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Sect. I Introduction 1
Ch. 1 Preoperative Assessment 3
Ch. 2 Cost-Effectiveness and Benefit of Preoperative Work-up and Preparation for Vascular Surgery 20
Ch. 3 Pulmonary Function Testing 41
Ch. 4 Preoperative Conditioning for the Thoracic Surgery Patient 47
Ch. 5 Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology 80
Ch. 6 Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology 152
Ch. 7 Organ System Effects of Anesthetics 165
Sect. II Monitoring 217
Ch. 8 Monitoring Cardiac Electrical Activity 219
Ch. 9 Monitoring Ventricular Function 249
Ch. 10 Transesophageal Echocardiography for the Anesthesiologist 272
Ch. 11 Monitoring Oxygenation and Ventilation 307
Ch. 12 Monitoring Central and Peripheral Nervous System Function 328
Sect. III Cardiac Anesthesia 351
Ch. 13 Invasive Cardiology: Diagnosis and Therapeutics 353
Ch. 14 Coronary Artery Disease 360
Ch. 15 Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 378
Ch. 16 Valvular Heart Disease 390
Ch. 17 Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Technology, Pathophysiology, and Pharmacology 405
Ch. 18 Low Cardiac Output States: Drugs, Intra-Aortic Balloon, and Ventricular Assist Devices 436
Ch. 19 Heart and Lung Transplantation 466
Sect. IV Vascular Anesthesia 485
Ch. 20 Endovascular Surgery 487
Ch. 21 Intrathoracic Aortic Surgery 506
Ch. 22 Anesthesia for Abdominal Aortic Revascularization 538
Ch. 23 Cerebral Vascular Surgery 567
Ch. 24 Peripheral Vascular Surgery 590
Sect. V Thoracic Anesthesia 601
Ch. 25 Lung Isolation 603
Ch. 26 Pulmonary Resection 639
Ch. 27 Anesthesia for Bronchoscopy and Mediastinoscopy 660
Ch. 28 Tracheal Surgery 670
Ch. 29 Esophageal Surgery 688
Ch. 30 Lung Transplantation 703
Sect. VI General Considerations 721
Ch. 31 Dysrhythmias 723
Ch. 32 Pacemakers 754
Ch. 33 Coagulation and Coagulopathies 779
Ch. 34 Thoracic Trauma 792
Sect. VII Postoperative Considerations 803
Ch. 35 Cardiac Complications 805
Ch. 36 Central Nervous System Complications 837
Ch. 37 Respiratory, Renal, and Gastrointestinal Complications 861
Ch. 38 Continuous Quality Improvement in Cardiac and Thoracic Anesthesia 871
Ch. 39 Postoperative Pain Management 892
Ch. 40 Postoperative Ventilatory Support 912
Index 947