Journal of General Practice

Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University School of Medicine, 1800 Orleans St., Baltimore, MD 21287, USA

Publications

• Mini Review   
  The Changing Face of Vascular Surgery Anesthesiology Practice
  Author(s): Youn-Hoa Jung*
  
  Anaesthesia for cardiothoracic surgery has evolved dramatically. The specialty evolved from the shadows of the cardiothoracic surgeon in the last quarter of the twentieth century to become an independent, self-sufficient, and fiercely competitive specialty. Cardiothoracic anaesthesiologists quickly became experts in vascular access and patient hemodynamic management. They were in high demand to handle life-threatening situations. Cardiovascular anaesthesiologists are now regarded as echocardiography gurus. They master the trans-esophageal echocardiography (TEE) probe and guide the heart surgeon to optimise patient outcomes. Until the introduction of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), cardiac surgery was confined to correcting basic congenital heart abnormalities. The development of safe CPB broadened the purview of cardiac anaesthesiology. The complications of anaes.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2329-9126.2022.10.481

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