Cardiac Anesthesia and Postoperative Care in the 21st Century

<p>Part 1: Basic Concepts.- Anatomy and pathology of the heart.- Cardiovascular physiology.- Cardiovascular pharmacology.- Preoperative assesment and decisions based in test.- Monitoring for cardiac surgery.- Echocardiography.- Angiogram.- Cardiopulmonary bypass.- Pacemaker and other implantable devices.- Hemostasia and coagulation monitoring: Tromboelastogram, ROTEM and platelets mapping.- Part 2:&nbsp; Intraoperative Management.- General principles of anesthesia for adult cardiac surgery.- Fluid management and blood transfusion.- Cardiac electrophysiological interventions.- Myocardial revascularization.- Valvular surgery.- Interventional cardiac procedures.- &nbsp;Aortic arch surgery.- Adult congenital heart disease.- Heart transplantation.- Intra-aortic balloon pump and mechanical circulatory support.- Part 3: Postoperative Care.- Basic concepts of critical care following cardiac surgery.- Issues related to the type of surgery.- Sedation, pain relief and respiratory weaning.- Hemodynamic complications.- Acute kidney injury & management.- Neurocognitive dysfunction and delirium.- Cardiac arrest and post-cardiac arrest management.- Management of mechanical circulatory support.- Management of heart transplant.- Infections and management.</p><p></p>