1.Applied Anatomy of the Aorta -- 2.Acute Aortic Syndrome -- 3.Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation before Aortic Surgery -- 4.Role of Echocardiography in Aortic Surgery -- 5.Operative Techniques in Surgery of the Proximal Thoracic Aorta and Aortic Arch -- 6.Anesthesia for surgery of the ascending aorta aortic arch -- 7.Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest -- 8.Cerebral Monitoring During Aortic Surgery -- 9.Understanding Open Repair of the Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aorta -- 10.Anesthesia for Descending Aortic Surgery -- 11.Spinal Cord Protection Strategies -- 12.Understanding Endovascular Aortic Surgery: Endovascular Repair of Aortic Aneurysmal Disease -- 13.Anesthesia for Endovascular Aortic Surgery -- 14.Anesthesia for Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair -- 15.Renal Protection Strategies -- 16.Comprehensive Management of Patients with Traumatic Aortic Injury -- 17.Anesthesia for Adult Congenital Aortic Surgery -- 18.Atherosclerosis of the aorta and prevention of neurological dysfunction after cardiac surgery -- 19.Postoperative Care After Aortic Surgery.

This is the first comprehensive reference on anesthesia and perioperative care for aortic surgery. Edited and written by leading experts in medicine, surgery, and anesthesia, it provides detailed descriptions of aortic surgery and anesthesia for specific aortic procedures, including ascending aorta, arch, descending aorta, endovascular surgery, trauma, and surgery for congenital aortic pathologies. The book devotes separate chapters to intraoperative echocardiography and cerebral monitoring, and because organ dysfunction is a major cause of mortality and morbidity after aortic surgery, it addresses spinal cord and renal protection. A final chapter covers postoperative care. Anesthesia and Perioperative Care for Aortic Surgery is a “must” for cardiac anesthesiologists, cardiac surgeons, intensivists, nurse anesthetists, and residents and fellows involved in this growing area.