Reflecting the rapid advances in management and treatment of congenital heart disease, the new edition of this comprehensive text draws on the expertise of internationally recognized authorities to present a timely guide to both science and practice.
Thoroughly updated with extensive new material and references, the second edition of Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease features new chapters on:
• Embryology, Development, and Nomenclature of Congenital Heart Disease - in recognition of the need for broad based knowledge of the development of congenital cardiac defects
• Quality, Outcomes, and Databases in Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia - to assist in the critical area of measuring outcomes
• Mechanical Support of the Circulation - thoroughly reviews the indications, complications, and devices available for this complex and expensive therapy
The increasing scope of invasive cardiac catheterization procedures is shown in the expanded chapter on Anesthesia for the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, which includes new information on "hybrid" procedures involving both surgery and Catherization. The authors also address pediatric ventricular assist devices and the hybrid Stage 11 operation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Skillfully organized into six major parts that progress from background information, monitoring, preoperative ce considerations, as, and management to anesthesia for specific lesions and anesthesia outside the c cardiac operating room. Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease, Second Edition, helps you translate medical advances into improved quality of life for your CHD patients.