Team Approach -- Identification of patients at high risk for bleeding -- Definition and Risk Factors of Bleeding -- Relevance of Blood Loss and Economic Impact -- Preoperative measures to reduce anemia -- Risk of Anemia -- Therapy of Anemia -- Perioperative drug management to prevent bleeding and thrombosis -- Antiplatelet Drug Management -- Preoperative Management of Anticoagulants -- Bridging -- Monitoring of coagulation and hemostasis -- Platelet Function Monitoring -- Coagulation Monitoring -- Intraoperative measures to reduce bleeding and maintain hemostasis -- Anticoagulant Management -- Fibrinolysis -- Cardiopulmonary Bypass -- Blood Conservation Strategies -- Minimally Invasive Extracorporeal Circulation Systems -- Volume Replacement -- The Jehovah’s Witness -- Postoperative treatment of coagulopathy and microvascular bleeding -- Treatment Algorithms for Bleeding -- Treatment with Procoagulants -- Transfusion Thresholds for Packed Red Blood Cells -- Bleeding Management in the Intensive Care Unit -- Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis.

This book provides a multidisciplinary approach to the maintenance of hemostasis and minimisation of blood loss in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. All aspects of patient blood management are covered that may contribute to a reduction in perioperative bleeding and transfusion requirements in cardiac surgery. This is achieved through practical cases and a theoretical background that gives a better understanding of patient hemostasis and the occurrence of bleeding complications. This book is relevant to cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists, clinical perfusionists, hematologists and intensivists.