Core Topics in Cardiac Anaesthesia [Hardcover]

'… this is an excellent introductory text book for any trainee in cardiac anesthesia and is likely to become a classic in the resident or fellow library.' Anesthesia and Analgesia

'… a well-structured book … this book embraces the core topics in cardiac anaesthesia. … I recommend this book not only to all trainees and practitioners, but to anaesthetic and critical care departments where it will act as a knowledge resource and excellent teaching tool.' Perfusion

This book provides an easy-to-read introduction to the many topics in cardiac anaesthesia for postgraduate trainees undertaking this important part of their training. It is designed to be comprehensive but concise, as well as being a useful and up-to-date 'refresher' and aide memoire for practising anaesthetists at all levels of experience. It will also serve as a valuable quick reference to all key topics for other theatre-based personnel.

An easy-to-read introduction to the many topics in cardiac anaesthesia. Comprehensive but concise, as well as being a useful and up-to-date 'refresher' and aide memoire for practising anaesthetists at all levels of experience. It will also serve as a valuable quick reference to all key topics for other theatre-based personnel.

This book is primarily aimed at anaesthetic trainees in the first 3-6 months of subspecialty training in cardiac anaesthesia and critical care. It is our response to the many trainees who have regularly asked us to recommend a small textbook on cardiac anaesthesia.

We realise that it is impossible to provide a truly comprehensive review of cardiac anaesthesia in ~120,000 words but hope that this book provides a sound grounding in all of the topic topics. The content of this book has been very much guided by the Royal College of Anaesthetists' CCST in Anaesthesia manual, The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists' Program Requirements for Resident Education, and recent examination papers from the United Kingdom, North America and Australasia.

Our instructions to contributing authors and editorial aims were simple; produce a concise yet comprehensive overview of the subject emphasising pathophysiology, basic scientific principles and key elements of practice. We Hope that the use of a presentation format that relies on figures and tables in preference to text will aid comprehension and recall. We have endeavoured to avoid repetition of information, long lists of references and institutional bias. We trust that the curious trainee will turn to the larger textbooks and the Internet for more detailed discussions and exhaustive literature reviews. Finally, we hope that many sections of this book will also appeal to those preparing trainees for examinations and to clinical nurse specialists working in the field of cardiothoracic intensive care.

Dr Jon Mackay MRCP FRCA has been a consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge since 1994. He was formerly Visiting Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology, UTMB, Galveston, Texas, USA.

Dr Joe Arrowsmith MD FRCP FRCA has been a consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge since 1998. He was formerly Attending Anesthesiologist / Visiting Associate in Cardiothoracic and Critical Care Anesthesia, Duke University Medical Center and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.