Book Review: Problems in Anesthesia: Frontiers in Anesthesia

New frontiers in aortic surgery and anesthesia

Endorsed by proceedings The term " aortic pathology " includes a number of diseases ranging from the aortic valve to the abdominal tract. It represents not only one of the most prevalent affection of the human being, but also one of the most challenging fields in cardiovascular medicine. During the last 25 years, we witnessed a significant improvement in the results of treatment of this patholo...

Anesthesia Issues in Cardiac Surgery

The principle of anaesthesia for open-heart surgery is based on simplicity, safty and light­plane of anaesthesia. As a result of the special pathophysiology, grave general status, compli­cations threatening these patients during and after the operation and the abundance of medicines available nowadays, it is very important for the anaesthetist to be acquainted with the pathophysiological and ph...

Problems and Pitfalls in Pediatric Anesthesia

ANESTHESIA-RELATED CARDIAC ARREST IN THE PEDIATRIC PATIENT The etiology of cardiac arrest in the pediatric patient has changed over the past 20 years as practice has evolved in the care of these patients. The Pediatric Closed Claims Study in 1993 showed respiratory events were the most common category accounting for 43% of claims with inadequate ventilation seen in half of the respiratory event...

Local anesthesia toxicity review.

Anesthesia in Cardiac Surgery (Open-Closed Heart)

In this paper the duties of an anesthesiologist and his right of i=;electing patient is discussed. La,ter, we di:=:cuss the <::mergencies cf heart surgery, pre up visit and alsc few dcails of pre up medication cf thei,e pati<mts. We also touch on the stages of anesthPsia and point to our preference for the use cf artery and vein for arterial and venous cannulation. In this paper we discuss in b...