Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Critical Care, An issue of Anethesiology Clinics (Volume 43-2) (The Clinics: Internal Medicine, Volume 43-2)

🔍 Overview

Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Critical Care (Anesthesiology Clinics) is a specialized, expert-written volume focusing on the perioperative and critical-care management of patients undergoing cardiac and thoracic procedures. It provides evidence-based reviews, contemporary updates, and practical clinical guidance for anesthesiologists and intensivists dealing with high-risk cardiothoracic patients.

⭐ Key Features

• Focused, expert-authored review articles covering cardiac surgery, thoracic interventions, and cardiothoracic intensive care.

• Updates on modern techniques, including catheter-based cardiac procedures, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, and advanced perioperative monitoring.

• Anesthetic management guides for high-acuity cardiac cases: aortic repair, CABG, valve surgery, ECMO, mechanical circulatory support, and transplantation.

• Critical-care insights, including hemodynamic instability, right ventricular failure, postoperative AKI, arrhythmias, blood management, and organ support.

• Evidence-based, practical orientation — ideal for clinical decision-making.

• Multidisciplinary perspective, integrating anesthesia, cardiology, surgery, and ICU practice.

💡 Key Benefits

• Provides deep, subspecialized knowledge for managing complex cardiothoracic surgical patients.

• Enhances understanding of advanced perioperative care and postoperative ICU challenges.

• Offers current best practices, expert consensus, and clinical pearls.

• Strengthens knowledge of hemodynamics, cardiac physiology, and organ support therapies.

• Ideal for bridging anesthesia practice with cardiac surgery and critical care medicine.

🎯 Ideal For

• Cardiothoracic anesthesiologists

• Anesthesia residents and fellows pursuing cardiac anesthesia

• Intensivists working in cardiothoracic ICU

• Critical-care physicians involved in perioperative management

• Advanced practitioners (CRNAs, AAs) supervising high-risk cardiac cases

• Anesthesiologists preparing for fellowship or needing updated clinical reviews

📌 Recommendation

This volume is highly recommended if you want:

• A focused, in-depth resource on cardiothoracic anesthesia

• Up-to-date clinical insights for complex cardiac surgery and critical care

• Supplementary learning beyond general anesthesia textbooks

However, it is not a general anesthesia text. It should be paired with broader references if you need foundational knowledge.