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Author:   Marc Vives ,  Alberto Hernandez
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   2021 ed.
Weight:   0.921kg
ISBN:  

9783030797201

ISBN 10:   3030797201
Pages:   436
Publication Date:   15 February 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Part 1: Basic Concepts.- Anatomy and pathology of the heart.- Cardiovascular physiology.- Cardiovascular pharmacology.- Preoperative assesment and decisions based in test.- Monitoring for cardiac surgery.- Echocardiography.- Angiogram.- Cardiopulmonary bypass.- Pacemaker and other implantable devices.- Hemostasia and coagulation monitoring: Tromboelastogram, ROTEM and platelets mapping.- Part 2:  Intraoperative Management.- General principles of anesthesia for adult cardiac surgery.- Fluid management and blood transfusion.- Cardiac electrophysiological interventions.- Myocardial revascularization.- Valvular surgery.- Interventional cardiac procedures.-  Aortic arch surgery.- Adult congenital heart disease.- Heart transplantation.- Intra-aortic balloon pump and mechanical circulatory support.- Part 3: Postoperative Care.- Basic concepts of critical care following cardiac surgery.- Issues related to the type of surgery.- Sedation, pain relief and respiratory weaning.- Hemodynamic complications.- Acute kidney injury & management.- Neurocognitive dysfunction and delirium.- Cardiac arrest and post-cardiac arrest management.- Management of mechanical circulatory support.- Management of heart transplant.- Infections and management.

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Marc Vives is currently working as a cardiac anesthetist at Hospital Universitari de Girona. In 2010, he finished his Ph.D. on Acute Kidney Injury after cardiac surgery. In 2011, he did a clinical fellowship in Cardiac Anesthesia & Cardiac Critical Care at Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK. In 2012, he did a clinical fellowship in cardiothoracic anesthesia and transplantation/mechanical support and Cardiothoracic Critical Care at Harefield Hospital, London, UK. In 2013, he did a clinical fellowship in cardiovascular anesthesia, Cardiac Critical Care & Perioperative Echocardiography at Toronto General Hospital, Canada. He is EACTA Representative Council for Spain and an active Board member of the Educational Committee (from CPB Subcommittee) at the European Association of cardiothoracic anesthesia (EACTA). He has published around 30 papers in peer-reviewed journals and review editor at Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. Alberto Hernandez is currently working as a cardiac anesthetist at Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain. In 2015, he did his Ph.D. on 3D transesophageal echocardiography for cardiac surgery. From 2012 to 2014, he did a clinical fellowship in cardiac anesthesia & ICU at Hammersmith Hospital, London. In 2016, he did a clinical fellowship in cardiac anesthesia and transplantation/mechanical support at Wythenshawe hospital, Manchester, UK. He has published 2 books with Panamericana on anesthesia and critical care. He is also an active member of the Educational Committee (from ICU subcommittee) of the EACTA.

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