Administer anesthesia to patients undergoing cardiac surgeries and procedures.
Evaluate patients medical histories and develop anesthesia care plans.
Monitor patients vital signs and sedation levels during surgery.
Adjust anesthesia levels as necessary to ensure patient safety and comfort.
Collaborate with surgeons, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
Manage postoperative pain and provide appropriate interventions for complications.
Maintain accurate patient records and documentation.
provides anesthesia to surgical cases involving the heart, lungs, and other operations of the human chest, including bypass surgery and other procedures ranging from minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery, and complex multi-stage aortic surgery.
responsible for supervision of the bypass heart-lung machine.
monitor a patients physical condition through use of invasive monitors,
keeping an eye on the patients bodily reactions to drugs needed during a surgical procedure.
work with non-cardiac procedures like esophageal resection and all types of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
the responsibility of the cardiothoracic anesthesiologist has evolved into that of a physician accountable for all aspects of the perioperative period and who can assess and reduce risk in patients with complex cardiovascular disease.
A cardiothoracic anesthesiologist may also be certified by the National Board of Echocardiography to perform ultrasound assessment of cardiac health,
provide electrophysiology consult service for the reprogramming of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD).