Manual of Perioperative Care in Cardiac Surgery Robert M. Bojar Sorry, this product is not available for purchase More Info... Synopsis Similar Items Customer Reviews Related Subjects Additional Description More titles by Robert M. Bojar Retail Price: $66.95 Cardiotext Price: $65.61 Note: Click here for new edition - Availability: Product Information: ISBN-13: 9780632043651 ISBN-10: 0632043652 Publisher: BLACKWELL PUBLISHING Format: Paperback, 624 pages Pub Date: 04/1999 Edition Number: 3

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Synopsis Tufts Univ., Boston, MA. Quick-reference handbook for surgery residents, physician assistants, and practitioners. Outline-format. New: diagnostic techniques, risk assessment, and intraoperative considerations. Eliminated managing patients with noncardiac thoracic disease. Previous edition was entitled: Manual of Perioperative Care in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, c1994. Softcover.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface vii
Acknowledgments viii
Part I
Adult Cardiac Surgery 1
Robert M. Bojar, M.D.
1. Synopsis of Adult Cardiac Surgical Disease 3
2. Diagnostic Techniques in Cardiac Surgery 45
3. General Preoperative Considerations
and Preparation of the Patient for Surgery 61
4. Risk Assessment in Cardiac Surgery 77
5. Intraoperative Considerations in Cardiac Surgery 93
6. Admission to the ICU and Monitoring Techniques 107
7. Early Postoperative Care: Basic Pathophysiology,
Fast-Track Protocols, and Common Scenarios 121
8. Mediastinal Bleeding 147
9. Respiratory Management 177
10. Cardiovascular Management 213
11. Fluid Management, Renal and Metabolic Problems 335
12. Post-ICU Care and Other Complications 371
13. Cardiac Transplantation 425
Appendices 445
1. Doses of Parenteral Medications Commonly Used
in the ICU and Their Modifications in Renal
Failure 447
2. Doses of Nonparenteral Medications Commonly
Used after Heart Surgery and Their
Modifications in Renal Failure 449
3. Low Osmolarity Enteral Tube Feedings Commonly
Used in ICU Patients 453
4. Defined (Elemental) Enteral Tube Feedings 454
5. Disease-Specific Enteral Tube Feedings 455
6. International Normalized Ratios for Reporting
of Prothrombin Times 456
7. Commonly Used Drugs That Interact with Warfarin
(Coumadin) 457
8. Technique for Tube Thoracostomy 458
9. Technique for Insertion of Percutaneous
Tracheostomy Tube 459
10. Body Surface Area Nomogram for Adults 462
Part II
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery 463
Kenneth G. Warner, M.D.
Robert M. Bojar, M.D.
14. Synopsis of Congenital Heart Disease 465
15. Preparation of the Pediatric Patient
for Cardiac Surgery 513
16. Postoperative Care in the Pediatric ICU 521
17. Common Postoperative Scenarios 561
Appendices 577
1. Pediatric Drug Doses 579
2. Body Surface Area Nomogram for Children 582
Index 583