Book contents
- Cambridge Handbook of Anesthesiology
- Cambridge Handbook of Anesthesiology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Preoperative Evaluation and Coexisting Disease
- Chapter 2 Airway Management
- Chapter 3 Anesthesia Equipment: Clinical Considerations
- Chapter 4 Patient Monitoring
- Chapter 5 Inhalational Anesthetics
- Chapter 6 Intravenous Anesthetics and Adjunctive Agents
- Chapter 7 Pharmacology of Local Anesthetics
- Chapter 8 Anesthesia Techniques: Mild, Moderate, and Deep Sedation in Clinical Practice
- Chapter 9 Anesthesia Techniques: General Anesthesia Techniques in Clinical Practice
- Chapter 10 Postanesthesia Care Unit
- Chapter 11a Regional Anesthesia: Blocks of the Upper and Lower Extremities
- Chapter 11b Regional Anesthesia: Chest and Abdominal Plane Blocks
- Chapter 12 Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
- Chapter 13 Blood Transfusion Components and Complications in Anesthesiology
- Chapter 14 Cardiac Anesthesiology
- Chapter 15 Vascular Anesthesia
- Chapter 16 Thoracic Anesthesia
- Chapter 17 Neuroanesthesia
- Chapter 18 Renal Anesthesiology in Clinical Practice
- Chapter 19 Anesthesia for General Surgical Procedures
- Chapter 20 Anesthesia for Endocrine Diseases
- Chapter 21 Anesthesia for Neuromuscular and Collagen Vascular Diseases
- Chapter 22 Anesthesia for Ocular, Ear, and Throat Diseases
- Chapter 23 Orthopedic Anesthesia
- Chapter 24 Obstetric and Gynecologic Anesthesia
- Chapter 25 Pediatric Anesthesia
- Chapter 26 Geriatric Anesthesia
- Chapter 27 Anesthesia for Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
- Chapter 28 Chronic Pain Medicine
- Chapter 29 Acute Pain Management
- Chapter 30 Anesthetic Emergencies
- Chapter 31 Trauma Anesthesia
- Chapter 32 Perioperative Cognitive Disorders
- Chapter 33 Acute Pain Management in the ICU
- Chapter 34 Infection Control for the Anesthesia Provider
- Chapter 35 Coagulation
- Index
- References
Chapter 16 - Thoracic Anesthesia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 May 2023
- Cambridge Handbook of Anesthesiology
- Cambridge Handbook of Anesthesiology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Preoperative Evaluation and Coexisting Disease
- Chapter 2 Airway Management
- Chapter 3 Anesthesia Equipment: Clinical Considerations
- Chapter 4 Patient Monitoring
- Chapter 5 Inhalational Anesthetics
- Chapter 6 Intravenous Anesthetics and Adjunctive Agents
- Chapter 7 Pharmacology of Local Anesthetics
- Chapter 8 Anesthesia Techniques: Mild, Moderate, and Deep Sedation in Clinical Practice
- Chapter 9 Anesthesia Techniques: General Anesthesia Techniques in Clinical Practice
- Chapter 10 Postanesthesia Care Unit
- Chapter 11a Regional Anesthesia: Blocks of the Upper and Lower Extremities
- Chapter 11b Regional Anesthesia: Chest and Abdominal Plane Blocks
- Chapter 12 Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
- Chapter 13 Blood Transfusion Components and Complications in Anesthesiology
- Chapter 14 Cardiac Anesthesiology
- Chapter 15 Vascular Anesthesia
- Chapter 16 Thoracic Anesthesia
- Chapter 17 Neuroanesthesia
- Chapter 18 Renal Anesthesiology in Clinical Practice
- Chapter 19 Anesthesia for General Surgical Procedures
- Chapter 20 Anesthesia for Endocrine Diseases
- Chapter 21 Anesthesia for Neuromuscular and Collagen Vascular Diseases
- Chapter 22 Anesthesia for Ocular, Ear, and Throat Diseases
- Chapter 23 Orthopedic Anesthesia
- Chapter 24 Obstetric and Gynecologic Anesthesia
- Chapter 25 Pediatric Anesthesia
- Chapter 26 Geriatric Anesthesia
- Chapter 27 Anesthesia for Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
- Chapter 28 Chronic Pain Medicine
- Chapter 29 Acute Pain Management
- Chapter 30 Anesthetic Emergencies
- Chapter 31 Trauma Anesthesia
- Chapter 32 Perioperative Cognitive Disorders
- Chapter 33 Acute Pain Management in the ICU
- Chapter 34 Infection Control for the Anesthesia Provider
- Chapter 35 Coagulation
- Index
- References
Summary
This is by far the most important aspect of preoperative assessment. Any patient with a score >2 should be referred to cardiology for additional testing. The Revised Cardiac Risk Index is shown in Table 16.1.
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- Cambridge Handbook of Anesthesiology , pp. 246 - 272Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023