The Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Handbook

Written by an expert author team at the renowned Boston Children s Hospital, USA, The Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Handbook provides a comprehensive yet concise overview of the anesthetic management of pediatic patients with congenital heart disease.

This book is divided into two parts; the first part provides an introduction to the basic assessment of patients including: cardiovascular physiology, pathophysiology and the underlying concepts in coronary heart disease, pre–operative evaluation, intraoperative management, and interpretation of cardiac catheterization data. The second part of the book addresses disorders and diseases in a templated manner covering the anatomical and physiological features, surgical therapies, anesthetic approach and post –operative management. Chapters on heart, and heart and lung transplant consider the additional complexities of those patients and anesthetic considerations for non–cardiac surgery post heart transplantation. 

The anesthesiologist caring for patients with congenital heart disease faces myriad challenges in the perioperative management of these complex individuals. This book provides:

A concise and easily referable guide ideal for use during anesthesiology residency training and fellowships Templated chapter layout ideal for easy referral by wider members of the multidisciplinary team, such as cardiologists, cardiac intensivists, perfusionists, and surgeons  Helpful illustrations and bulleted content for rapid reference Guidelines on specific lesions for the pediatric anesthesiologist caring for cardiac patients presenting for non–cardiac surgery

This book is a valuable resource for all anesthesiology and cardiac critical care providers who manage patients with congenital heart disease, and an ideal study aid.

Section 1: The Basics

1. Cardiovascular development

2. Important concepts in congenital heart disease

3. Preoperative evaluation

4. Intraoperative management

5. Interpretation of cardiac catheterization data

6. Cardiopulmonary bypass

7. Mechanical support devices

Section 2: Specific Lesions

8. Patent ductus arteriosus

9. Aortpulmonary window

10. Coarctation of the aorta

11. Atrial septal defect

12. Ventricular septal defects

13. Atrioventricular canal defects

14. Double outlet right ventricle

15. Truncus arteriosus

16. Total anomalous pulmonary venous return

17. Left ventricle outflow tract obstruction

18. Mitral valve

19. Pulmonary atresia/intact ventricular septum (PA/IVS)

20. Tetralogy of fallot (TOF)

21. Tetralogy of fallot with pulmonary atresia (TOF/PA)

22. Tetralogy of fallot with absent pulmonary valve (TOF/APV)

23. Transposition of the great arteries (TGA)

24. Single ventricle lesions

25. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome

26. Interrupted aortic arch

27. Vascular rings

28. Tricuspid atresia

29. Heart transplantation

30. Heart–lung and lung transplantation

31. Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA)

32. Heterotaxy

33. Ebstein anomaly

Viviane G. Nasr, MD
Dr Nasr graduated from Medical School at the American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon in 2003, and pursued a residency in anesthesiology at AUB and Tufts Medical Center, Boston. She completed a pediatric anesthesia fellowship at Children′s National Medical Center (CNMC) in Washington DC and a pediatric cardiac anesthesia fellowship at Boston Children′s Hospital. She is American Board certified in Anesthesiology and Pediatric Anesthesiology and an active member of the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society.

James A. DiNardo, MD
Dr DiNardo graduated from Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Medical School (with honors). He completed his anesthesia residency and fellowship in Cardiac Anesthesia at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. He joined faculty at Boston Children′s Hospital in 1999 where he currently serves as the Chief of the Division of Cardiac Anesthesia. He spend approximately one third of this clinical time as an Attending in the Cardiac ICU.

Dr DiNardo is certified in perioperative TEE and is former Chairman of the PTEeXAM Committee. He is also a Senior Oral Board Examiner for the ABA, a member of the ABA Pediatric Examination Writing Committee, and Chair of the Pediatric MOCA Examination Committee. He is Past–Presodent of both the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society and the Association of Cardiac Anesthesiologists. He is currently the Anesthesia and Analgesia Executive Editor for Pediatric Anesthesia.

He is the author of a major textbook on cardiac anesthesia and of more than 160 peer–reviewed articles and book chapters.