Postoperative Cardiac Surgery, 2026 (Optional specialty chapter not included in basic book) (Copy)

The optional Fast Facts for Cardiac Surgery specialty chapter is a quick-reference guide for the care of adult cardiac surgery patients in the immediate postoperative period. It covers CABG, cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), surgical approaches, postoperative complications, and nursing priorities using concise tables, algorithms, and clinical pearls.

What's New in the 2026 Edition:

• Updated throughout to reflect current cardiac surgery practice.
• Revised indications for CABG.
• Cardiac surgery risk assessment now includes the STS Risk Score and EuroSCORE II.
  
• Revised preoperative medication recommendations.
  
• Expanded conduit section, including LITA, BITA, radial artery, No-Touch SVG, and long-term patency data.
• New comparison of ONCAB, OPCAB, MIDCAB, TECAB, and Hybrid CABG.
• Completely revised cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) section with current management and monitoring recommendations.
• Expanded CPB pathophysiology, including SIRS, vasoplegia, neurologic injury, renal injury, and arrhythmias.
• New: Emergent conditions red flags and interventions.
• New: Cardiac arrest after cardiac surgery, including CALS recommendations.
• New: Emergency resternotomy, including indications and nursing priorities.
• Additional tables, comparison charts, and quick-reference tools for faster bedside use.