Anesthesic and surgical guidelines for the treatment of the ascending aorta and aortic arch. Consensus document of the Spanish Societies of Anesthesia and Cardiovascular Surgery

摘要

The pathology of the aorta is a challenge for medicine. Diagnostic and therapeutica move a huge volume of variables. This has let this pathology to be addressed by a big number of specialists. The surgical management of these pathologies implies an extraordinary effort on the part of many professionals, given the technical and technological complexity employed. Throughout these years, these efforts are paying off in the form of improved results, thanks to a systematic and protocolized approach within a group of experts (Aortic Committees or "Aortic team") in which they have to involve cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, vascular surgeons, anesthesiologists and radiologists, mainly.