Overview
- Cardiac surgery textbooks are large, cumbersome and do not keep up with the pace of developments. Smaller more updateable monographs are the future for effective dissemination of information
- Complete and thorough review of the management of cardiac surgery and the effects on the brain and brain circulation
- Increased knowledge will assist the surgeon to choose the best procedure or combination of procedures in each case to ensure that risks do not outweigh benefits
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Part of the Monographs in Cardiac Surgery Series – Introducing ‘basic science into the cardiac operating room’. Fast systematic review of small areas of cardiac surgery including up-to-date information. This will allow more rapid publication than the alternative cardiac surgery ‘tomes’. This entry into the series will provide readers with a complete review of the current understanding in brain injury and the methods used to avoid or limit its effects on patient morbidity and mortality.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This book addresses the current understanding of the neurocognitive issues associated with the surgery. … is directed at healthcare professionals specializing in cardiac surgery - practicing surgeons and anesthesiologists, residents and fellows, intensive care physicians, neurologists and neurointensivists, researchers and other practitioners. … Select tables, graphs, illustrations, and imaging studies support the information. … a unique synopsis of the state of knowledge on this subject. It is an invaluable educational resource for a wide range of professionals whose careers are related to cardiac surgery.” (Zdravka Zafirova, Doody’s Review Service, December, 2011)Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Brain Protection in Cardiac Surgery
Editors: Robert S. Bonser, Domenico Pagano, Axel Haverich
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-293-3
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-84996-292-6Published: 07 January 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-6833-1Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-84996-293-3Published: 15 December 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 246
Topics: Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, Neurology, Neuroradiology, Imaging / Radiology, Internal Medicine
Industry Sectors: Health & Hospitals