Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease

An Extensive Reference Work Detailing the Procedures, Knowledge, and Approaches in Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease

In this fourth edition of Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease, a distinguished group of expert authors in congenital heart disease (CHD) from all over the world provide a thorough, comprehensive, and fully updated overview of the specifics of congenital heart disease and the intricacies involved with administering anesthetic care to patients who suffer from the myriad of lesions encompassed by CHD.

In the seven years since the third edition of Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease was published, an explosion of new procedures, approaches, and patients eligible for anesthetic care has occurred. The goal of Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease, Fourth Edition is to help readers understand all of the recent advancements and developments in the field while also imparting a foundation of essential historical knowledge. The book contains new chapters that reflect exciting new approaches in this rapidly changing field, and also includes:

• Updated information in the chapter Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Mechanical Support of the Circulation, reflecting the increasing prominence of these patients in CHD care
• New chapters on Informatics and Artificial Intelligence, Genetic Syndromes, Point of Care Ultrasound, and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Congenital Heart Disease
• Thorough updates of all chapters with many new figures and tables, and hundreds of new recent references provide up to date information

Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease, Fourth Edition serves as a thorough and in-depth reference work and is an essential resource for practitioners providing perioperative care to CHD patients.