The new Oxford Textbook of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia provides a comprehensive overview of and a thorough grounding in this challenging subspecialty. Both cardiac and thoracic anaesthesia demand high levels of knowledge and skill, as minimally invasive surgical techniques demand a sounder understanding of the specialties and as more patients with co-morbidities present for surgery

Part of the Oxford Textbooks in Anaesthesia series, this resource covers the anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, post-operative complications, critical care, and all clinical aspects of cardiac and thoracic anaesthesia. Practical aspects, such as team working, and designing and equipping cardiothoracic theatre and critical care, are also included. The expert and international author team use their experience to ensure this comprehensive online resource reflects current world-wide practice across the globe.

This resource is published with a concurrent online version, which features access to the full content of the textbook, contains links from the references to primary research journal articles, allows full text searches, and provides access to figures and tables that can be downloaded to PowerPoint (R).

Designed for consultants and trainees in cardiac and thoracic anaesthesia, this is the definitive source of expert knowledge for anaesthetists in this subspecialty.

About the Author:
R Peter Alston, Consultant in Anaesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, Paul S. Myles, Director, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, Marco Ranucci, Head of Clinical Research, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato, Milan, Italy


Table of Contents:
1: R. Peter Alston: An history of cardiothoracic anaesthesia 2: Neil Hauser, Adriaan Myburgh, and Justiaan Swanevelder: Anatomy and pathology of the heart and major vascular system 3: Philip J. Peyton: Cardiovascular physiology, pathophysiology, and monitoring 4: David J. R. Duthie: Thoracic anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology 5: William T. McBride and Esther R. McBride: The inflammatory response to cardiothoracic surgery 6: David Smith: Cardiovascular and pulmonary pharmacology 7: Silvana F. Marasco and Martin G. Hiscock: Diagnosis and assessment of cardiac disease 8: Giorgio Della Rocca and Cecilia Coccia: Diagnosis and assessment of lung disease 9: Mario Carminati and Angelo Micheletti: Structural cardiac intervention 10: David Story and Philip J. Peyton: Blood gases, clinical chemistry, and acid-base 11: Marco Ranucci: Cardiopulmonary bypass 12: Thomas Langer, Eleonora Carlesso, and Luciano Gattinoni: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation 13: Vladimir Saplacan, Mario Gaudino, and Massimo Massetti: Mechanical support of the circulation 14: Jeremy M. Bennett, Andrew Shaw, and Chad Wagner: Hypothermia and circulatory arrest 15: Michael G. Irwin and Gordon Tin Chun Wong: Myocardial protection during cardiac surgery 16: David Royston: Antithrombotic and antiplatelet therapy 17: David Royston: Haemostasis management 18: Gavin J. Murphy, Nishith N. Patel, and Nicola Curry: Blood management 19: R. Peter Alston: Anaesthesia for adult cardiac surgery 20: Yatin Mehta and Madhur Malik: Anaesthesia for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting 21: Marco Ranucci, Giuseppe Isgrò, and Anna Cazzaniga: Paediatric cardiac and thoracic anaesthesia 22: Donna Greenhalgh: Anaesthesia for thoracic aortic surgery 23: Andy Gaunt and Nandor Marczin: Anaesthesia for heart transplantation 24: Andy Gaunt and Nandor Marczin: Anaesthesia for adult patients with acquired heart disease for non-cardiac surgery 25: Bodil Steen-Rasmussen: Anaesthesia for cardiac electrophysiological interventions 26: Lisen Hockings, Deirdre Murphy, and Carlos Scheinkestel: Critical care following cardiac surgery 27: Stefan Probst and Jörg Ender: Enhanced recovery from heart surgery 28: Andrew Hilton: Ultrasound imaging in critical care 29: Fabio Guarracino and Rubia Baldassarri: Cardiovascular complications of cardiac surgery 30: Rainer Thell and Michael Hiesmayr: Pulmonary complications after cardiac surgery 31: Sara Jane Allen and David Sidebotham: Renal, hepatic, and gastrointestinal complications of cardiac surgery 32: Thomas H. Ottens and Diederik van Dijk: Cerebral complications of heart surgery 33: Jean S. Bussières and Annie Rousseau: Anaesthesia for thoracic surgery 34: Cait P. Searl: Anaesthesia for interventional bronchoscopy 35: Nandor Marczin, Lakshminarasimhan Kuppurao, I. Gavin Wright, and Andre R. Simon: Anaesthesia for lung transplantation 36: Mert Sentürk: Postoperative thoracic surgical care 37: Paul S. Myles: Complications of thoracic surgery 38: Desmond P. McGlade and David A. Scott: Pain relief after thoracic and cardiac surgery 39: Lesley Colvin: Chronic pain after cardiothoracic surgery 40: Bill Rostenberg and D. Kirk Hamilton: Designing state-of-the-art cardiothoracic surgical suites 41: Jane Heggie and W. Scott Beattie: Training programmes for cardiothoracic anaesthesia: Curriculums, administration, and evaluations 42: Alan F. Merry and Jennifer M. Weller: Teamwork and minimizing error 43: Paul S. Myles: Audit and research in cardiothoracic anaesthesia