Illustrated Handbook of Cardiac Surgery / Edition 1

by Bradley J. Harlan, Albert Starr, Fredric M. Harwin

Overview

The Illustrated Handbook of Cardiac Surgery is adapted from the Second Edition of the color illustrated Manual of Cardiac Surgery (Springer-Verlag, 1995). The Illustrated Handbook of Cardiac Surgery communicates all the important information, but eliminates the detailed explanation of judgment and technique that is relevant only to cardiac surgeons or other individuals intensely interested in these details. The chapters covering operations explain the basic concepts and fundamentals of the operations. A selection of the most important biblio­ graphic sources follows each chapter, but are not cited in the text. Individuals interested in more exhaustive coverage of information sources should consult the Second Edition of the Manual of Cardiac Surgery. The Illustrated Handbook of Cardiac Surgery should appeal to all individuals caring for cardiac surgical patients: cardiologists, anesthesiologists, radiolo­ gists, general surgery residents rotating on cardiac surgery, medical students, physician assistants, nurses, perfusionists, and all other members of the car­ diac surgery team. It should even appeal to laypeople who want to read about cardiac surgery in more depth than is available in lay publications. Our attempt has been to produce a book that is clearly written, clearly illustrated, and affordable. The techniques chosen are those developed over three decades of clinical practice and resident training at the Oregon Health Sciences University and St. Vincent Hospital, Portland, Oregon, and Sutter Memorial Hospital, Sacra­ mento, California. These techniques have served us well.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780387944470
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	08/30/1995
Series:	Applied Mathematical Sciences; 109
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Pages:	321
Sales rank:	835,889
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Harlan, Bradley J., MD (UC Davis); Starr, Albert, MD (Oregon Health Sciences Univ); Harwin, Fredric M., BFA, MS

Table of Contents

1 Preoperative Preparation.- Routine Preparation.- Medication Management.- Patient and Family Preparation.- 2 Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery.- Monitoring.- Myocardial Protection: The Anesthesiologist’s Role.- Anesthetic Agents.- Paralyzing Agents.- Vasodilators.- Anesthetic Methods.- 3 Preparation for Cardiopulmonary Bypass.- Skin Preparation and Draping.- Cannulation.- 4 Conduct of Cardiopulmonary Bypass.- Standard Bypass.- Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Neonates and Children.- 5 Myocardial Preservation.- Operative (Mechanical) Coronary Perfusion.- Normothermic Ischemic Arrest.- Ischemia Modified by Topical Hypothermia.- Cold Cardioplegic Arrest.- Warm Blood Cardioplegia.- 6 Postoperative Care.- Routine Monitoring.- Routine Therapy.- Problems.- 7 Low Cardiac Output: Pathophysiology and Treatment.- Determinants of Cardiac Output.- Manipulation of Preload.- Manipulation of Afterload.- Manipulation of Myocardial Contractility.- Indications for Intraaortic Balloon Counterpulsation.- Technique of Intraaortic Balloon Insertion.- 8 Coronary Artery Surgery.- Coronary Artery Anatomy.- Coronary Arteriography.- Noninvasive Methods of Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease.- Indications for Surgery.- Surgical Strategy.- Surgical Technique.- Results.- 9 Left Ventricular Aneurysm.- Resection.- 10 Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect.- Indications for Surgery.- Surgical Strategy.- Surgical Anatomy.- Surgical Technique.- Results.- 11 Mitral Valve Surgery.- With Alain Carpentier Commissurotomy.- Valvuloplasty/Anuloplasty.- Replacement.- 12 Aortic Valve Surgery.- Valvotomy.- Replacement.- Surgical Relief of Other Forms of Left Ventricular Outflow Obstruction.- 13 Tricuspid Valve Surgery.- With Alain Carpentier Anuloplasty.- Commissurotomy.- Replacement.- 14 Patent Ductus Arteriosus.- Indications for Surgery.- Surgical Strategy.- Surgical Anatomy.- Surgical Technique.- 15 Coarctation of the Aorta.- Percutaneous Balloon Angioplasty.- Indications for Surgery.- Surgical Strategy.- Surgical Anatomy.- Surgical Technique.- Postoperative Paradoxical Hypertension.- Results.- 16 Systemic-Pulmonary Shunts.- History.- Classic Blalock-Taussig Shunt.- Modified Blalock-Taussig Shunt.- Central Shunt.- 17 Pulmonary Valve Stenosis.- Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty.- Pulmonary Valvotomy.- 18 Atrial Septal Defects.- Indications for Surgery.- Sinus Venosus Defect.- Ostium Secundum Defects.- Ostium Primum Defect.- 19 Complete Atrioventricular Canal.- Indications for Surgery.- Surgical Strategy.- Surgical Anatomy.- Surgical Technique.- Results.- 20 Ventricular Septal Defects.- Indications for Surgery.- Choice of Operation.- Surgical Strategy.- Surgical Anatomy.- Surgical Technique.- 21 Tetralogy of Fallot.- Indications for Surgery.- Surgical Strategy.- Surgical Anatomy.- Surgical Technique.- Late Results.- 22 Transposition of the Great Arteries.- Indications for Surgery.- Choice of Operation.- Surgical Strategy.- Arterial Switch Procedure.- Senning Operation.- Mustard Operation.- 23 Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection.- Indications for Surgery.- Surgical Strategy.- Supracardiac Type.- Cardiac Type.- Infracardiac Type.- Results.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Robert B. Karp, MD (University of Chicago Medicine)
Description: This is a brief and very well illustrated introduction to operations in cardiac surgery in pediatric and adult patients. It is written by two expert cardiac surgeons with the very active coauthorship of a highly accomplished medical illustrator. The illustrations are beautiful, and they complement the basic, brief, and authoritative text.
Purpose: The handbook is an offshoot of a more detailed and much more extensive manual of cardiac operations.
Audience: This volume is directed at all who are not cardiac surgeons. It is directed rather toward students, nurses, perfusionists, residents, and cardiologists and fulfills the authors purposes magnificently.
Features: It features gray tone illustrations of almost all operations in cardiac surgery. The text introduces the reader to basic concepts, but also acknowledges controversial areas. The text is supplemented by references for more detailed study of the subject. The organization of the book is easy and facile. The index is good and the references are current.
Assessment: The book is recommended as an introduction to cardiac surgery for all practitioners other than fully trained cardiac surgeons. It should be on the shelf of all surgical libraries and be available to nurses, rotating residents, and cardiologists as they attend to patients on a busy cardiac surgical service.

Doody's Review Service

"...it serves its purpose admirably....The illustrations are so clear and simple that the book might appeal to all doctors who need to discuss proposed heart surgery with patients or their parents...It is strongly recommended." Australian and New Zealand Jnl. of Surgery

From the Publisher

3 Stars from Doody

This is a brief and very well illustrated introduction to operations in cardiac surgery in pediatric and adult patients. It is written by two expert cardiac surgeons with the very active coauthorship of a highly accomplished medical illustrator. The illustrations are beautiful, and they complement the basic, brief, and authoritative text. The handbook is an offshoot of a more detailed and much more extensive manual of cardiac operations. This volume is directed at all who are not cardiac surgeons. It is directed rather toward students, nurses, perfusionists, residents, and cardiologists and fulfills the authors purposes magnificently. It features gray tone illustrations of almost all operations in cardiac surgery. The text introduces the reader to basic concepts, but also acknowledges controversial areas. The text is supplemented by references for more detailed study of the subject. The organization of the book is easy and facile. The index is good and the references are current. The book is recommended as an introduction to cardiac surgery for all practitioners other than fully trained cardiac surgeons. It should be on the shelf of all surgical libraries and be available to nurses, rotating residents, and cardiologists as they attend to patients on a busy cardiac surgical service.

Robert B. Karp