title: Postoperative ICU management of vascular surgery patients.
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.
authors.affiliation: 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: ecrimi@anest.ufl.edu.
authors.forename: Ettore
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Crimi
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Charles C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D010361:Patients; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Anesthetic management; Critical care management; Endovascular repair; Perioperative medical care; Thoracic aortic surgery; Vascular surgery