EDITORIAL REVIEWS -
PRACTICAL APPROACH TO CARDIAC ANESTHESIA
LONG K. HAN
This is the second edition of a manual of practical concepts in the conduct of
cardiovascular anesthesia, thoracic anesthesia, and mechanical circulatory
assistance and bypass. All retained chapters have been updated from the first
edition, and several have been completely rewritten to include the latest
changes in the current practice. New chapters on pain management, pediatric
circulatory assist techniques, and thoracic anesthesia have been added as well.
The authors intend this book to serve as a practical reference for residents,
fellows, accomplished cardiac anesthesiologists, and cardiac perfusionists.
These objectives are clearly met by the comprehensive, yet practical, scope