Toronto General Hospital Cardiac Anesthesia Handbook 2020 Edition
2020 update of the seminal Toronto General Hospital's Cardiac Anesthesia Fellow's Manual
New chapters:
- Regional anesthesia for cardiac surgery
- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
All chapters updated to reflect changes in guidelines and current best practice
More than 200 full-colour, high-quality images and illustrations, covering the breadth of perioperative cardiac care from consultation to intensive care.
Contains easy-to-use algorithms to facilitate triage and clinical decision making in the OR or CVICU.
Written for anesthesiologists, cardiac surgeons, intensive care physicians and nurses involved in the care of cardiac surgical patients
The practice of cardiac anesthesia continues to evolve to keep pace with changes in cardiac surgery, technology, and the patient population. This presents new and unprecedented perioperative challenges for the cardiac anesthetist managing older and sicker patients. This handbook aims to collate and present the progressive changes in cardiac anesthesia and cardiovascular intensive care. The Cardiac Anesthesia Handbook comprises 34 chapters encompassing 4 main areas:
- Cardiac Anesthesia
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Support and Devices and
- Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit.
Up-to-date material is presented in tables, algorithms, and diagrams to clearly present practical information for cardiac anesthetists and fellows managing the cardiac surgery patient.
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