Acknowledgments
01. Synopsis of Adult Cardiac Surgical Disease
02. Diagnostic Techniques in Cardiac Surgery
03. General Preoperative Considerations and Preparation of the Patient for Surgery
04. Cardiac Anesthesia
05. Cardiopulmonary Bypass
06. Myocardial Protection
07. Admission to the ICU and Monitoring Techniques
08. Early Postoperative Care
09. Mediastinal Bleeding
10. Respiratory Management
11. Cardiovascular Management
12. Fluid Management, Renal, Metabolic, and Endocrine Problems
13. Post-ICU Care and Other Complications
Appendices
Appendix 1A. American College of Cardiology Classes of Recommendation and Levels of Evidence
Appendix 1B. New York Heart Association Functional Classification
Appendix 1C. The Canadian Cardiovascular Society Classification for Grading of Angina
Appendix 1D. Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) Profiles of Advanced Heart
Failure
Appendix 02. Typical Preoperative Order Sheet
Appendix 03. Cardiac Surgery Preoperative Assessment Checklist
Appendix 04. Typical Orders for Admission to the ICU
Appendix 05. Typical Transfer Orders from the ICU
Appendix 06. Hyperglycemia Protocol for Cardiac Surgery Patients
Appendix 07. Heparinization Protocol for Cardiac Surgery Patients
Appendix 08. Protocol for Initiating Warfarin
Appendix 09. INR Reversal Protocol
Appendix 10A. The CHA2DS2-VASc Score
Appendix 10B. The HAS-BLED Score
Appendix 11. Drug, Food, and Dietary Supplement Interactions with Warfarin
Appendix 12. Doses of Parenteral Medications Commonly Used in the ICU and Their Modifications in Renal
Failure
Appendix 13. Doses of Nonparenteral Drugs Commonly Used After Heart Surgery and Their Modifications in Renal
Failure
Appendix 14. Definitions from the STS Data Specifications (Version 2.9 2017)
Appendix 15. Body Surface Area Nomogram
Appendix 16. Body Mass Index Chart
Appendix 17. Aortic Size Index for Thoracic Aneurysms
Appendix 18. Aortic Height Index for Thoracic Aneurysms
Appendix 19. Aortic Height and Length Index for Thoracic Aneurysms
Appendix 20. Technique of Thoracentesis
Appendix 21. Technique for Tube Thoracostomy