Kaplan's Cardiac Anesthesia

Kaplan's Cardiac Anesthesia: Perioperative and Critical Care Management, 8th Edition, is a comprehensive and evidence-based textbook that provides practical guidance from international leaders in cardiac anesthesiology. It covers the full spectrum of contemporary cardiothoracic anesthesia practice, including preoperative assessment, physiology, pharmacology, monitoring, transesophageal echocardiography, coagulation, specific cardiac procedures, extracorporeal circulation, postoperative pain treatment, and management of complex patients with cardiac disease. The book includes expanded coverage of critical care topics, new chapters on structural heart disease procedures, cardiorespiratory effects of COVID-19, critical care ultrasound, intensive unit management of patients on mechanical circulatory support, and postoperative care of heart and lung transplant patients. It features over 900 full-color illustrations, decision trees, charts, and graphs, and access to over 120 videos. The eBook version is included with purchase.

Format: Hardback
Length: 1200 pages
Publication date: 01 October 2023
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Kaplan's Cardiac Anesthesia: Perioperative and Critical Care Management, 8th Edition, is a comprehensive and evidence-based resource that provides practical guidance from today's international leaders in cardiac anesthesiology. This edition offers invaluable insights to optimize perioperative outcomes, avoid complications, and ensure maximum patient safety. Authored by renowned expert Dr. Joel A. Kaplan, along with an esteemed team of associate editors, this text guides readers through the latest clinical challenges, encompassing expanded coverage of critical care, cutting-edge perioperative assessment and management techniques, state-of-the-art diagnostic tools, and cardiovascular and coronary physiology.

The book comprehensively covers the full spectrum of contemporary cardiothoracic anesthesia practice, encompassing preoperative assessment, physiology, pharmacology, monitoring, transesophageal echocardiography, coagulation, specific cardiac procedures, extracorporeal circulation, postoperative pain treatment, and management of complex patients with cardiac disease. It also includes expanded coverage of critical care topics, reflecting the increased perioperative care now provided by anesthesiologists in the intensive care unit (ICU).

To enhance visual understanding, the book features over 900 full-color illustrations, decision trees, charts, and graphs, with over one-third being new. Additionally, it offers access to over 120 videos, including a range of echocardiography clips, further enhancing the learning experience.

With its balanced, dependable, and updated content on all aspects of the anesthetic management of cardiac surgical procedures, as well as cardiology procedures performed in catheterization and elect, Kaplan's Cardiac Anesthesia: Perioperative and Critical Care Management, 8th Edition, is an essential tool for anesthesiologists, cardiologists, and surgical professionals alike. It equips readers with the knowledge and skills necessary to deliver exceptional care and optimize patient outcomes in the demanding field of cardiac anesthesia.

Weight: 3530g
Dimension: 279 x 216 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780323829243
Edition number: 8 ed