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Chapter 13 - Thoracic Aortic Surgery

from Section 2 - Anaesthesia for Specific Procedures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2020

By
Seema Agarwal  and
Andrew C. Knowles
Edited by
Joseph Arrowsmith ,
Andrew Roscoe  and
Jonathan Mackay
Joseph Arrowsmith
Affiliation:
Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge
Andrew Roscoe
Affiliation:
Singapore General Hospital
Jonathan Mackay
Affiliation:
Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge
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Summary

Thoracic aortic disease is often difficult to detect and may remain asymptomatic until presenting acutely, which in turn is associated with high rates of complications, morbidity and mortality. This chapter provides an overview of anaesthesia for both elective and emergency thoracic aortic surgery.

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Core Topics in Cardiac Anaesthesia , pp. 99 - 106
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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Bavaria, J (ed.). Aortic arch surgery (I). Ann Cardiothorac Surg: 2013; 2: 147–244.Google Scholar
Bavaria, J (ed.). Aortic arch surgery (II). Ann Cardiothorac Surg: 2013; 2: 247–386.Google Scholar
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Cameron, D, Price, J (eds.). Type A aortic dissection (II). Ann Cardiothorac Surg: 2016; 5: 257–406.Google Scholar
Catarino, P, Iyer, S. Aortic surgical patients in the intensive care unit. In Valchanov, K, Jones, N, Hogue, CW (eds), Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care, 2nd edn. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2018, pp. 347–55.Google Scholar
Coselli, J, LeMaire, S (eds.). Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2012; 1: 264–425.Google Scholar
Estrera, AL, Sheinbaum, R, Miller, CC, et al. Cerebrospinal fluid drainage during thoracic aortic repair: safety and current management. Ann Thorac Surg 2009; 88: 9–15.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
O’Neill, B, Bilal, H, Mahmood, S, Waterworth, P. Is it worth packing the head with ice in patients undergoing deep hypothermic circulatory arrest? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2012; 15: 696–701.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Subramaniam, K, Park, KW, Subramaniam, B (eds.). Anesthesia and Perioperative Care for Aortic Surgery. New York: Springer-Verlag; 2011.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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