Practical, user-friendly, and to the point, the newly updated Kaplan’s Essentials of Cardiac Anesthesia, 2^nd edition focuses on the most common topics and clinically applicable information in cardiac anesthesia today. Designed for residents, nurses, and clinicians seeking quick, high-yield answers rather than the encyclopedic information commonly found in larger references―in fact, its concise format makes it easy to complete a section in a single sitting. For an initial introduction to cardiac anesthesia, nothing compares to Kaplan’s Essentials!

• Trusted authorities deliver the key cardiac anesthesia knowledge you need to know.
• A concise, user-friendly format and key points boxes in each chapter help you quickly locate crucial information.
• Annotated references guide you to the most practical additional resources.
• A portable size and clinical emphasis facilitates and enhances bedside patient care.

• • Designed as a companion to Kaplan’s Cardiac Anesthesia.

• • Includes new topics vital to the current practice of cardiac anesthesiologists, such as transesophageal echocardiography; percutaneous valve procedures; new pacemakers and automatic internal defibrillators used for cardiac resynchronization therapy; left ventricular assist devices and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy of heart failure; and patient safety issues.
  • Focuses on today’s most current and relevant therapies, including New Cardiac Drugs, and Heart Mate, Heart Ware, and Impella LVADs.

• Describes care of the cardiac patient in Hybrid Operating Rooms, Catheterization Laboratories, and Electrophysiology Laboratories, as well as the Cardiac Operating Rooms.
• Perfectly suited for residents, fellows, nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologists in practice.

Contents

۱ Cardiac Risk, Imaging, and the Cardiology Consultation
۲ Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
۳ Cardiac Electrophysiology
۴ Cardiac Physiology
۵ Coronary Physiology and Atherosclerosis
۶ Molecular and Genetic Cardiovascular Medicine and Systemic Inflammation
۷ Pharmacology of Anesthetic Drugs
۸ Cardiovascular Pharmacology
۹ Electrocardiographic Monitoring
۱۰ Monitoring of the Heart and Vascular System
۱۱ Basic Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography
۱۲ Central Nervous System Monitoring
۱۳ Coagulation Monitoring
۱۴ Anesthesia for Myocardial Revascularization
۱۵ Valvular Heart Disease
۱۶ Congenital Heart Disease in Adults
۱۷ Thoracic Aorta
۱۸ Uncommon Cardiac Diseases
۱۹ Anesthesia for Heart, Lung, and Heart-Lung Transplantation
۲۰ Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
۲۱ Procedures in the Hybrid Operating Room
۲۲ Mechanical Assist Devices for Heart Failure
۲۳ Reoperative Cardiac Surgery
۲۴ Patient Safety in the Cardiac Operating Room
۲۵ Cardiopulmonary Bypass Management and Organ Protection
۲۶ Extracorporeal Devices Including Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
۲۷ Transfusion Medicine and Coagulation Disorders
۲۸ Discontinuing Cardiopulmonary Bypass
۲۹ Postoperative Respiratory Care
۳۰ Postoperative Cardiovascular Management
۳۱ Central Nervous System Dysfunction After Cardiopulmonary Bypass
۳۲ Long-Term Complications and Management
۳۳ Postoperative Pain Management for the Cardiac Patient