Department of Anesthesia: Cardiothoracic Anesthesia

Approximately 700 adults and children undergo anesthesia for cardiopulmonary bypass and corrective cardiac surgery at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics each year. Our cardiovascular anesthesiologists provide care for patients with ischemic, valvular, and congenital heart diseases. They are proficient with a variety of invasive monitoring techniques, including arterial pressure monitoring, central venous and pulmonary artery pressure monitoring, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), and transcranial doppler.

In addition to open heart cases, the cardiovascular anesthesiologists also provide anesthesia for patients undergoing thoracic surgery. Anesthetic management in these patients requires a clear understanding of "one lung" physiology and the important techniques of single lung ventilation, fiberoptic bronchoscopy, and central neural-axis analgesia.

Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiograms are formally reviewed and interpreted each week by members of our cardiac anesthesia group. Consultation is readily available from both the adult and pediatric cardiology echocardiography service.

Javier H. Campos, M.D., Director
John R. Moyers, M.D.
Alan F. Ross, M.D.
Kenichi Ueda, M.D.
David P. Papworth, F.R.C.A., F.R.C.P.C.
Srinivasan Rajagopal, M.D.
Danai Udomtecha, M.D.
Sundar Krishnan, M.B.B.S.