Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery - Postoperative Care
Warming
Most cardiac surgical patients will be hypothermic upon arrival to the ICU, and their initial course is notable for warming and vasodilation. Adequate sedation will prevent unwanted waking and shivering during this period.
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery - Postoperative Care." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728626/all/Anesthesia_for_Cardiac_Surgery___Postoperative_Care.
Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery - Postoperative Care. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728626/all/Anesthesia_for_Cardiac_Surgery___Postoperative_Care. Accessed August 30, 2025.
Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery - Postoperative Care. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728626/all/Anesthesia_for_Cardiac_Surgery___Postoperative_Care
Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery - Postoperative Care [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2025 August 30]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728626/all/Anesthesia_for_Cardiac_Surgery___Postoperative_Care.
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