Anesthesia and Perioperative Care for Aortic Surgery, 2011

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.

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

First comprehensive reference on anesthesia and perioperative care for aortic surgery

Brings together leading experts on aortic surgery from anesthesia, surgery, and medicine

In-depth coverage of intraoperative echocardiography and cerebral monitoring

Addresses specific organ protection

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras