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Patients with cardiac conditions routinely present for noncardiac surgeries, requiring special protocols for perioperative assessment and management by the anesthesiologist. Essentials of Cardiac Anesthesia for Noncardiac Surgery: A Companion to Kaplan´s Cardiac Anesthesia provides current, easily accessible information in this complex area , ideal for general anesthesiologists and non-cardiac subspecialists. From preoperative assessment through postoperative care, this practical reference covers all perioperative approaches to today´s patients with cardiac conditions .

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Kaplan´s Essentials of Cardiac Anesthesia for Noncardiac Surgery

Section 1

1. Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management for Noncardiac Surgery

2. Perioperative Approach to the High-Risk Cardiac Patient

3. Care of the Patient with Coronary Stents Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery

4. Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Management in Noncardiac Surgery

5. The LVAD-Supported Patient Presenting for Non-Cardiac Surgery

6. Patients with Prior Heart Transplants for Noncardiac Surgery

7. Pulmonary Hypertension in Noncardiac Surgical Patients

8. Adult Congenital Heart Disease in Noncardiac Surgery

Section 2

9. Cardiovascular Monitoring in Noncardiac Surgery

10. Echocardiography in Noncardiac Surgery

11. Cardiovascular Pharmacology

12. General Anesthesia, Regional Anesthesia, and Monitored Anesthesia Care for Cardiac Patients

13. Vascular Surgery: Endovascular and Open Surgery

14. The Cardiac Patient for Thoracic Noncardiac Surgery

15. Anesthesia for Cardioversion and Electrophysiologic Procedures

16. Cardiac Patients Requiring Emergent Non-Cardiac Surgery

17. Cardiac Patients for Transplant Operations

18. The Pregnant Patient with Cardiac Disease

19. Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy, Perioperative Pain Management, and Enhanced Recovery

Section 3

20. Management of Cardiovascular Problems in the Postanesthesia Care Unit

21. Critical Care Medicine in the Operating Room and Intensive Care Unit

22. Perioperative Care to Reduce Major Adverse Cardiac Events and Mortality in Noncardiac Surgery

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