Cardiac anesthesia
By: [edited by] Joel A. Kaplan ... [et al.].
Contributors: Kaplan, Joel A.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Saunders
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Philadelphia, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1276
Subjects: Anesthesia in cardiology.; Heart -- Surgery.; Anesthesia.; Cardiac Surgical Procedures.; Heart -- drug effects.
Description: New edition provides up-to-date information on the latest techniques, together with essential guidance for readers administering anesthesia to cardiac surgery patients as well as cardiac patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Also covers new information on targeted gene therapy, pharmacology of anaesthetic and cardiac drugs, transesophageal echocardiography, minimally invasive/robotic cardiac surgery, cardiac assist devices and artificial hearts, and many more cutting-edge topics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.