Description

This book of “Cardiac Surgery” provide a unique level of comprehensive detail on operative surgery of the heart and great vessels with an international list of authors, the chapters have been updated and complemented by the same high quality artwork that has established this operative guide as the gold standard reference for the cardiac surgeon. This new book retains the format of initial principles and justification for the procedure, followed by preoperative investigations and preparation, the operative procedure, and postoperative management. The chapters are arranged in several sections, with each section emphasising the overall management of patients, tricks of the trade of individual authors and discussion of technical and clinical judgement. With this new and updated book, Operative Cardiac Surgery remains the pre-eminent operative guide to a full range of cardiac conditions. "It is essential that all individuals involved in the assessment and management of patients with cardiac surgical disease have a basic understanding of the disease processes that are being treated. This book presents the spectrum of adult cardiac surgical disease that is encountered in most cardiac surgical practices. The pathophysiology, indications for surgery, specific preoperative considerations, and surgical options for various diseases are presented. Issues related to cardiac anesthesia and postoperative care specific to most of the surgical procedures presented in this book.