Description

Cardiothoracic anesthesiology is a subspeciality of the medical practice of anesthesiology devoted to the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care of adult and pediatric patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery and related invasive procedures. It deals with the anesthesia aspects of care related to surgical cases such as open heart surgery, lung surgery, and other operations of the human chest. Perioperative care is the care that is given before and after surgery. It takes place in hospitals, in surgical centers attached to hospitals, in freestanding surgical centers or health care providers' offices. This book is presented in a user-friendly mode, aiming to meet the needs of not only the students and teachers but also professionals of this field. The text presents an integrated picture of the several approaches and captures the central themes and concerns of the subject. The chapters contain a number of photographs and tables making the matter very clear without any ambiguity, covering all specialities of this field. It consists of contributions made by international experts. Scientists and students actively engaged in this field will find this book full of crucial and unexplored concepts.