Medical Books : Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease

Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease will provide a state of the art summary of the many changes occurring in this rapidly evolving field over the last decade. The unique value of this book is that all chapters are written by leaders in the field of congenital cardiac anesthesia, who perform large numbers of cases clinically, & contribute important knowledge into the research literature, both clinical & basic science. A wide range of contributors from all of the major congenital heart surgery programs in North America give a broad range of perspectives not seen in previous texts in this field. This text will be the prominent book in this subspeciality – the most comprehensive, detailed & specific, from the perspective of multiple institutions. Emphasis on new & new developments in anesthetic drugs & techniques occurs in each chapter. New chapters on subjects that have not before been addressed in a textbook of pediatric cardiac anesthesia include cardiac catheterization laboratory anesthesia, computers & technology, neurologic monitoring, bleeding & coagulation, approach into the teenager & adult, approach into the premature newborn, the inflammatory response, regional anesthesia & pain management, airway & ventilatory management, dysrhythmia management, non-cardiac surgery & cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; & research, teaching & administration.