Cardiac Anesthesia: In Cardiac and Noncardiac Surgery

Revised and updated, the 4th Edition of this excellent text addresses anesthesia for cardiac surgeries of patients with cardiac disease. Offers guidance in preoperative assessment and management, postoperative care, treatment of bypass and heart failure and also provides information in the latest monitoring techniques. This edition presents sections on physiology, molecular biology and practice management. Features over 1,200 illustrations!

Provides comprehensive, statecoverage of cardiovascular and coronary physiology

the latest advances in knowledge about molecular biology and inflammatory response mechanisms

preoperative assessment and management, including all the latest diagnostic techniques

the anaesthetic pharmacology of the cardiac patient

New section Managed Care and Implications for Cardiac Surgerythat explores the impact of managed care on the practice of cardiac surgery and anaesthesia, and New chaptersMolecular Biology and Gene Therapy, Inflammation and Sepsis, Coagulation Monitoring, and Critical Care Medicine.

Upand completely revised throughout, also includes information directly applicable to the patient with cardiac disease undergoing nonsurgery.

Offers greatly expanded coverage of treatment of chronic cardiac conditions

cardiovascular physiology and monitoring

new anaesthetic agents

minimally invasive surgery

transplantation

and heart failure management