Abstract The aims of anaesthesia for cardiac surgery are: prevention of perioperative cardiac ischaemia and arrhythmias, tight haemodynamic control, avoidance of non-cardiac complications and early tracheal extubation. This chapter deals…
Abstract Despite the widespread availability of investigational tests and imaging techniques for the diagnosis and management of cardiac disease, eliciting a comprehensive history and performing a systematic physical examination remain…
Abstract Cardiac surgery has made extraordinary progress in the last few decades. This is largely the result of dedicated effort and almost perfect teamwork among cardiac surgeons and the allied…
Abstract Regional anesthesia has undergone a great deal of growth in recent years, due in part to the ability of peripheral nerve blockade to treat pain without the administration of…
Abstract Over the past 50 years, surgery, physiologic monitoring, and the delivery of anesthesia has undergone a high technology revolution. The finger on the pulse, manual blood pressures, and precordial…
Abstract On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 PM Japanese Standard Time, an earthquake registering 9.0 on the Richter scale occurred with an epicenter located approximately 43 miles east of the Tohoku…
Abstract Human physiology is well adapted to sea-level atmospheric pressure. Decreased atmospheric pressures at altitude have profound effects on human physiology and anesthetic delivery. Seemingly arcane, the need for high-altitude…
Abstract In September 2017 Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. The Category 4 hurricane destroyed the power grid, communication networks, and caused significant flooding that left 3.4 million residents…
Abstract Hospitals and the healthcare systems are dependent upon reliable and redundant communication systems. Communications is the most common failure complaint following a disaster. When these systems fail, as they…
Abstract Radiology in the austere environment is an evolving entity. The extent to which the anesthesiologist will have to be aware of issues related to radiology is highly dependent upon…
