"The anesthesia resident on a cardiothoracic rotation should be able to consult [this book] the night before a specific case and find sufficient practical information to facilitate his or her participation in its anesthetic management. For the fellow specializing in cardiothoracic anesthesiology, the book should provide a comprehensive study guide"-- from the Preface

Clearly organized into preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative sections covering diagnostics, anesthetic management, and physiologic and pharmacologic principles
Describes most of the diagnostic and evaluation methods currently used for patients with cardiothoracic disease
Explains the basic principles of the diagnostic methodology and the various diagnostic tests; compares values relative to other techniques and reports their limitations
Blends fundamental applications of anesthesiology with a practical focus
Encompasses a broad range of thoracic topics not treated in other references, including medastinal, esophageal, tracheal, lung, airway, aortic and pericardial surgeries

Book Info
Columbia Univ., New York, NY. Textbook and reference includes recent developments in the anesthetic, diagnostic, and surgical management of patients undergoing cardiac and thoracic surgical procedures. Compilation of what is relevant to practice. Sections cover preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative anesthesia. DNLM: Anesthesiology--methods.

From the Author
While this book's major emphasis is on the practical management of cardiothoracic patients, practical recommendations have been supplemented with the rationale for specific choices and their scientific foundations. The most recent developments in the anesthetic, diagnostic and surgical management of adult and pediatric patients undergoing cardiac and thoracic surgical procedures have been included. The anesthesia resident on a cardiothoracic rotation should be able to consult this book the night before a specific case and find sufficient practical information to facilitate his or her participation in the anesthetic management of the case. For the fellow specializing in cardiothoracic anesthesiology, the book should provide a comprehensive study guide. It includes detailed coverage of all the basic aspects of cardiothoracic anesthesiology and should encourage the exploration of more advanced material. The practicing anesthesiologist will hopefully find that the book is a good reference source and will consult it for subjects that may be unfamiliar. The book’s aim was not to provide an encyclopedic review of all topics that relate to cardiothoracic anesthesiology, but to compile a compendium of what is relevant to the practice of cardiothoracic anesthesiology.

About the Author
Daniel Thys, MD, is Director of Anesthesiology at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital. He is Professor of Anesthesiology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY.

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