Kaplan’s Essentials of Cardiac Anesthesia (2nd Edition)

Description

Authored by the same stellar editors and contributors responsible for Kaplan’s Cardiac Anesthesia, this title presents today’s most essential clinical knowledge in cardiac anesthesia in a practical, user-friendly format. A manageable size and affordable price makes this an ideal purchase for every clinician who would like an economical yet dependable resource in cardiac anesthesia.

New to this Edition

• 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.

Key Features

• 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.

Table of Contents

1.  Section I Preoperative Evaluation
   1. Chapter 1 Assessment of Cardiac Risk and the Cardiology Consultation: Examining, Imaging, Optimizing, and Recommending, Jiri Horak and Lee A. Fleisher
   2. Chapter 2 The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures in the Adult Patient, Mark Kozak, Bryan Robertson, and Charles E. Chambers
2. Section II Cardiovascular Physiology, Pharmacology, and Molecular Biology
   1. Chapter 3 Cardiac Physiology, Brian Johnson, Maher Adi, Michael G. Licina, Zak Hillel, Daniel Thys, and Joel A. Kaplan
   2. Chapter 4 Coronary Physiology and Atherosclerosis, Edward R. M. O’Brien and Howard J. Nathan
   3. Chapter 5 Molecular Cardiovascular Medicine, Marcel E. Durieux and J. Paul Mounsey
   4. Chapter 6 Systemic Inflammation, Elliott Bennett-Guerrero
   5. Chapter 7 Pharmacology of Anesthetic Drugs, Kelly Grogan, Daniel Nyhan, and Dan E. Berkowitz
   6. Chapter 8 Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Roger L. Royster, John F. Butterworth, IV, Leanne Groban, Thomas F. Slaughter, and David A. Zvara
3. Section III Monitoring
   1. Chapter 9 Monitoring of the Heart and Vascular System, David L. Reich, Alexander J. Mittnacht, Martin J. London, and Joel A. Kaplan
   2. Chapter 10 Intraoperative Echocardiology, Ronald A. Kahn, Stanton K. Shernan, and Steven J. Konstadt
   3. Chapter 11 Central Nervous System Monitoring, Harvey L. Edmonds, Jr.
   4. Chapter 12 Coagulation Monitoring, Linda Shore-Lesserson
4. Section IV Anesthesia Techniques for Cardiac Surgical Procedures
   1. Chapter 13 Anesthesia for Myocardial Revascularization, Martin J. London, Alexander Mittnacht, and Joel A. Kaplan
   2. Chapter 14 Valvular Heart Disease: Replacement and Repair, David J. Cook, Philippe R. Housmans, and Kent H. Rehfeldt
   3. Chapter 15 Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Marianne Coutu and Lishan Aklog
   4. Chapter 16 Congenital Heart Disease in Adults, Victor C. Baum
   5. Chapter 17 Thoracic Aortic, Enrique J. Pantin and Albert T. Cheung
   6. Chapter 18 Uncommon Cardiac Diseases, William C. Oliver, Jr., and Gregory A. Nuttall
   7. Chapter 19 Cardiac Pacing and Electroversion, Marc A. Rozner and Mark Trankina
   8. Chapter 20 Anesthesia for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Joseph J. Quinlan, Andrew W. Murray, and Alfonso Casta
   9. Chapter 21 New Approaches to the Surgical Treatment of End-Stage Heart Failure, Marc E. Stone and Gregory W. Fischer
   10. Section V Extracorporeal Circulation
   11. Chapter 22 Cardiopulmonary Bypass and the Anesthesiologist, Christina Mora Mangano, Bradley J. Hindman, John L. Chow, and Max Kanevsky
   12. Chapter 23 Organ Protection During Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Hilary P. Grocott and Mark Stafford-Smith
   13. Chapter 24 Transfusion Medicine and Coagulation Disorders, Bruce D. Spiess, Jan Horrow, and Joel A. Kaplan
   14. Chapter 25 Discontinuing Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Jack S. Shanewise, Roberta Hines, and Joel A. Kaplan
5. Section VI Postoperative Care
   1. Chapter 26 Postoperative Cardiac Recovery and Outcomes, Davy C. H. Cheng and Daniel Bainbridge
   2. Chapter 27 Postoperative Cardiovascular Management, Jerrold H. Levy, Kenichi Tanaka, James M. Bailey, and James G. Ramsay
   3. Chapter 28 Postoperative Respiratory Care, Thomas L. Higgins and Jean-Pierre Yared
   4. Chapter 29 Central Nervous System Dysfunction after Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Ivan Iglesias and John M. Murkin
   5. Chapter 30 Long-term Complications and Management, Dean T. Giacobbe and Michael J. Murray
   6. Chapter 31 Pain Management for the Postoperative Cardiac Patient, Mark A. Chaney

Author Biography

Joel A. Kaplan, MD, Dean, School of Medicine; Vice President for Health Affairs; Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY