Abstract Ventricular dysfunction is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality after both cardiac and non-cardiac surgery. Traditionally, invasive pressure monitoring has been used to make inferences regarding ventricular function….
Abstract Cardiac disease has been the leading cause of overall maternal mortality in the UK since the 2002–2004 triennium. The maternal death rate from cardiac disease has increased from 1.65…
Abstract When the rapid detection of haemodynamic change is imperative, the ‘gold standard’ is direct arterial pressure monitoring. Other indications for invasive arterial pressure monitoring include severe underlying cardiovascular disease,…
Abstract TOE is now commonplace in the cardiac operating theatre and critical care setting. The practising cardiac anaesthetist must be fully trained and proficient at performing TOE, both as a…
Abstract It is not unusual for the cardiac anaesthetist to encounter adults with palliated, corrected or newly diagnosed congenital heart disease (CHD). It is essential, therefore, that the anaesthetist has…
Abstract In animals that maintain body temperature within a tight range (homeotherms), thermoregulation represents the balance between heat production (thermogenesis) and heat loss. Thermogenesis occurs as a result of metabolic…
Abstract Despite more than six decades of clinical experience and considerable research, the characteristics of ‘optimal’ CPB remain imprecisely defined. This chapter discusses the main areas of controversy (Box 26.1)….
Abstract ECMO can either provide total cardiopulmonary support (veno-arterial or VA-ECMO) or pulmonary support (veno-venous or VV-ECMO). The technique effectively enables the use of CPB in an ICU setting. In…
Abstract Since its introduction into clinical practice in the early 1950s, the indications for CPB have broadened, from operations on or within the heart, to include non-cardiac thoracic, abdominal and…
Abstract Failure of tissue oxygenation represents an emergency during CPB. The principal causes are gaseous embolism, inadequate oxygenation and inadequate CPB flow. Chapter 27 Cardiopulmonary Bypass Emergencies David J. Daly…
