CORE TOPICS IN VASCULAR ANAESTHESIA

Vascular surgery and anaesthesia have changed considerably in recent years and become recognised subspecialties, although non-specialist anaesthetists continue to provide much of the care for emergency vascular surgical patients. Core Topics in Vascular Anaesthesia brings together the clinical expertise of global leaders in the field in a comprehensive review of contemporary practice. Detailed discussion is included on every aspect of clinical management:
- Preoperative risk assessment, including cardiopulmonary exercise testing and risk modification using pharmacological and cardiac interventions
- Anaesthesia for major vascular operations including carotid endarterectomy, complex endovascular aortic surgery and repair of ruptured aortic aneurysms
- Intraoperative management of high risk patients including advanced monitoring techniques, fluid management, blood conservation and transfusion, major haemorrhage and treatment of coagulopathy

Practical and well illustrated, Core Topics in Vascular Anaesthesia is essential reading for anaesthetists, intensive care physicians and vascular surgeons.

Features
- Comprehensive coverage of preoperative assessment and reducing perioperative cardiac risk as well as the latest techniques for anaesthesia, monitoring and intraoperative care
- Written by practising clinicians who present the latest developments in the field that the reader needs to be aware of
- Gives readers the confidence and skills to manage patients undergoing major vascular surgery, which is being performed more frequently worldwide


Table of Contents
1 Arterial disease and its management
Rod T. A. Chalmers
2 Preoperative risk assessment of vascular surgery patients
John Carlisle and Michael Swart
3 Co-existing disease in vascular surgery patients
John Carlisle
4 Reducing perioperative cardiac risk
Craig Beattie and Bruce Biccard
5 Anaesthesia in the vascular surgery patient
Carl Moores
6 Monitoring in the vascular surgery patient
Suzy O’Neill and Chris P. Snowden
7 Intravenous fluid therapy
Michael F. M. James and Ivan A. Joubert
8 Haemostasis and thrombosis
Gary A. Morrison and Alastair F. Nimmo
9 Transfusion and blood conservation
Alastair F. Nimmo and Danny McGee
10 Anaesthesia for elective abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery
Richard Telford
11 Anaesthesia for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery
Carl Moores and Alastair F. Nimmo
12 Anaesthesia for endovascular aortic repair surgery
Maged Argalious
13 Anaesthesia for emergency abdominal aortic surgery
Alastair F. Nimmo
14 Anaesthesia for aorto-iliac occlusive disease and lower limb revascularisation procedures
Alastair J. Thomson
15 Anaesthesia for lower limb amputation and the management of post-amputation pain
Charles Morton and John A. Wilson
16 Anaesthesia for carotid artery disease
Mark D. Stoneham
17 Anaesthesia for vascular surgery to the upper limb
Carl Moores
18 Surgery for vascular access in renal dialysis
Carl Moores
Index