COMPREHENSIVE HANDBOOK OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY AND PERIOPERATIVE CARE: An Advanced Guide to Cardiac and Thoracic Surgical Principles, ... (Comprehensive Clinical Medicine Series) - Softcover

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The Comprehensive Handbook of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Perioperative Care is an advanced, clinically focused reference designed to provide a detailed understanding of the principles, procedures, technologies, and perioperative management strategies that define modern cardiac and thoracic surgical practice.

Covering the complete spectrum of cardiothoracic care, this handbook brings together cardiovascular and respiratory physiology, surgical anatomy, diagnostic assessment, anaesthesia, cardiopulmonary bypass, myocardial protection, operative techniques, intensive care, mechanical circulatory support, transplantation, complication management, rehabilitation, and emerging technologies within one comprehensive resource. The book begins with the essential anatomical, physiological, haemodynamic, and diagnostic foundations required for safe cardiothoracic practice before progressing into advanced cardiac anaesthesia, thoracic anaesthesia, extracorporeal circulation, perfusion science, myocardial protection, surgical access, haemostasis, and blood-conservation strategies.

Readers are then guided through major areas of adult and congenital cardiac surgery, including coronary artery bypass grafting, valve repair and replacement, aortic surgery, congenital cardiac procedures, arrhythmia surgery, pericardial disease, and specialized ventricular operations. Detailed thoracic surgery coverage includes lung cancer staging, pulmonary resection, minimally invasive and robotic thoracic techniques, pleural disease, thoracic infection, airway reconstruction, mediastinal pathology, oesophageal surgery, diaphragmatic disorders, and chest-wall reconstruction.

Advanced sections examine minimally invasive cardiac surgery, robotic technology, transcatheter structural interventions, advanced heart failure, ventricular assist devices, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, temporary mechanical circulatory support, heart and lung transplantation, ex vivo organ perfusion, reoperative surgery, thoracic vascular emergencies, and complex cardiothoracic trauma.

Particular attention is given to postoperative critical care, including haemodynamic stabilization, respiratory support, temporary pacing, arrhythmias, renal dysfunction, postoperative bleeding, coagulopathy, sepsis, neurological complications, multiorgan dysfunction, chest-drain management, pulmonary recovery, enhanced recovery pathways, rehabilitation, and long-term surveillance.

The final chapters explore the future of the specialty through clinical governance, patient safety, surgical simulation, artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, advanced imaging, robotics, precision medicine, regenerative therapies, bioengineered organs, xenotransplantation, and global cardiothoracic surgery. Throughout the handbook, complex concepts are reinforced with clinical case studies, practical scenarios, concise tables, detailed illustration prompts, learning objectives, key terminology, practical clinical tips, and chapter summaries designed to strengthen both theoretical understanding and clinical reasoning.

Written in a detailed yet clinically accessible style, the Comprehensive Handbook of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Perioperative Care bridges foundational science with advanced operative and critical-care practice. It is designed not merely to describe procedures, but to help readers understand the physiological reasoning, technical principles, multidisciplinary decision-making, complication management, and evolving technologies that determine successful outcomes in modern cardiothoracic surgery.

For students, trainees, clinicians, and professionals seeking an authoritative and wide-ranging reference to contemporary cardiothoracic surgery and perioperative care, this handbook provides a complete framework for understanding the specialty from preoperative evaluation through surgery, critical care, rehabilitation, and long-term follow-up.

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