title: Key articles and guidelines in the management of patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
abstract: Significant numbers of patients undergo cardiac surgery worldwide each year. A large evidence base exists regarding the optimal pre-, intra-, and postoperative mediation management for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery, valve replacements or repairs, and mechanical circulatory support (MCS). Prevention and treatment of perioperative arrhythmias, perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis, prevention of thrombosis, and bleeding through proper management of perioperative antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapies, and the use of pharmacotherapy to optimize both short- and long-term patient outcomes after cardiac surgery are the focus of this first compilation of guidelines and key articles in this patient population to be published in the Journal of Pharmacy Practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, USA UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC, USA ihollis@unch.unc.edu.
authors.forename: Ian B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Hollis
authors.affiliation: Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support, New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Douglas L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA Department of Clinical Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, Memphis, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Carrie S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Oliphant
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
authors.forename: William L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.affiliation: Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Omaha, NE, USA.
authors.forename: Estella M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC, USA.
authors.forename: J Erin
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Allender
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA.
authors.forename: Wesley R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Zemrak
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ensor
keywords: cardiac surgery; coronary artery bypass; heart assist device; heart valve prosthesis; pharmacotherapy