Postoperative ICU management of vascular surgery patients

Ettore Crimi; Charles C Hill

doi:10.1016/j.anclin.2014.05.001

Postoperative ICU management of vascular surgery patients

Anesthesiol Clin. 2014 Sep;32(3):735-57. doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2014.05.001. Epub 2014 Jul 3.

Authors

Ettore Crimi¹, Charles C Hill²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Shands Hospital, University of Florida, 1600 Southwest Archer Road, PO Box 100254, Gainesville, FL 32610-025, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Anesthesia, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, H3580, MC5640, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

PMID: 25113730
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2014.05.001

Abstract

Critical care management of vascular surgical patients poses significant challenges owing to patients' comorbidities and the magnitude of the surgical procedures. The primary goals of the anesthesiologist and intensivist are reestablishing preoperative homeostasis, optimizing hemodynamics until return of normal organ function, and managing postoperative complications promptly and effectively. Postoperative critical care management demands a detailed knowledge of the various vascular surgical procedures and the potential postoperative complications. In this review, the authors describe the postoperative complications related to the major specific vascular surgical procedures and their perioperative management.

Keywords: Anesthetic management; Critical care management; Endovascular repair; Perioperative medical care; Thoracic aortic surgery; Vascular surgery.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Critical Care / methods*
Endovascular Procedures / methods
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Patients
Postoperative Complications / therapy
Vascular Diseases / complications
Vascular Diseases / surgery*
Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods*