Critical Care of the Vascular Surgery Patient

Anesthesiol Clin. 2022 Dec;40(4):775-790. doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2022.08.017. Epub 2022 Sep 28.

Abstract

Patients that require major vascular surgery suffer from widespread atherosclerosis and have multiple comorbidities that place them at increased risk for postoperative complications and require admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). Postoperative critical care of these patients is focused on hemodynamic optimization, and early identification and management of complications to improve outcomes.

Keywords: Aortic surgery; Critical care; Postoperative complications; TEVAR; Vascular surgery.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Critical Care*
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units*
  • Postoperative Care
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / adverse effects