Kaplan’s Cardiac Anesthesia: A Comprehensive Guide to Perioperative and Critical Care Management

Stay ahead in the field of cardiac anesthesiology with the 8th edition of Kaplan’s Cardiac Anesthesia: Perioperative and Critical Care Management. This esteemed textbook offers practical guidance from international leaders in the field, helping you optimize perioperative outcomes, avoid complications, and ensure maximum patient safety.

Expert Guidance from Dr. Joel A. Kaplan and Team

Dr. Joel A. Kaplan, along with his team of expert associate editors, provides you with comprehensive coverage of the latest clinical challenges in cardiac anesthesiology. From perioperative assessment and management to state-of-the-art diagnostic techniques and cardiovascular physiology, you’ll get the knowledge you need to excel in your practice.

Comprehensive Coverage of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia

• Preoperative assessment and physiology
• Pharmacology and monitoring
• Transesophageal echocardiography and coagulation
• Specific cardiac procedures and extracorporeal circulation
• Postoperative pain treatment and management of complex patients with cardiac disease

In addition, this edition includes expanded coverage of critical care topics, reflecting the growing role of anesthesiologists in the ICU. New chapters cover structural heart disease procedures, cardiorespiratory effects of COVID-19, critical care ultrasound, and more.

Visual Learning Aids and Multimedia Resources

Enhance your understanding of complex topics with over 900 full-color illustrations, decision trees, charts, and graphs – more than one-third of which are new to this edition. You’ll also gain access to over 120 videos, including echocardiography clips, to further supplement your learning.

This textbook provides balanced, dependable, and updated content on all aspects of anesthetic management of cardiac surgical procedures, as well as cardiology procedures performed in catheterization and electrophysiologic laboratories. Stay current on the latest developments in cardiac devices requiring perioperative care, including cardiac implanted electrical devices and ventricular assist devices.

As a bonus, an eBook version is included with your purchase, allowing you to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

Publisher: Elsevier
Language: English
Hardcover: 1200 pages
ISBN-10: 0323829244
ISBN-13: 978-0323829243