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This book is the first of its kind - a comprehensive reference for anesthesia and perioperative clinicians involved in aortic surgery. With a primary focus on anesthesia for various aortic surgical procedures, including endovascular aortic surgery, the title also provides expanded coverage of CNS monitoring and protection, intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography, renal and spinal cord protection during surgery, management of aortic trauma, and postoperative care. Written by top cardiac anesthesiologists, surgeons, and intensivists, this indispensable reference provides everything you need to know about the burgeoning field of aortic surgery in one handy volume.
List of contents
Applied Aortic Anatomy.- Preoperative Evaluation and Preparation of Aortic Surgical Patient.- Anesthesia for Thoracic Ascending and Arch of Aorta Surgery.- Central Nervous System Monitoring and Protection During Thoracic Ascending and Arch Aortic Surgery.- Anesthesia for Descending Thoracic Aortic Surgery.- Spinal Cord Protection Strategies During Descending Aortic Surgery.- Anesthesia for Abdominal Aortic Surgery.- Renal Protection During Aortic Surgery.- Understanding Endovascular Aortic Surgery.- Anesthesia for Endovascular Aortic Surgery.- Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography.- Management of Aortic Trauma.- Aortic Atherosclerosis and Perioperative Stroke.- Postoperative Care of Aortic Surgery Patient
About the author
Kathirvel Subramaniam, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Presbyterian Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Kyung W. Park, MD, MBA
Professor of Clinical Anesthesia and of Surgery
Associate Vice President/Physician Director of Perioperative Services
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, OH USA
Balachundhar Subramaniam, MBBS, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School Director,
Division of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology
Research Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA USA
Report
From the reviews:
"Anesthesia and Perioperative Care for Aortic Surgery ... is a multi-authored American book providing an in-depth review of anaesthesia for surgery of the entire aorta. ... The individual chapters are generally well written and laid out with a good selection of relevant images and a balanced discussion of the evidence base for clinical practice. ... In summary, this is a well written, comprehensive book which will ... certainly be of value to those practicing vascular or cardiothoracic anaesthesia." (G. Woodward and S. Howell, British Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol. 111 (4), October, 2013)
"Anesthesia and Perioperative care for Aortic Surgery is well presented and easy to read. It is certainly to be recommended to vascular, cardiac, and thoracic anesthesiologists and as an important addition to anesthesia libraries as a reference source." (Elizabeth A. M. Frost, Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, Vol. 25 (1), January, 2013)
"It is the only currently available textbook to focus specifically on perioperative care of the aortic surgery patient... . The range of subjects chosen by the editors attests to their experience in the field... . The wonderful images within the book, comprising diagrams, photographs, and radiographic images, easily facilitate the explanation of complex aortic anatomy and surgical techniques. ... a valuable ... reference source for ... all clinicians involved in aortic surgery." (Christine Fedorow and Hilary Grocott, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, December, 2012)
"Its attention to spinal cord and brain protection, deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, and endovascular procedures broadens the audience to critical care physicians, surgeons, and neurologists. ...This is a wonderful, easy-to-read, well-illustrated book on aortic surgery. It is ideally suited for anesthesia residents in a program with a vascular rotation, as it can easily be read in a week ortwo." (Martin H. Dauber, Doody's Book Reviews, June 17, 2011)
