed AS/AR and the Emergency Institution of CPB
Chapter 7 Mitral Valve Disease
The Clinical Signs and Symptoms of MV Diseases
Physiologic Compensatory Mechanisms of MV Diseases
Echocardiography and MV Diseases
Surgical and Catheter-Mediated Approaches to the Repair and Replacement of the MV
Surgical Approaches to the Management of Atrial Fibrillation
Anesthetic Implications of MV Diseases
Case Scenario
Chapter 8 Right Heart Valves and Function
The Clinical Signs and Symptoms of Tricuspid Valve Diseases
RV Function
The Pulmonic Valve
Echocardiography of Right Heart Structures and Right Ventricular Function
Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Tricuspid Valve and Tricuspid Regurgitation
Surgical Approaches to TV Diseases
Anesthetic Implications of TV Diseases, Pulmonary Hypertension, and RV Failure
Case Scenario: The Patient With Endocarditis
Chapter 9 Anesthesia for Repair of Diseases of Thoracic Aorta
Diseases of the Ascending Thoracic Aorta
Diseases of the Descending Thoracic Aorta
Anesthetic Management of the Patient With Disease of the Thoracic Aorta
Distal Aortic Perfusion and Spinal Cord Protection During Descending Thoracic Aneurysm Resection and Endovascular Stenting
Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest
Echocardiography in the Management of Thoracic Aortic Diseases
Case Scenario
Chapter 10 Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Masses
Signs, Symptoms, and Diagnosis of HCM
Pathology of HCM
Medical Therapy for HCM
Dynamic Obstruction of the LVOT
Anesthetic Management of the HCM Patient for Noncardiac Surgery
Anesthetic Management for Surgical Repair of HCM
The Surgical Approach to HCM Repair
Cardiac Masses
Case Scenario: 22-Year-Old Man With Sudden Cardiac Death
Chapter 11 Ventricular Assist Devices and Heart Transplantation
Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation and the Heart Surgery Patient
Ventricular Assist Devices: Designs and Indications
Short-Term VAD Placement
Long-Term VAD Placement
Anesthetic Management of VADs
TEE and VADs
Heart Transplantation
Case Scenario
Chapter 12 Anesthesia for Patients With Congenital Heart Disease
Atrial Septal Defects
Ventricular Septal Defects
Tetralogy of Fallot
Transposition of the Great Arteries
Single Ventricle Patients
Anesthesia for Noncardiac Surgery in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Cardiac Surgery and Pregnancy
TEE and CHD
Chapter 13 Off-Pump, Robotic, and Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgical Approaches
Anesthetic Challenges for Off-Pump and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Is Off-Pump Surgery Better Than On-Pump Surgery?
Case Scenario
Chapter 14 The Postoperative Care of the Cardiac Surgery Patient
Routine Transport and Report
Inflammation and the Cardiac Surgery Patient
Genetic Associations and Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
Perioperative Neurological Injury
Respiratory Failure
Acute Kidney Injury
ICU Hemodynamics
Analgesia, Electrolytes, Glucose
Echocardiography in the ICU
Summary
Chapter 15 Anesthesia for Electrophysiology, Hybrid, and Catheterization Procedures
Electrophysiology and Other Catheter-Based Procedures Overview
EP Procedures
Anesthetic Management of EP Procedures
Risks and Complications of Out-Of-The-OR Cardiac Procedures
Chapter 16 Coagulopathy, Bleeding, and Cardiac Anesthesia Emergencies
Hemostasis and Cardiac Surgery
Prevention of Blood Loss During Cardiac Surgery
When to Transfuse
Outcomes Following Transfusion
Massive Transfusion and Cardiac Trauma
Options for Patients Who Refuse Blood Product Administration
The Emergency Patient From the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Perioperative Tamponade
Chapter 17 Cardiopulmonary Bypass
The Plumbing of CPB
Bypassing the Heart
Bypassing the Lungs
Preserving the Heart
Protecting the Brain
Electrolytes and CPB
Anticoagulation and CPB
Systemic Inflammation and CPB
Echocardiography and CPB
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
Chapter 18 Postoperative Analgesia for Cardiac Surgery
What Are the Systemic Implications of Pain in the Cardiac Surgery Patient?
What Modalities Are Available to Treat Postoperative Pain?
Enhanced Recovery Following Cardiac Surgery
Summary
Index

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      Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
      Publication Date: 18/08/2019
      ISBN13: 9780071847339, 978-0071847339
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      Book Synopsis

      Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.



      The acclaimed âœmust readâ for anesthesiologists new to the cardiac operating room


      Cardiac Anesthesia & Transesophageal Echocardiography, Second Edition is a fast, proven effective way for anesthesiology trainees to acquire the essential skills and knowledge necessary to successfully navigate the cardiac operating room. Enhanced by more than 100 photographs, nearly 200 carefully rendered line drawings, and illustrative case scenarios, this unique guide imparts the basic principles of both cardiac anesthesia and echocardiography in a way that reflects the realities of clinical anesthesia practice. 


      Included with the book is online access to nearly 100 narrated, labeled TEE clips that introduce you to both normal and abnormal echocardiograph

      Table of Contents
      Preface
      Contributors to the First Edition
      Introduction to Perioperative Echocardiography
      What Can Be Learned From Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)?
      What Echocardiographic Modalities Are Employed and How Can They Be Used?
      What Are the Indications and Contraindications for Perioperative TEE?
      Briefly, How Does Echocardiography Work?
      What Constitutes the Standard Perioperative TEE Examination?
      How Is TEE Routinely Used Perioperatively?
      What Is the Role of Three-Dimensional Echocardiography in Perioperative Management?
      How Can Echocardiography Be Used to Determine Cardiac Output, Pressure Gradients, and Other Hemodynamic Measures Formerly Done With a Pulmonary Artery (PA) Catheter?
      Image and Video Atlas
      Chapter 1 Preoperative Evaluation of the Heart Surgery Patient
      Consent for Cardiac Anesthesia
      Cardiac Surgery and Teamwork
      Coronary Stents or Coronary Artery Bypass?
      Cardiology Evaluation
      Preoperative Assessment
      Preoperative Patient Care and Comfort
      Chapter 2 Hemodynamics and Cardiac Anesthesia
      Hemodynamic Calculations and Invasive Monitors: Why Are They Important and How Does One Determine Them?
      The Pumping Heart: How Does the Pump Contract and Relax?
      Pharmacology and Hemodynamics: An Introduction
      TEE and Hemodynamic Instability: How TEE Advances the Diagnosis of Hypotension?
      Avoiding Hemodynamic Collapse: A Case Illustration
      Chapter 3 Perioperative Rhythm Abnormalities
      The Electrocardiogram
      ECG Abnormalities
      Bradyarrhythmias
      Temporary Pacemaker
      Supraventricular Tachycardias
      Ventricular Tachycardia and Fibrillation
      TEE and the ECG
      Case Scenario
      Chapter 4 Routine Cardiac Surgery and Anesthesia
      Immediate Preoperative Assessment and Antibiotic Prophylaxis
      Monitoring and Vascular Access
      Anesthetic Induction and Maintenance
      Institution of Cardiopulmonary Bypass
      Separation From CPB
      Sternal Closure and Patient Transport
      Commonly Used Vasoactive Drugs in the Cardiac Surgery Patient
      Case Illustration
      Summary
      Chapter 5 The Complicated Patient for Cardiac Anesthesia and Surgery
      The Patient With Impaired Systolic and Diastolic Ventricular Function
      The Reoperative Patient
      The Diabetic Patient and Perioperative Glucose Control
      The Vascular Disease Patient in Need of Cardiac Surgery
      The Kidney Failure Patient and Cardiac Surgery
      Chapter 6 Aortic Valve Disease
      Overview
      The Clinical Signs and Symptoms of AV Disease
      Physiologic Compensatory Mechanisms of AV Disease
      Echocardiography and AV Disease
      Surgical and Catheter-Mediated AV Replacement
      Anesthetic Implications of AV Diseases
      Clinical Scenario: The Patient With Mixed AS/AR and the Emergency Institution of CPB
      Chapter 7 Mitral Valve Disease
      The Clinical Signs and Symptoms of MV Diseases
      Physiologic Compensatory Mechanisms of MV Diseases
      Echocardiography and MV Diseases
      Surgical and Catheter-Mediated Approaches to the Repair and Replacement of the MV
      Surgical Approaches to the Management of Atrial Fibrillation
      Anesthetic Implications of MV Diseases
      Case Scenario
      Chapter 8 Right Heart Valves and Function
      The Clinical Signs and Symptoms of Tricuspid Valve Diseases
      RV Function
      The Pulmonic Valve
      Echocardiography of Right Heart Structures and Right Ventricular Function
      Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Tricuspid Valve and Tricuspid Regurgitation
      Surgical Approaches to TV Diseases
      Anesthetic Implications of TV Diseases, Pulmonary Hypertension, and RV Failure
      Case Scenario: The Patient With Endocarditis
      Chapter 9 Anesthesia for Repair of Diseases of Thoracic Aorta
      Diseases of the Ascending Thoracic Aorta
      Diseases of the Descending Thoracic Aorta
      Anesthetic Management of the Patient With Disease of the Thoracic Aorta
      Distal Aortic Perfusion and Spinal Cord Protection During Descending Thoracic Aneurysm Resection and Endovascular Stenting
      Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest
      Echocardiography in the Management of Thoracic Aortic Diseases
      Case Scenario
      Chapter 10 Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Masses
      Signs, Symptoms, and Diagnosis of HCM
      Pathology of HCM
      Medical Therapy for HCM
      Dynamic Obstruction of the LVOT
      Anesthetic Management of the HCM Patient for Noncardiac Surgery
      Anesthetic Management for Surgical Repair of HCM
      The Surgical Approach to HCM Repair
      Cardiac Masses
      Case Scenario: 22-Year-Old Man With Sudden Cardiac Death
      Chapter 11 Ventricular Assist Devices and Heart Transplantation
      Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation and the Heart Surgery Patient
      Ventricular Assist Devices: Designs and Indications
      Short-Term VAD Placement
      Long-Term VAD Placement
      Anesthetic Management of VADs
      TEE and VADs
      Heart Transplantation
      Case Scenario
      Chapter 12 Anesthesia for Patients With Congenital Heart Disease
      Atrial Septal Defects
      Ventricular Septal Defects
      Tetralogy of Fallot
      Transposition of the Great Arteries
      Single Ventricle Patients
      Anesthesia for Noncardiac Surgery in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
      Cardiac Surgery and Pregnancy
      TEE and CHD
      Chapter 13 Off-Pump, Robotic, and Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
      Minimally Invasive Surgical Approaches
      Anesthetic Challenges for Off-Pump and Minimally Invasive Surgery
      Is Off-Pump Surgery Better Than On-Pump Surgery?
      Case Scenario
      Chapter 14 The Postoperative Care of the Cardiac Surgery Patient
      Routine Transport and Report
      Inflammation and the Cardiac Surgery Patient
      Genetic Associations and Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
      Perioperative Neurological Injury
      Respiratory Failure
      Acute Kidney Injury
      ICU Hemodynamics
      Analgesia, Electrolytes, Glucose
      Echocardiography in the ICU
      Summary
      Chapter 15 Anesthesia for Electrophysiology, Hybrid, and Catheterization Procedures
      Electrophysiology and Other Catheter-Based Procedures Overview
      EP Procedures
      Anesthetic Management of EP Procedures
      Risks and Complications of Out-Of-The-OR Cardiac Procedures
      Chapter 16 Coagulopathy, Bleeding, and Cardiac Anesthesia Emergencies
      Hemostasis and Cardiac Surgery
      Prevention of Blood Loss During Cardiac Surgery
      When to Transfuse
      Outcomes Following Transfusion
      Massive Transfusion and Cardiac Trauma
      Options for Patients Who Refuse Blood Product Administration
      The Emergency Patient From the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
      Perioperative Tamponade
      Chapter 17 Cardiopulmonary Bypass
      The Plumbing of CPB
      Bypassing the Heart
      Bypassing the Lungs
      Preserving the Heart
      Protecting the Brain
      Electrolytes and CPB
      Anticoagulation and CPB
      Systemic Inflammation and CPB
      Echocardiography and CPB
      Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
      Chapter 18 Postoperative Analgesia for Cardiac Surgery
      What Are the Systemic Implications of Pain in the Cardiac Surgery Patient?
      What Modalities Are Available to Treat Postoperative Pain?
      Enhanced Recovery Following Cardiac Surgery
      Summary
      Index

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